Space and Astronomy
What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
Titan
Who is associated with the ides of march?
This distinct, yellow-hued spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus is widely considered the most expensive spice in the world by weight.
Saffron
Which artist painted Guernica?
Pablo Picasso
ounded in 1922, Cornell boasts the world's first undergraduate program specifically dedicated to this service industry
Hotel administration
What term describes a star explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy?
Supernova
Which Chinese communist leader launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966?
Mao Zedong
This classic French culinary technique involves cooking food slowly in fat at a low temperature, often used for duck or pork.
Confit
This legendary German composer continued to write masterpieces, including his famous Ninth Symphony, even after completely losing his hearing.
Beethoven
This co-founder of the university famously declared the school's motto: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."
Ezra Cornell
What planet rotates on its side with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees?
Uranus
Who is on the twenty?
Andrew Jackson
Often used in baking, this chemical leavening agent requires an acidic ingredient (like buttermilk or lemon juice) to activate and release carbon dioxide gas.
Baking soda
This 20th-century art movement, championed by artists like Salvador Dalí, sought to channel the unconscious mind to unlock the power of imagination.
Surrealism
This renowned American astronomer and science communicator was a long-time Cornell professor, teaching and conducting research from his laboratory on campus until his passing in 1996.
Carl Sagan
This is the boundary surrounding a black hole from which nothing, not even light, can escape.
What Prussian statesman was nicknamed the “Iron Chancellor”?
Otto von Bismarck
What grain is primarily used to make traditional risotto?
Arborio rice
Which jazz singer is commonly referred to as Stachmo?
Louis Armstrong
Towering 173 feet over the campus, this iconic stone structure houses the university's famous chimes, which are played daily by student chimesmasters.
Mcgraw tower
This prominent constellation, named after a hunter in Greek mythology, contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
Orion
his 3rd-century BC Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty renounced warfare after the brutal conquest of Kalinga and famously converted to Buddhism.
Ashoka the great
This traditional Japanese soup stock, which forms the savory base for miso soup and ramen, is made by boiling kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (bonito flakes)
Dashi
What instrument did Yo-Yo Ma become famous for playing?
Cello
Name two current deans at cornell