The Big Apple
Before it was renamed in 1664, New York City was originally settled by the Dutch under this name.
What is New Amsterdam?
Originally sold exclusively at McDonald’s in 1997, this line of miniature stuffed bears created a frenzy, leading to long drive-thru lines and shortages.
What are Teenie Beanies?
This word for a friend comes from the Latin for "with whom you would eat bread."
What is a companion?
Despite being located in the Pacific Ocean, this island nation is politically part of South America, as it is governed by Ecuador.
What is The Galápagos Islands?
Most famously known for his convocation speech at Cornell University in 2017, this politician later went on to be the 46th president of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
This lesser-known but expansive park is New York City's third largest park and is home to the country's first public golf course.
What is Van Cortlandt Park?
This blockbuster film, released in 1997, became the first movie to surpass $1 billion at the box office.
What is Titanic?
Emily Elizabeth and this colorful canine have many adventures in works by Norman Bridwell.
Who is Clifford the Big Red Dog?
This mountain range, running through five countries in South America, contains the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere, Aconcagua, which reaches over 22,000 feet.
What is The Andes?
This student-run grocery store offering fresh, nutritious, and affordable food for all Cornell students opened in May 2017 and rejected Gobbi's application to work there that Spring.
What is Anabel's Grocery?
This abandoned island in the East River once housed a quarantine hospital and later became a site for experiments with infectious diseases.
What is North Brother Island?
This online marketplace went public in 2002, revolutionizing online retail.
What is eBay?
Oprah Winfrey and this longtime friend, who is also a television personality and author, have been best friends for decades and are often seen together in the media, sharing their bond.
Who is Gail King?
The smallest state in the world, at only one-eighth the size of New York's Central Park, is located entirely within the boundaries of this European city.
What is Rome?
In 1915, live bear mascot "Touchdown I" was abducted by students at this Ivy rival (and its football team then lost to Cornell, ending a 30-game winning streak).
What is Harvard?
The first pizzeria in the United States opened in New York City in 1905 under this name.
What is Lombardi’s?
This 2001 GameCube game starred a reluctant ghost hunter armed with a vacuum-like device called the Poltergust 3000.
What is Luigi’s Mansion?
In the 2004 movie Mean Girls, this actress portrayed a character who begins a friendship with Cady Heron after she is initially isolated by the popular clique, “The Plastics.”
Who is Lizzy Caplan? (Playing Janis Ian)
This remote and sparsely populated territory, belonging to the United Kingdom, is located in the South Atlantic Ocean and is most famous for its unique wildlife.
What is The Falkland Islands?
On September 29, 2014, Michael dumped foot powder throughout the Carl Becker suite in this historical event.
What is the White Trashing?
Before the Statue of Liberty, this fortification on what is now Liberty Island served as a military defense post for New York Harbor.
What is Fort Wood?
Before Ryan Seacrest became the sole host of American Idol, this comedian co-hosted the show’s first season in 2002 before abruptly leaving.
Who is Brian Dunkleman?
These two men, convicted of being involved in multiple murders in California during the 1980s and 1990s, became known as the Speed Freak Killers for their partnership in crime.
Who are Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog?
This desert in southern Africa, the world’s oldest, spans three countries and is home to some of the world’s tallest sand dunes.
What is The Namib Desert?
After a career in the NFL, Big Red football star Ed Marinaro ’72, BS ’73, gained fame as an actor in this Eighties TV drama.
What is “Hill Street Blues”?