Quizzes & Puzzles Celebrate Earth Month With Nature-Themed Big Red Trivia From campus trees to endangered rhinos to a pollinator library—test your knowledge with 10 questions! DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MEDIUM 1) Approximately how many years old is the oldest tree on campus? 200 300 400 500 None 2) In 2009, to reduce emissions, the grounds department began mowing a portion of the Slope just once a year. What’s that initiative called? Tall Grass, Small Gas No Mow Emissions Let it Grow Cut the Cutting None 3) Near what campus facility does the Hill’s pair of red-tailed hawks nest? Botanic Gardens Beebe Lake Athletic fields Equestrian Center None 4) Thanks to Lake Source Cooling, what percentage of the Ithaca campus’s cooling is renewable and refrigerant-free? 40% 67% 85% 98% None 5) What library has a “green roof”? Uris Olin Mann None of the above None 6) About how many metric tons of carbon dioxide does the Botanic Gardens (including its natural areas) sequester each year? 5,300 10,700 77,100 127,500 None 7) What did Prof. Carl Sagan famously call Earth, as seen from the Voyager spacecraft? “Glorious globe” “Speck in the cosmos” “Pale blue dot” “Terra incognita” None 8) CALS has one of the nation’s leading library collections devoted to what pollinator? Butterflies Wasps Bats Bees None 9) The Ithaca central campus contains approximately how many trees? 7,000 12,000 19,000 26,000 None 10) CVM researchers did an award-winning study on protecting endangered rhinos from poaching by transporting them… In water tanks Accompanied by soothing music Wearing soft pajamas Upside down None Time’s up (Top: Photo by Jason Koski / Cornell University) Published April 6, 2026 Comments Bliss Blodget-Stephan, Class of 1986 12 Apr, 2026 At 3 of 10, I show my true colors as an Engineering (non-environmental) student from 40 years ago, when the environment was less a focus. I was stunned last time I was back, to see the slope not mowed! It’s a different world. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published.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 Cornelliana How Cornell’s First President Transformed Higher Education Campus & Beyond University Debuts Video Podcast Devoted to Big Red Discoveries Campus & Beyond The Notable Lives Behind (Seven More) Big Red Buildings