Cornell
Pop Culture
Food
Idioms/Words
Big Brain
100

First building constructed on campus

What is Morrill Hall

100

The celebrity who has 28 Grammys 

Who is Beyonce

100

The second most grown crop in the U.S. 

What is soybean

100

You're pulling my ____

What is leg
100

The president who served the shortest time in office

Who is Gerald Ford

200

Famous Cornell alumni who gave the 2019 commencement speech 

Who is Bill Nye

200

The most recent Nickelodeon show released on Netflix

What is Big Time Rush

200

A popular fast food that was created at Cornell

What is chicken nuggets

200

Ignorance is ____

What is bliss


200

The speed of light (m/s)

What is 3x10^8 m/s
300

The number of acres in the Botanical Gardens

What is 2800 acres (+/-100)

300

The puzzle whose Sunday version consists of a 21-by-21 grid. Its weekday and Saturday versions are only 15-by-15. 

What is the New York Times crossword puzzle

300

An Indian dish that is also the national dish of England

What is Chicken Tikka Masala

300

Have your head in the _____

What is clouds
300

The naval battle that is considered the turning point of the Pacific Ocean Theater during WWII

What is the Battle of Midway

400

Percentage of Cornell students that marry another Cornellian 

What is 10%

400

The acapella group Andy Bernard is in

What is Here comes Treble

400

A type of food that can be converted into diamonds (hint: nut-based)

What is peanut butter

400

Stealing someone's _______

What is thunder

400

The most popular first names for girls born in the U.S. during the year 1900

What is Mary

500

The industry that Ezra Cornell made his fortune in 

What is the telegraph industry

500

The name of Elon Musk's son

What is X Æ A-12

500

A popular drink that was originally invented in Atlanta as a patent medicine 

What is Coca-Cola

500

Let sleeping ____ lie

What is dogs
500

The "number" that equals Faraday's constant divided by the elementary charge

What is Avogadro's number