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100

What is the town's slogan?

Ithaca is Gorges

100

Who founded Cornell? 

A.D. White and Ezra Cornell

100

What/Who won the pop album of the year at the grammy's? 

Short n Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter

100

What is the most dowloaded app from 2021 onwards?

Tik Tok

100

The more you take, the more you leave behind

Footsteps

200

What lake is Cornell on?

Cayuga Lake

200

When was ESW founded? 

2001

200

What song won record and song of the year at the grammy's 2024 (this past one)?

Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

200

What app introduced stories in 2013?

Snap chat

200

I have keys but open no locks, space but no room, what am I?

A keyboard

300

What two fast food restaurants are most common (2 each)?

McDonalds and Taco Bell

300

How many countries is ESW in (+/- 3)?

13

300

Who starred as Bob Dylan in the recent biopic, A Complete Unknown?

Timothee Chalamet

300

What word was added to the Oxford dictionary for 2024?

Brainrot

300

The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it never knows.

A Coffin

400

What local movie theatre has been operating since 1915?

Cinemapolis

400

Which president briefly attended Cornell law school? 

Woodrow Wilson

400

Who has the most grammies ever? 

Beyonce

400

What challenge was done to the song Black Beetles by Rae Sremmurd?

The Mannequin Challenge

400

I am light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?

A Breath

500

What is the name of the highest water fountain?

Taughannock Falls

500

When was the Cornell School of Engineering founded? 

1870

500

What director is coming out with a film for "The Odyssey"?

Christopher Nolan

500

Phrase that has gained traction recently, typically used to speak negatively on oneself or others. 

"Cooked" 

500

I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

A Fire