Test your Penn State knowledge

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Think you know Penn State? See just how deep your knowledge is with this quiz, taken largely from quizzes created by Penn State historian Mike Bezilla to stump University Relations staff members

  1. 1

    The first post-season bowl game that Penn State played in was the 1923 Rose Bowl. What was the second?

  2. 2

    Materials formerly stored in Coach Joe Paterno's garage were given to the Penn State University Libraries. What were they?

  3. 3

    Where was the Penn State Dance Marathon first held?

  4. 4

    Penn State's largest campus by area is of course University Park. What is its smallest?

  5. 5

    Penn State football is now a staple of national television on fall Saturdays. When did Penn State play its first network-televised game?

  6. 6

    What was the first Penn State athletic team to wear blue and white uniforms, and when did it occur?

  7. 7

    This running back is the only Penn State football player to win the Heisman Trophy

  8. 8

    Which of the following Penn State presidents does NOT have a building at University Park named for him?

  9. 9

    One in four professionals in which of these fields holds Penn State degrees

  10. 10

    A faculty member in Penn State's English Department later went on to author which of these best-selling books?

  11. 11

    The father of which famous actress is a Penn State graduate?

  12. 12

    Beaver Stadium will host its 300th game Saturday. What was its seating capacity when it opened on east campus in 1960

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