General Randstad
"Randstad's global headquarters are located in the town of Diemen—a name that sounds strikingly similar to Damien—which is found in this country."
What is The Netherlands?
Answer: This 1871 catastrophe is famously, and erroneously, blamed on a cow belonging to Catherine O'Leary that supposedly kicked over a lantern.
Question: What is the Great Chicago Fire?
Answer: Completed in 1965, this 630-foot stainless steel monument is the iconic symbol of the city and serves as the "Gateway to the West."
Question: What is the Gateway Arch?
Answer: This clear spirit is the primary "potable" used to make a Moscow Mule, provided you have a copper mug to drink it out of.
Question: What is Vodka?
Answer: To earn these points, name at least three of the five franchises that fell to the Chicago Bulls during their six NBA Finals victories between 1991 and 1998:
Question: Who are the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Utah Jazz?
Answer: Randstad was founded in 1960 by these two individuals, one of whom eventually became known as one of the richest people in the Netherlands.
Who are Gerrit Daleboudt and Frits Goldschmeding?
Answer: Held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, this massive 1893 event is also known as the World's Columbian Exposition.
Question: What is the Chicago World's Fair?
Answer: St. Louis hosted this massive international event in 1904, which famously introduced the ice cream cone and Dr Pepper to the American public.
Question: What is the 1904 World's Fair (or Louisiana Purchase Exposition)?
Answer: If you order a "shaken, not stirred" version of this cocktail, you’re asking for the signature drink of a certain British secret agent.
Question: What is a Martini?
Answer: Before relocating to Soldier Field in 1971, this North Side location which was previously a seminary, served as the primary home stadium for the Chicago Bears.
Answer: In 2016, Randstad acquired this well-known online employment website for $429 million, though it later retained only a minority investment after the site's merger with CareerBuilder in 2024.
Question: What is Monster.com?
Answer: This notorious gangster, nicknamed "Scarface," rose to power and dominated the Chicago underworld during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.
Question: Who is Al Capone?
Answer: In 1847, this enslaved man filed the first of his famous lawsuits for freedom at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, sparking a landmark Supreme Court case.
Question: Who is Dred Scott?
Answer: This whiskey-based classic, named after the way it is mixed: with sugar, bitters, and a twist of citrus - has been a staple of "Potent Potables" since the 19th century.
Question: What is an Old Fashioned?
Answer: In the 2021 WNBA Finals, this standout guard was the driving force behind the Chicago Sky, earning the Finals MVP award and securing the franchise's first-ever championship.
Question: Who is Kahleah Copper?
Answer: Liviniti has been, by far, our top biller for the year. Based on a weekly average since the placement(s) what company is our office's top weekly biller?
Answer: Originating from a peaceful 1886 rally for an eight-hour workday, this event turned violent when a bomb was thrown at police, becoming a landmark moment in American labor history.
Question: What is the Haymarket Affair?
Answer: These two fur traders founded the city in 1764 as a trading post on the banks of the Mississippi River, naming it after the King of France.
Question: Who are Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau?
Answer: Once banned in many countries for allegedly being hallucinogenic, this potent, anise-flavored spirit was notoriously nicknamed "The Green Fairy."
Question: What is Absinthe?
Answer: This charter NFL franchise was founded in Chicago in 1920, but have since made 2 other locations home: 1 of them being St Louis.
Who are the (Chicago) Cardinals
Answer: Originally founded based on an idea for a college thesis, this was the original name of the company before it was changed to "Randstad" four years later.
Question: What is Uitzendbureau Amstelveen?
Answer: On July 24, 1915, this excursion boat capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River, resulting in the loss of 844 lives and marking the greatest loss of life from a single shipwreck in Great Lakes history.
Question: What is the S.S. Eastland?
Answer: A staple of the city’s culinary history, this deep-fried appetizer was created on "The Hill" in the 1940s and is traditionally served with marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.
Question: What is Toasted Ravioli?
Answer: This idiomatic phrase describes the questionable practice of drinking more alcohol the morning after a night out to cure a hangover, supposedly based on an old (and medically incorrect) tale about treating a rabid dog bite.
Question: What is "Hair of the Dog"?
Answer: A Chicago native and Oak Park High School graduate, this former NBA champion famously pivoted to the ballroom in 2021, becoming the first-ever former professional basketball player to win the mirrorball trophy on Dancing with the Stars.
Question: Who is Iman Shumpert?