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Employee Knowledge
100
Which national park resides on top of volcano that would cover most of the United States in ash if it were to ever erupt?
The Yellowstone Caldera is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corner of Wyoming.
100
What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture?
Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first full length animated feature to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, losing to The Silence of the Lambs (1991). It was also the first full-length animated feature to win the Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy).
100
What are the only two planets in our solar system without moons?
Mercury & Venus are the only planets in our solar system without moons. Saturn has the most moons, with more than sixty.
100
Strait of Gibraltar
This narrow strait connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
100
What was Einar's profession in Stockholm prior to working for CKM and moving to the states?
He worked for Swedish Red Cross, making personality tests for volunteers.
200
What is the name of the worlds largest seed bank funded partially by the Gates foundation?
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault secure seed bank on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen near Longyearbyen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) from the North Pole. The vault currently contains 930,000 samples each with 500 seeds.
200
What black hole helps slingshot Cooper and Brand back on course in the movie Interstellar?
Gargantua: The time dilation on Miller due to the gravitational forces of Gargantua would be tantamount to the planet moving at roughly 99.99999998% the speed of light. According to The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne, Miller's planet is shaped a little like a football, with one end constantly pointing at Gargantua.
200
What year boasted the first woman in space? (+/- 2 years)
1963 boasted the first woman in space: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova. Selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6, she completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space.
200
What is the driest place on Earth?
The driest place on Earth: the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antactica. It hasn't rained there for more than 2 million years!
200
How many tours and in what countries did Marcus C serve while in the military?
Two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He served 8 months and 14 months respectively.
300
What is the diameter of the Chicxulub crater caused by the meteor that ended the Cretaceous period? (+/- 5 miles)
The crater is more than 180 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter and 20 km (12 mi) in depth, well into the continental crust of the region of about 10–30 km depth. It makes the feature the third of the largest confirmed impact structures on Earth.
300
What is the first Star Wars film in which Yoda is completely computer-generated?
Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the first Star Wars film in which Yoda (Frank Oz) is entirely computer-generated. Oz was only required on the set to help the actors by providing the voice of Yoda.
300
What is the name of Pluto's moon?
Discovered by James Christy in 1978, Pluto's moon is named Charon. With a diameter of 1,172 kilometers (728 miles), Charon is just under half the size of Pluto. Due to this very small difference in size, some scientists consider Pluto and Charon to be a double (dwarf) planet.
300
What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt? (+ or - 5%)
Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile's course runs through Egypt.
300
What is name of the mountain in Russia that Spencer climbed this summer?
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and in Europe, and the tenth most prominent peak in the world and stands at 5,642 m. Climbers regularly die on Mount Elbrus, as many as 30 a year. In 2004 alone, 48 climbers and skiers died on the mountain. Elbrus is considered one of the world’s most deadly peaks with a high ratio of climber deaths to climbers.
400
In what country was the first record of the bubonic plague to take place recorded?
The first historical record of bubonic plague is in Central Asia in 1338/39. It reached China and India by 1346. It infected the Black Sea port of Kaffa by 1347. The black plague wiped out 1/3 of the total world population of 500 million between 1346 and 1351.
400
What is the first voice we hear in The Fellowship of the Ring?
The first voice we hear in The Fellowship of the Ring is Galadriel (Cate Blanchett). Originally the prologue was to be narrated by Frodo (Elijah Wood), but since his character didn't really have much to do with the opening sequence it just didn't feel right. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) took over narration duties, actually recording a version of the prologue, but the producers still felt that this was the wrong character for the part. Finally, it was decided to let Galadriel narrate the prologue as this would emphasize the timelessness of the elves. Originally, New Line Cinema had insisted on limiting the prologue to two minutes; but in the final film, it lasts for seven and a half.
400
What is the term for the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line?
Syzygy is the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line--as, for example, when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned during solar and lunar eclipses.
400
What African country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?
Tatooine derived its name from Tataouine, a city in Tunisia located near the site where various scenes were filmed.
400
What is the name of the city in India Inayat is originally from?
Chandigarh is the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and has a population of ~1 million people. Inayat moved from Chandigarh when she was 18.
500
Biologists suspect we're living through the sixth major mass extinction. What are the names of the of the 5 previous extinctions?
End Ordovician, 444 million years ago, 86% of species lost Late Devonian, 375 million years ago, 75% of species lost. ... End Permian, 251 million years ago, 96% of species lost. ... End Triassic, 200 million years ago, 80% of species lost. ... End Cretaceous, 66 million years ago, 76% of all species lost.
500
What is the original Jurassic Park's famous tagline?
"An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making"
500
Who first proposed the principle of the heliocentric theory?
Aristarchus of Samos, Aristar­chos (approx. 320 approx. 250 BC), was the Greek as­tronomer and math­e­ma­ti­cian from Alexan­dri­a. He believed that the Earth revolves around the Sun, which is the center of the world, and the oc­cur­rence of day and night is related to the Earth's rotation around its axis. He also tried to math­e­mat­i­cal­ly de­ter­mine the size of the Sun and the Moon, as well as their distance from Earth.
500
What is the only sea without any coasts?
The Sargasso Sea is a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Surrounded by ocean currents, it is the only sea on Earth which has no coastline. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south, by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current.
500
How many weddings has Marshall been to this year alone and missed so many days of work for?
8! 8 WEDDINGS.. can you believe that?
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