Quizzes & Puzzles How Much Do You Know about Big Red Sports? Test your knowledge of Cornell athletic history, campus champs, and alumni stars with these 15 questions! 1) How many times did hockey great Ken Dryden ’69 win the Stanley Cup? 0 2 4 6 None 2) Before the term “Big Red” became popular, what was the nickname of Cornell’s athletic teams? The Bears Ezra’s Farmboys Carnelian and White Gorges Gladiators None 3) Taylor Knibb ’20 won a silver medal in mixed relay at the belated 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But for what sport is she best known? Triathlon Ultramarathon Hurdles Long Jump None 4) Which sport was NOT among the original offerings of the Cornell athletic program? Football Wrestling Baseball Rowing None 5) What move is named after wrestling legend Kyle Dake ’13? “Shake & Dake” “The Kyle Driver” “The Dake Bomb” “Dake the Plunge” None 6) The ceremonial first pitch on Big Red baseball’s new Booth Field was thrown in spring 2023. How many years earlier (almost to the day) did the same thing happen at Hoy Field, the team’s previous home? 71 86 96 101 None 7) After a career in the NFL, Big Red football star Ed Marinaro ’72, BS ’73, gained fame as an actor in what ’80s TV drama? “Hill Street Blues” “Miami Vice” “St. Elsewhere” “L.A. Law” None 8) Micah Zandee-Hart ’19, BA ’20, is captain of what women’s pro hockey team? New York Sirens Montréal Victoire Boston Fleet Minnesota Frost None 9) In what building is the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame located? Barton Hall Friends Hall Lynah Rink Bartels Hall None 10) Men’s lacrosse won the 2025 NCAA championship, taking home the title for the first time in how many years? 12 24 26 48 None 11) Rory Guilday ’25 was the first Cornellian woman to represent Team USA in what Olympic sport? Half-pipe Biathlon Ice hockey Curling None 12) What is the seating capacity of the Schoellkopf Crescent? 18,750 19,250 20,375 21,500 None 13) 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 Frozen Apple Ivy at MSG Bears on Ice None 14) Skater Karen Chen ’23, BS ’25, won a belated Olympic gold medal for what event? Figure skating singles Short-track speedskating Ice dancing Figure skating team competition None 15) What now stands on the site of Percy Field, the original location of Big Red football games? The Ithaca Commons Ithaca High School Ithaca Farmers Market The Ithaca-Tompkins airport None Time’s up Top: Touchdown leads the Big Red Band at Homecoming. (Rachel Philipson) Published September 16, 2026 Comments John F Gruen, Class of 1946 20 Oct, 2026 Very esoteric Qs. I’m class of 1966. Why not more Pete Gogolak and Pete Larson type Qs? 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 Alumni Olympic Champion Is a Trailblazer in Women’s Pro Ice Hockey Cornelliana Colors of the Wind: Dragon Day Beast Gets an Artistic Twist Campus & Beyond The Pros at the Botanic Gardens Teach You Wreath-Making