Q 01/05

Under what name was Penn State founded in 1855?

A) Centre County Academy

B) Pennsylvania Agricultural Institute

C) Bellefonte College

D) Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania

Answer · why

D) Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania

Locals thought colleges were impractical, so the words "college" and "university" were deliberately avoided. It became the Agricultural College of Pen...

Q 02/05

Which president, brother of a sitting U.S. president, won Penn State university status in 1953?

A) Milton Eisenhower

B) Ralph Hetzel

C) Eric Walker

D) George Atherton

Answer · why

A) Milton Eisenhower

Milton S. Eisenhower was Dwight D. Eisenhower's brother. The school has been The Pennsylvania State University ever since.

Q 03/05

Which 1882 president pushed Penn State beyond agriculture and has a main road named for him?

A) George Atherton

B) James Irvin

C) Fred Pattee

D) Bryce Jordan

Answer · why

A) George Atherton

The engineering program he built immediately ranked among the ten largest in the nation. Atherton Hall is named for his wife, Frances.

Q 04/05

Penn State's College of Medicine was established in 1967 in which town?

A) Harrisburg

B) Hershey

C) Altoona

D) Erie

Answer · why

B) Hershey

The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was funded by a $50 million gift from the Hershey Trust Company.

Q 05/05

What were Penn State's original official colors before blue and white?

A) Green and gold

B) Maroon and gray

C) Orange and black

D) Black and dark pink

Answer · why

D) Black and dark pink

Students voted to switch to blue and white in 1890 after a referendum, reportedly because the pink faded in the sun.