CALLING OUT COLONIZERS
During most of the colonial period, which European nation controlled parts of Mexico, Central America, and even Florida?
Spain
On whose ancestral homelands do we currently stand on?
The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga) Nation
What month is known as Native American Heritage Month?
November
Which actor is said to break up with his girlfriends when they reach the age 23?
Leonardo DiCaprio
What famous scientist/TV star attended Cornell?
Bill Nye
Which crop caused an economic boom in the colony of Jamestown?
Tobacco
Which Indigenous confederacy, originally composed of five nations, played a significant role in the history of New York and the northeastern United States?
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Who is the current Secretary of the Interior for the United States?
Deb Halaand
Finish the phrase: "Very demure, very ___"
Mindful
In the late 19th century, Cornell’s red-and-white football uniforms reportedly inspired the logo of what company?
Campbell's Soup
What was the first colony settled in what is now the United States?
Roanoke
Which site is one of the seven wonders of the world?
Niagara Falls
Which TV show has widely been given credit for changing the way that Indigenous people are portrayed on television?
Reservation Dogs
Which famous movie from the 1980's is premiering with its sequel tomorrow?
Beetlejuice
In 1915, live bear mascot “Touchdown I” was abducted by students at what Ivy rival (and its football team then lost to Cornell, ending a 30-game winning streak)?
Harvard
Which famous purchase double the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was the original name of New York City, given by the Dutch?
New Amsterdam
Which Alaskan Native model and activist lobbied to preserve Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge?
Quannah Chasinghorse
What British rapper cheated on his TikTok famous girlfriend with a female rapper in the US?
Central Cee
Counting all the land that it oversees—cultivated gardens, natural areas, and an arboretum—the Cornell Botanic Gardens comprises what fraction of the Ithaca campus?
A third
What system did the Spaniards use in the Americas that was similar to slavery?
The Encomienda System
What famous music festival was held in Bethel, New York?
Woodstock
Which AIISP employee at Cornell has multiple articles published in Indian Country Today?
Leslie Logan
What is the name of the Olympic Wrestler who traveled to the 2024 Paris Olympics from Lansing, NY (neighboring Ithaca)?
Kyle Dake
A.D. White suggested a different Upstate NY city for the University’s location—but Ezra refused, having been robbed of wages while working there. What was it?
Syracuse