History
Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Who plays Elvis in the new ‘Elvis’ movie?
Austin Butler
What famous food did Cornell invent?
Chicken Nuggets
Which language is the word “engineer” derived from?
Latin
Who works for the Johnson business school?
Mika Finkman
Which two countries fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
England and France
What is the name of this film which prominently quoted Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain"?
The Dead Poet’s Society
What’s the name of Cornell’s big red bear mascot?
Touchdown
What century was the first mechanical clock invented?
14th century
Who is from Virginia?
Vicky Le
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens” was found in which city?
Babylon
In The Matrix, what color pill does Neo take?
red
What movie was largely based on the experience of Cornell alumnus Mickey Rapkin?
Pitch Perfect
What were the first living things sent into space?
Fruit flies
Who really liked Hong Kong food?
Edmund Lam
George Washington was gifted a key from Marquis de Lafayette, what was it a key to?
It was a key to the Bastille prison
Han Solo was frozen in what?
Carbonite
What human body part does Cornell have a collection of in Uris Hall?
Brains (Wilder Brain Collection)
Which invention was invented accidentally when an engineer was testing a new vacuum tube called a magnetron and a chocolate bar melted?
Microwave
Who used to work at the beach and is now an expert at putting up umbrellas?
William Salcedo
Which Apollo mission famously had to make an emergency return to Earth without landing on the moon and what was the emergency?
Apollo 13, a malfunction caused the second oxygen tank to rupture and damage the valve of the first oxygen tank
In 2003, the American Film Institute released their list of the "100 Greatest Heroes & Villains" in movie history. Two of the Top 20 villains appeared in animated movies. With one guess, name either of these movies. Hint: neither of these villains were named.
“Man” from Bambi and the Witch from Snow White
Cornell has one of the 5 known copies (written in the president’s handwriting) of what speech?
Gettysburg Address
What was the earliest programmable machine?
A music sequencer, it was an automated flute player invented by the Banu Musa brothers and described in the 9th-century book called Book of Ingenious Devices
Who practices circus performances and is a chimesmaster?
Aidan McNay