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100

This Chicago landmark sculpture is nicknamed “The Bean.”

What is Cloud Gate?

100

This phrase means to revisit an issue or discussion later.

What is "circle back"?

100

How many BRG offices are there around the world?

What is 40+ (42 to be exact)?

100

This term refers to the process of collecting evidence before trial.

What is "discovery"?

100

In this film, a Chicago-based teen famously skips school for a day off.

What is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

200

This nickname for Chicago reflects its historic rebuilding after the Great Fire of 1871 and its status relative to New York.

What is the Second City?

200

In the show the Office, this catchphrase is Michael Scott's most iconic and frequently used line.

What is "That's what she said."

200

BRG has 7 offices in the Asia and Pacific region, name 5 of them.

Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Perth, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

200

In legal citations, this abbreviation refers to the same source cited immediately before it.

What is "id."

200

Which is the first Walt Disney animated classic and the first animated full-color movie to be produced?

What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

300

This building - now known as the Willis Tower - was once the tallest in the world. In what year was this building completed?

When is 1973?

300

In a corporate setting like Dunder Mifflin, this acronym refers to the department responsible for employee relations, led by Toby.

What is HR?

300

What is the name of the firm BRG recently acquired in April?

What is E.CA Economics?

300

In law, this term refers to a previous court decision that guides future cases.

What is precedent?

300

Name four actors who have played "007" James Bond.

Who is Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig.

400

This Prohibition-era Chicago gangster, nicknamed “Scarface,” led the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s.

Who is Al Capone?

400

This phrase means to give a quick, approximate estimate without detailed analysis.

What is "back-of-the-envelope calculation"?

400

In November 2025, BRG was ranked as an Outstanding Economic Consultancy by the Global Competition Review. This marked how many consecutive years of this recognition?

What is 13?

400

This legal doctrine prevents someone from being tried twice for the same crime. 

What is double jeopardy?

400

In this 2014 war thriller set during World War II, Benedict Cumberbatch plays this famous cryptanalyst.

Who is Alan Turing. 

500

This 1893 event, held in Jackson Park, introduced the world to the Ferris wheel and drew over 27 million visitors.

What was the World's Columbian Exposition?

500

Translating to “please respond,” this phrase is what RSVP actually stands for.

What is “Répondez s’il vous plaît”?

500

There are three main communities at BRG: Corporate Finance, Economics, Disputes & Investigations (EDI), and Industries & Special Practices (ISP). Name at least one leader from each community.

CF - Bob Duffy and Steve Coulombe 

EDI - Dave Sunding, Jeff Stec, and Ray Kolls

ISP - Heather Bates, Jerry Lewandowski, and Rick Fultineer

500

This evidentiary rule generally prevents lawyers from introducing out-of-court statements to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

What is the hearsay rule?

500

This is the only sequel in film history to win more Academy Awards than its predecessor, earning 11 Oscars.

What is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

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