Helping Departments
Penn State Landmarks
Sports
Local Food
Fun Facts
100

This department offers wellness, self-help, group, individual, and couples counseling

What is Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

100

This landmark is known as the heart of campus. (What is the center of a wheel sometimes called?)

The HUB-Robeson Center

100

Last year Penn State Football won the National Championship

1986

100

Name 3 chicken places in State College

Canes, KFC, Chic Fila, Buffalo Wild Wings, Wings over Happy Valley, The Koop

100

Number of people Beaver Stadium can hold (give me a "more than" answer)

100,000 (106,572)

200

This Liberal Arts office has peer success coaches and many online academic help resources. 

The Chaiken Center for Student Success

200

This building with a clock can be heard across campus

Old Main

200

How many National Championships does the Penn State Wrestling team have?

12

200

Breakfast spot with 3 locations in town (and 1 in Bellefonte)

Waffle Shoppe

200

The mascot before the Nittany Lion

Old Coaly (a mule)

300

Located in 118 Grange, this is the department that works with undecided students (or students going to Smeal... this is the last year this is possible)

Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)

300

Next to Kern this limestone statue is often photographed during graduation and guarded during homecoming

The Nittany Lion Shrine
300

This Chant came out of Penn State Football
(Think "O H... I O" for the Scarlet and Grey)

"We Are!!"

300

Rumor has it, this local dessert food has too much fat to be sold in stores

Creamery Ice Cream

300

True/False: Penn State has the oldest licensed operating nuclear reactor in the United States

True: The Breazeale Nuclear Reactor (across from the Lasch building). It was constructed in 1953. Licensed in 1955.

400

Students in the College of the Liberal Arts who are trained to help new students adjust to college life, explore opportunities for social and academic engagement, and find ways to connect to the college

Peer Advisors

400

Tall skinny stone structure with stones from around PA also the oldest Penn State Landmark.

The Obelisk

400

The original colors of Penn State

Black and Pink

400

Students dealing with food insecurity can visit this location for free non-perishable food items

What is the Lion's Pantry

400

Why is it called Happy Valley?

The nickname was given to the area during the Great Depression because the State College area did not suffer as intense of a financial impact as the rest of the country because of the presence of Penn State.

500

These sessions, developed by a cognitive psychology faculty member, teach unique ways of studying that are proven to be successful

Study Smarter, Not Harder

500

This person is rumored to be buried in front of the Schwab Auditorium

George W Atherton

500

December 2024 was this team's 8th National Championship

Women's Volleyball

500

This is a State college/Penn State cinnamon roll-like dessert

Grilled Sticky

500

True/False: There are tunnels connecting several buildings on campus

True: One entrance is in the basement of Mueller Lab. Another connects Osmond, Davey, and Whitmore basements