Do you want to build a snow fort? Quizzes & Puzzles Warm Up a Chilly Day with Big Red Winter Trivia! Test your cold-weather smarts with these 10 frosty questions (If you’ve perused some of our recent winter stories, you may have a head start on the answers.) Difficulty Level: Moderate 1) Which massive storm isn’t in Cornell’s official record books—because the weather station was buried for days? The Valentine’s Day storm of 2007 The post-Christmas snowfall of 1969 The “snow-palooza” of 2010 The Blizzard of 1993 2) What’s the slang term for the messy mix of precipitation types and changeable weather well-known to Big Red alums? Cornelling Ithacation Cayugament East Hill Hail 3) Big Red hockey was played on Beebe Lake in the early 20th century—but games often had to be held elsewhere, because of … Heavy winds Melting ice Unleashed dogs Distracting screams from the nearby toboggan slide 4) What’s Ithaca’s average seasonal snowfall? 44 inches 63 inches 71 inches 39 inches 5) Which president used to open the Beebe Lake toboggan slide by taking the first ride of the season? Edmund Ezra Day Dale Corson Andrew Dickson White Jacob Gould Schurman 6) In lighthearted safety materials, the University encourages Cornellians to walk like what kind of animal to avoid slips and falls? Polar bear Sled dog Crab Penguin 7) In the University’s early days, what Ithaca road would close to vehicle traffic—to make way for sledding? Buffalo Street University Avenue Seneca Street State Street 8) What year saw Cornell shut down for the first time due to a blizzard? 1984 1971 1993 2007 9) Notorious prankster Hugh Troy 1926 once allegedly duped Cornellians into thinking that … A snow leopard had escaped from the Vet College A rhino had fallen through the Beebe Lake ice A live bear lived in McGraw Tower A Yeti had left snowy footprints on the Arts Quad 10) What Cornell Dairy ice cream flavor is a nod to the snowy season on the Hill? Slippery Slope Strawberry Touchdown Upside Down Ezra’s Wipeout Willard Winterberry Time’s up Photos by Cornell University and Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Published March 6, 2023 Comments Judith E Sobczak, Class of 1984 8 Mar, 2023 Fun to play. And, at the same time learn, (or re-learn) Cornell history. Reply Kshama Malavalli, Class of 2022 24 May, 2023 6/10, this was fun! Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published.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 Between Two Slices of Bread, an Enduring Big Red Bond Alumni Alum Aimed for Zero Waste—And Wrote a Book About It Perspectives Remembering David McCullough, a ‘Tour Guide to the Past’