The Cottage
What year was the cottage built?
+- 10 years
1890s
Name the original 6 siblings
John Betsey Ruth Paul Jim Alice
How tall are the falls?
215 feet
What is the name of the trumansburg July music festival?
Grassroots!
What award did I (Joseph Guzzo) win during the 1st annual JV Rice fishing tournament?
Best effort award
What year was the current boathouse built?
1978/79
Which Rice Heritage member was known as “Groggie”?
Ruth McMillan
Taughannock Falls is primarily made of these 3 types of stone? Name 2 out of 3 for credit
Sandstone, shale, and limestone
Who is the current Mayor of Ithaca?
Laura Lewis
President Harry S Truman was presented a live Thanksgiving turkey by what Rice Heritage member?
John Rice
What animal used to live under the old dock?
Muskrat
Who is the Rice Heritage photo archivist?
Rosie Rice
How many different types of freshwater fish are there in Cayuga Lake?
55-60
What was the name of the local Ulysses judge?
James E Rice (Jimmy) Jr.
What was the name of the breed of chickens raised by the Rice brothers on their farm?
White Leghorns
Who is the only known Rice Heritage member to have worn a kilt at the cottage?
Newt!
Which Rice Heritage member was known as “Squire”?
Don McMillian
What kind of business used to be in what is now the taughannock falls overlook?
A Hotel
The name of the once existing Poultry Building on Cornell University’s campus?
Rice Hall!
What was the name of the farm that James E Rice and sons owned in Trumansburg?
The Egg & Apple Farm
Who owned the cottage before the Rice Family?
Anna Comstock
Which two Rice Heritage members hiked to the top of Taughannock Falls and sat on the top ledge waving hello to terrified tourists?
Karen Shoup and Mary Evelyn
Who is the only known member of the Rice family to have caught an Eel while fishing in Cayuga Lake?
J.V.
This person settled the village of Trumansburg in 1791, which was incorporated 1865. Who is it?
Abner Treman
Nane two Rice Heritage members who have been or are currently employed in the advertising field
Joseph Guzzo and Adelaide Rice