(Kenneth Zirkel ’88 / Wikimedia Commons) Homecoming Trivia Quiz (Kenneth Zirkel ’88 / Wikimedia Commons) Fall is in the air—time to test your Big Red spirit! How many of these 10 trivia questions can you answer? 1) What is the seating capacity of the Schoellkopf Crescent? 18,750 19,250 20,375 21,500 2) What Ivy team did the Big Red play in the legendary “Fifth Down” game of 1940? Dartmouth Harvard Penn Brown 3) In the late 19th century, Cornell’s red-and-white football uniforms reportedly inspired the logo of what company? Purina Coca-Cola Target Campbell’s Soup 4) Two verses of the “Alma Mater” are traditionally sung; how many verses does the song actually have? 3 4 5 6 5) How many feet beneath Alumni Field is the University’s particle accelerator? 10 40 100 400 6) Which football-themed movie includes a character who went to Cornell? "Any Given Sunday" "The Replacements" "Knute Rockne, All American" "Rudy" 7) After a career in the NFL, Big Red football star Ed Marinaro ’72, BS ’73, gained fame as an actor in what Eighties TV drama? “St. Elsewhere” “Miami Vice” “Hill Street Blues” “L.A. Law” 8) The song “Give My Regards to Davy” is named for the same person as what campus landmark? Hoy Field Lynah Rink Schoellkopf Crescent Teagle Hall 9) In 1915, live bear mascot "Touchdown I" was abducted by students at what Ivy rival (and its football team then lost to Cornell, ending a 30-game winning streak)? Penn Harvard Yale Columbia 10) The Cornell Chimes comprised how many bells when they first rang in 1868? How many are there today? 8 then; 19 now 9 then; 21 now 11 then; 18 now 12 then; 24 now Time's up