‘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 …

Published July 19, 2023


Comments

  1. Mike Redlin, Class of 1963

    Great fun to learn more about famous Cornell alums.

  2. Jo-Ann, Class of 1981

    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

  3. Jon P, Class of 1977

    Good fun! I didn’t know some of those celebrities were Cornell alums!

  4. Sara Poor, Class of 1985

    how can Vonnegut have a year by his name if he never completed his degree?

    I had to guess on a lot of them as I’ve never heard of them! what does that say about me? or about them as celebrities? lol

    • Beth Saulnier

      Sara, once someone matriculates into an undergraduate class at Cornell, that class year stays with them even if they don’t ultimately earn a degree. (Non-degreed graduate and professional school alumni are denoted by “Grad” and the years they attended.)

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