novdec24trivia 1) The third season of “The Bear” featured an appearance by what notable Cornellian restaurateur? Drew Nieporent ’77 Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97 Will Guidara ’01 Irene Li ’12, BA ’15 None 2) The bird-identifying app created by the Lab of Ornithology shares a name with what literary wizard? Merlin Gandalf Dumbledore Prospero None 3) For decades, the brightly lit Johnny’s Big Red Grill sign was a Collegetown icon. Where is it now? Outside a diner in NYC’s Times Square In a museum in Cincinnati, OH Inside a casino on the Las Vegas Strip At the Smithsonian in Washington, DC None 4) For much of the 20th century, what Ivy team did Big Red football traditionally play on Thanksgiving Day—attracting as many as 80,000 fans? Harvard Yale Penn Princeton None 5) How many times did hockey great Ken Dryden ’69 win the Stanley Cup? 0 2 4 6 None 6) What alum’s book was recently adapted as a musical? “Lovecraft Country” by Matt Ruff ’87 “Library Lion” by Michelle Knudsen ’95 “Trust Exercise” by Susan Choi, MFA ’95 “The Revenant” by Michael Punke, JD ’89 None 7) When the forerunner of the Cornell Store was founded in 1895, what was it called? Cayuga Mercantile The Cornell Cooperative Society Big Red Provisions The Bear Shoppe None 8) Which former Big Red player founded NYC’s first-ever Canadian hockey bar in 2021? Joe Nieuwendyk ’88 Jillian Saulnier ’15 Denis Ladouceur ’02 Rebecca Johnston ’11, BS ’12 None Time's up