Quizzes & Puzzles How Much Do You Know About the Big Red in the Big Apple? From the Cornell Club to the Tech campus, test your knowledge of your alma mater’s connections to NYC with 10 questions DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MEDIUM 1) One of the Cornell games held biennially at Madison Square Garden is called Red Hot Hockey; what is the other one called? Goin’ to Gotham Bears on Ice Ivy at MSG Frozen Apple None 2) The Medical College’s teaching hospital can trace its roots to a charter, still held in its archives, that was signed by what leader? General George Washington New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt King George III of England President John Adams None 3) On what street is the Cornell Club located? East 44th St. Broadway Fifth Avenue Sutton Place None 4) What's the motto of the Sy Katz ’31 parade? “All you need is two blocks and a dream” “The shortest parade with the longest history” “Fifth Ave, here we come!” “Painting the Big Apple Big Red” None 5) Cornell offered a degree program in NYC from 1942–79. What was the subject? City planning Fashion design Nursing Urban forestry None 6) On what island is Cornell Tech located? Manhattan Island Roosevelt Island Long Island Staten Island None 7) What year did the Medical College adopt the name "Weill" in honor of its benefactors? 1972 1985 1998 2009 None 8) What's the name of the bus service that connects the Ithaca and NYC campuses? Big Red Bus Campus-to-Campus Ezra’s Express Upstate-Downstate None 9) What street name can be found on both the Ithaca and Tech campuses? Feeney Way Tower Road Hoy Road Garden Avenue None 10) More than a dozen Cornell programs occupy space in a historic building in Midtown Manhattan originally built for what iconic company? Chrysler U.S. Steel Standard Oil General Electric None Time’s up (Top: Photo by Lindsay France / Cornell University) Published June 12, 2026 Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published.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 Bear Hugs Sewn for a Hum Ec Class in the ’50s, Alum’s Dress Comes Home Students Student App Developers Enrich Life on Campus and Beyond Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘Collegetown Elegy’