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100

The name of three famous Cornellians (name any).

Who are Ann Coulter, Bill Maher, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Nye, Keith Olbermann, Christopher Reeves, Toni Morrison, Carl Sagan, EB White, etc.

100

The number of annual funds a donor can support at Cornell.

What is 22?

100

Cornell Law School's Motto

What is "Lawyers in the Best Sense."

100

Ithaca is home to the North American seat of this spiritual leader?

Who is the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso?

100

This fictional TV character was notable for his love of Cornell, and the actor who played him gave Cornell's 2014 commencement address.

Who is Andy Bernard of The Office?

200

The Cornell benefactor who has given Cornell nearly $1B over his lifetime.

Who is Chuck Feeney?

200

What is the current cumulative fundraising goals for our three new impact funds?

What is $250,000?

200

The year it all began... Cornell Law School's beginning.

What is 1887?

200

In 1883 William Henry Baker and his partners started the Ithaca Gun Company, making shotguns. Ithaca guns were a favorite of this famous sharp shooter.

Who is Annie Oakley?

200

This movie starring Meryl Streep was based on a novel written by Cornell alumna, Lauren Weisberger '99.

What is The Devil Wears Prada?

300

Graduating in 1918, this alumna was one of 2 women in her class and was the assoc. editor of the Cornell Law Quarterly.

Who is Jane Foster?

300

Which CLS alumni couple starts off the 3L Class Gift Campaign every year with a token gift?

Who is Katherine and Jeffrey Feld?

300

Name three past/present Cornell Law Deans.

Who are Eduardo Peñalver, Stewart J. Schwab , John A. Siliciano, Lee E. Teitelbaum, Charles W. Wolfram, Russell King Osgood, Peter William Martin, Roger C. Cramton, etc.?

300

This politician and Cornell Alumnus is the city's youngest mayor and its first mayor of color. 

Who is Svante Myrick?

300

This famous romantic drama film starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford was based on a novel, which was based on the author's days as a student at Cornell University.

What is The Way We Were?

400

The only 2 current Cornell deans to be deans of two different colleges/schools/units.

Who are Kevin Hallock and Greg Morrisett?

400

Name 3 CLS Alumni who are now partners and Law Firms that they currently work at.

Fact check each other.

400

The university we beat out in the final round of competition for the campus that would become Cornell Tech.

What is Stanford University?

400

The largest of the glacial Finger Lakes of the U.S. state of New York, and the deepest lake entirely within the state, the US Navy uses this body of water to perform test and evaluation of equipment.

What is Seneca Lake?

400

This famous prop from the most-watched movie in history was on display at Cornell in 2018. It was part of the exhibit titled "The World Bewitch'd: Visions of Witchcraft from the Cornell Collections."

What is the crystal ball from The Wizard of Oz?

500

Which professor retired in 2013, after teaching at Cornell Law for almost 40 years (38 to be exact).

Who is Faust Rossi?

500

The gift that started it all. The first endowment gift at Cornell's founding.

What is Ezra Cornell's $500K gift?

500

This cerebral display greets visitors to the Psychology department on the second floor of Uris Hall.

What is the Wilder Brain Collection?

500

This restaurant, famous for its award-winning vegetarian cookbooks, has been an Ithaca landmark since 1973.

What is Moosewood?

500

Thelma Schoonmaker ’61 has been nominated for an oscar 8 times and won 3 times, making her the record-holder for most nominations and wins in this Oscars category.

What is film editing?