We just want to say "genre"
(AKA Potpourri)
Fearless leaders,
Past and Present
Random stuff from
Puff's head
Things we used to do
Acquisitions
100

Hard-to-find parts delivered in 24 hours! The PDQ program stands for this.

What is Parts Delivered Quickly?

100

This Advance leader left AAP and went on to become the US Ambassador to Romania.

Who is Nick Taubman?

100

It’s no fish story…Advance was the title sponsor for this professional fishing series.

What is the Bassmaster Elite?

100

In 1932, our company was known by this name.

What is Advance Stores?

100

This acquisition is still mostly based in California.

What is Worldpac?

200

Our logo is changing! The new AAP flag will have this many boxes on it.

What is 9?

200

This leader helped about 500 European Jews reach the United States during WWII.

Who is Arthur Taubman?

200

Which type of natural disaster destroyed AAP's HQ in 1985?

What is a flood?

200

We used to sell a variety of items. This product line had sales cooking!

What are appliances?

200

Pep Boys, Pep Boys. What you gonna do? We acquired stores from Pep Boys twice! Name the years.

When is 1932 and 2021.

300
The long-standing company values and this Cultural Belief have three words in common.
What is Grow Talent.
300

This leader's first job was working the locks at a canal on the Michigan-Canadian border.

Who is Tom Greco?

300

In 2006 Advance Auto Parts opened its 3,000th store in this salty Kansas city.

What is Salina?

300

Puff's videos used to grace TVs in stores and the channel was called this.

What is AdvanceTV or Advance Auto Parts Network?

300

This acquisition was our first introduction into eCommerce.

400

This guy sucked!  But he was still president of the US the year Advance was born.

Who is Herbert Hoover?

400

What is in a name? Owner of Carquest before its acquisition, Temple Sloan III went by this nickname.

What is T3?

400

In 2020, this A-lister starred in a battery commercial that was a great "welcome to the party."

Who is Bruce Willis?

400

Carquest who? The original name for Carquest was this.

What is Conquest?

400

In 2005 Advance acquired this small 19 store auto parts chain, where you might say it Happens.

What is Lappens?

500

This state has the most store locations.

What is Florida?

500

This leader used to live in Germany.

Who is Jeff Shepherd?

500

This country crooner, known by her first name alone, headlined at the 1999 GM Leadership Conference in Orlando.

Who is Reba McEntire?

500

This fruit from the tree of the sumac family used to be found for purchase at our registers.

What are cashew nuts?

500

Sears took over most of this company before we acquired the rest in 1998.

Who is Western Auto?

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