Quizzes & Puzzles Big (Red) Hearts: A Valentine-Themed Trivia Quiz To celebrate the season of romance, we offer 10 love-related questions—from an alum’s marriage guide to an ’80s rock hit 1) During weddings in Sage Chapel, the ghost of what legendary campus figure allegedly encourages hesitant brides to walk down the aisle? A.D. White Prudence Risley Ezra Cornell Alice Statler None 2) What famed Cornellian published a book outlining a “system for liberated love and marriage”? Joyce Bauer Brothers ’47 Prof. Carl Sagan Thomas Pynchon ’59 Prof. Martha Van Rensselaer None 3) Cornell Chimes benefactor Jennie McGraw married Willard Fiske, an ardent suitor who heavily wooed her (either for love or for her fortune). What campus position did he hold? Chief constable Professor of archaeology Head groundskeeper University librarian None 4) Which East Hill building was funded by the widow of its namesake, who spearheaded the project as a tribute to her late beloved? A.D. White House Willard Straight Hall Statler Hotel Sage Chapel None 5) What Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Prof. Alison Lurie follows the lives and loves of faculty from Corinth University, her fictionalized Cornell? “Foreign Affairs” “The War Between the Tates” “Love and Friendship” “The Last Resort” None 6) Prof. Morris Bishop 1913, PhD 1926—author of the first volume of “A History of Cornell”—wooed his future wife after she came to campus for what high-profile project? Installing the Sage Chapel organ Painting the Straight lobby murals Recasting the clocktower chimes Restoring the A.D. White statue None 7) Which late alum enjoyed a decades-long marriage to a fellow Cornellian? Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, U.S. Supreme Court justice Christopher Reeve ’74, actor Janet Reno ’60, U.S. attorney general Kurt Vonnegut ’44, novelist None 8) A Big Red men's ice hockey game figures into what romantic film? “Say Anything” “Ghost” “Love Story” “When Harry Met Sally” None 9) What building namesakes—married more than a half-century—were such a love match that when the husband died just months after his wife, his passing was attributed to a broken heart? A.D. & Helen White Ellsworth & Alice Statler Myron & Anabel Taylor Floyd & Helen Newman None 10) Rocker Huey Lewis ’72 had what love-themed hit song in the Eighties? “The Power of Love” “I Want to Know What Love Is” “Keep on Loving You” “I Would do Anything For Love (but I Won’t Do That)” None Time’s up (Top: Photo by Cornell University) Published January 29, 2026 Comments Carolyn Green Eichberg, Class of 1974 15 Feb, 2026 Fun quiz down memory lane! Reply Jim Oakes, Class of 1969 15 Feb, 2026 My wife and I got 7 out of 10! Amazed as we tried to do ‘educated guesses’ on almost all of them. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Alumni Alum Is President of a Midwestern College—With a Familiar Name Campus & Beyond President Emerita Honored With ‘Pollack Plaza’ Students With Mouth-Watering Dishes, Senior Is Already a Culinary Entrepreneur