Quizzes & Puzzles ‘Two Truths and a Lie’: Big Red Celebrity Edition Can you guess which ‘fact’ about each of these 10 famous Cornell alumni is actually fiction? DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MEDIUM You may have played an icebreaker game in which you tell two true things and one false one about yourself—and the listener has to guess which is which. Here’s a Big Red alumni version! Select the “lie” for each Cornellian, and show how much you know about … Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 Was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Jimmy Carter. Is the subject of an opera. Was married to a fellow Cornellian. Bill Nye ’77 (“The Science Guy”) Worked at NASA after graduation. Played himself on “The Big Bang Theory.” Wrote the book “Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation” Kate Snow ’91 Holds a master’s in international affairs from Georgetown. Is a correspondent and anchor for NBC News. Competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Ken Dryden ’69 Wrote a best-selling memoir. Served in the U.S. Congress. Helped Big Red men’s hockey win an NCAA championship. Joyce Bauer Brothers ’47 (“Dr. Joyce Brothers”) Was a boxing trivia expert on “The $64,000 Question.” Earned an MD from Columbia. Voiced herself on “The Simpsons.” Kurt Vonnegut ’44 Never completed his Cornell degree. Served in World War II. Wrote the novel “Inherent Vice.” Margaret Bourke-White 1927 Was a staff photographer at “Life” magazine. Was a character in the movie “Gandhi.” Won a Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism. Rob Manfred ’80 Played for the Boston Red Sox. Serves as commissioner of Major League Baseball. Holds a JD from Harvard. Dominique Thorne ’19 Made her professional film debut while still an undergrad. Holds a master’s from Juilliard. Has played a Marvel superhero. Jimmy Smits, MFA ’82 Appeared in the “Star Trek” franchise. Starred on Broadway in “God of Carnage.” Played a cop who died tragically on “NYPD Blue.” Time’s up Published July 19, 2023 Comments Mike Redlin, Class of 1963 25 Jul, 2023 Great fun to learn more about famous Cornell alums. Reply Jo-Ann, Class of 1981 25 Jul, 2023 I saw Jimmy Smits in God of Carnage on Broadway in 2009. He was the lead following Gandolfino. https://playbill.com/gallery/broadways-god-of-carnage-welcomes-new-cast-com-2801 Reply Jon P, Class of 1977 17 Sep, 2023 Good fun! I didn’t know some of those celebrities were Cornell alums! Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published.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 Chime In As a Kid in Ithaca, I Gazed Up at the University on the Hill Cornelliana Pioneering Big Red Players Look Back at Early Days of Women’s Varsity Athletics Students Course Explores Nabokov as Writer and Butterfly Aficionado