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100

Who are the founders of Cornell?

Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White

100

How many different undergraduate schools are at Cornell?

8

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In between what times do you need to visit Wegmans?
3:00 AM - 5:00 AM
100

Comfort food dish invented at Cornell

Chicken Nuggets

100

Which alumnus/alumnae sat on the Supreme Court?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)

200
True or False: Cornell was founded as a sectarian school

False: Cornell was founded as a non-sectarian school, but had to compete with church-sponsored institutions for gaining New York's land-grant status

200

Which undergraduate college is the smallest in terms of class sizes?

Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)

200

What is HADM 4300?

Intro to Wines

200

Unofficial name of the Bell Tower?

Bingalee Dingalee


200

What did Bill Nye major in?

Mechanical Engineering

300

What year was Cornell founded?

1865

300

Which colleges are state schools?

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), College of Human Ecology (CHE), School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), College of Veterinary Medicine

300

What are variations of the Ithaca is Gorges shirt?

Ithaca Is Gangsta, Vaginas Are Gorges, Ithaca Is Long Island

300

What is the angle of the steepest portion of the slope?

18.8 degrees

300

Who wrote Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan?

E.B. White

400

Finish that lyric: Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town... 

Reared against the arch of heaven,
Looks she proudly down.

400

What are the three most popular majors at Cornell?

Engineering, Business, and Bio

400

Where do you need to order from after 2 a.m.?

Wings Over

400

By FDA standards, this food location's main dish is classified as butter

The Dairy Bar

400

This alumnus/alumnae was a character on Glee

Jane Lynch

500

Who is Cornell's first female student?

Jennie Spencer

500

How many undergraduate majors and minors are offered at Cornell?

80 majors and 122 minors

500

What is the 161th activity to do?

Climb all 161 steps to the top of McGraw Tower

500

What is the day when first-year architecture students build a giant dragon, parade it across campus, and light it on fire in the Arts Quad? 

Dragon Day

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Who was in the 1978 Superman movie (and the subsequent three sequels)?

Christopher Reeve

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