July / August ’24 Trivia Cornell’s Lake Source Cooling system pulls water from the depths of Cayuga, where the temperature is about what year-round? 33° F 39° F 47° F 55° F Which of the following ingredients is NOT part of the Bo Burger, a meaty delicacy beloved by generations of Cornellians? Thousand Island dressing Fried egg Cheese Onions How far do students have to swim continuously to pass Cornell’s Swim Test? 50 yards 75 yards 100 yards 125 yards Founding president A.D. White’s second wife, Helen Magill White, held what academic distinction? First woman to teach engineering at Cornell Youngest president of Vassar College First female member of Phi Beta Kappa First woman to earn a PhD in the U.S. Which of the following is NOT the subject of a Cornell collection? Beekeeping Witchcraft Insects Origami Two Big Red alumni have served as head of state of what Asian nation? South Korea Taiwan Japan Singapore Who holds the record for longest-serving Cornell president? Andrew Dickson White Frank H.T. Rhodes Edmund Ezra Day Jacob Gould Schurman Cornell was the first U.S. university to offer a major in what field? Women’s studies Landscape architecture Rural sociology American studies What famed fast-food chain did James McLamore ’47 and David Edgerton ’48 co-found? Popeyes Burger King Domino’s Taco Bell Time's up