Kearney
Kearney was founded in this year, making it one of the oldest management consulting firms in the world.
1926
This hip-hopper's love for Toronto is well known, & a 2018 report said about 5% of the city's annual tourism income was due to him
In baseball, you do this to avoid being thrown out as a runner; in meetings, it means to follow up with a person
Touch base
Special sauce wasn't enough--in 2019 the European Union revoked McDonald's trademark on this sandwich's name
Big Mac
This country, an enclave in Italy, is smaller than the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Vatican
In 1995, Kearney was acquired by this IT services company, before returning to independence in 2006.
EDS (Electronic Data Systems)
Between 1978 & 1994, an amazing 460 of these struck the CN Tower
Lightning bolts
In biology, it's all the diverse organisms in a location; in business, it's all the parts of an industry
Ecosystem
The first initial in the name of this clothing retailer is short for "Hers" in Swedish
H&M
This Microsoft program was originally called Presenter
PowerPoint
Before writing The Old Man and the Sea, this American author honed his reporting chops at the Toronto Star in the 1920s.
Ernest Hemingway
You can do this to change songs on a record or in business to generate a desired reaction or change the outcome
Move the needle
The name of this single-use coffee brand is derived from the Dutch word for "excellence"
Keurig
This city hosted Kearney’s very first international office outside the U.S., opened in 1964.
Düsseldorf
Despite its exotic appearance, this famously hairless cat breed was first bred in Toronto in the 1960s.
Sphynx cat
A printing term for an image that pushes past the margin is this edge, more innovative than cutting edge
Bleeding edge
Originally a syringe & scalpel company, this brand changed focus when one of its knives was used in a pinch to fix a print ad
X-ACTO
Fuego, Nitro & Blue Heat are flavors of these rolled corn tortilla chips
Takis
This Netflix dating show featured a former Kearney consultant who used eye drops to fake cry after a failed proposal
Love is Blind
This Canadian author of "The Handmaid's Tale" set her novel "Cat's Eye" in Toronto
Margaret Atwood
This adjective describes a mountain that can be climbed or a company that can handle increased sales or workload
Scalable
This beauty brand known for oatmeal skin treatment gets its name from the scientific name for oats
The name of this London airport goes back to Anglo-Saxon words meaning "goat farm"
Gatwick