BBY - the facts
Its fall ya'll
Happy Halloween
Movie Buffs
Gamer Nerds
200
We have done some awesome things over the years, and in 2004 Best Buy was named "company of the year" by this magazine
Forbes
200
What is the primary reason for leaves changing color in the fall?
Decreased Sunlight
200
This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween
Hiding from ghosts
200
This "Joker" received his first Oscar nomination for playing a Roman Emperor Commodus in Gladiator.
Joaquin Phoenix
200
This 2016 team based shooter won 2017s GOTY, and has since created a mass e-sports following that is known nationally.
Overwatch
400
Better then a drive in movie, this was a service that Best Buy offered to our customers in the late 1980s after home video revenue started to surpass ticket sales.
Video rentals
Yes...we tried to be blockbuster for a minute...
400
This Canadian city hosts the world's largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany.
Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
400
Halloween's origins can be traced back to the country
Ireland
400
This person did the actual drawing of Rose in Titanic
James Cameron
400
This was the first video game console. (Hint: It was released 5 years before the Atari 2600)
The Magnavox Odyssey
600
Our company survived many things, even a name change! What was the original name for our company before it was rebranded in 1983?
Sound of Music
600
This bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months.
Butterflies
600
The pumpkin wasn't the first choice for making Jack-O-Lanterns. Originally they were made out of this root vegetable.
Turnips
600
This franchise is known as the most commercially successful horror franchise of all time.
Godzilla
600
This is the worlds current best selling game console at over 155 million units.
PlayStation 2
800
What are the names of the two men who founded the company in 1966?
Richard Schulze & James Wheeler
800
Who were the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
The Egyptians
800
According to the first written record, children first used the phrase "trick or treat" on Halloween in this country
Right here in Canada!
800
This marvel character said "If we're going to win this fight, some of us might have to lose it" - Civil War
Hawkeye
800
This band made more sales off of its Guitar Hero album then any of its actual recorded albums.
Arrowsmith
1000
If we include all our agents from across the globe, how many house calls do our Geeks make in approximately 1 year?
5 million house calls
1000
In colonial times, what were apples called?
Winter bananas or melt-in-the-mouths
1000
In 2004 the city of Los Angeles, California banned the sale and use of this party item on Halloween
Silly String
1000
'The Matrix' code came from recipes of this kind of food
Sushi
1000
This was Mario's official name in the video game "Donkey Kong" before later transitioning to the now famous moniker.
Jumpman!!