Consulting Stereotypes
Consulting Jargon
Mathco
Random
Brain Teasers
100

What is a Mathco consultant's favorite hotel to stay at?

Hilton

100

A polite way of saying, "I have no idea how to answer that right now."


Circle back

100

Mathco partners with major technology providers like _______ , AWS, and Google Cloud to deliver cutting-edge solutions and stay updated with the latest advancements in technology.

Microsoft

100

The smallest bone in the human body is located in this part of the ear.

A) What is the cochlea?
B) What is the stapes?
C) What is the tympanic membrane?

Stapes

100

It takes 5 men to farm 5 acres in 5 minutes, how long does it take 100 men to farm 100 acres?

5 minutes
200

Consultants are seen as being obsessed with creating endless _____ filled with graphs, charts, and bullet points


Decks

200

It sounds intense, but it really means "Let's look into this in more detail."

Drill down

200

Which account was not one Mathco has worked for?

1. Cars.com

2. Biogen

3. Neiman Marcus

Biogen

200

This country is the largest in the world by land area.

Russia

200

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

A joke

300

Consultants are often seen as fluent in this type of language, filled with terms like "synergy" and "value-add."

A) What are buzzwords?
B) What is plain English?
C) What is slang?

Buzzwords

300

This phrase refers to tasks, opportunities, or problems that are easy to accomplish or solve and provide immediate benefits with minimal effort

Low hanging fruit

300

What are the 3 main industries Mathco caters to?

CPG, Retail, Healthcare and Life Sciences

300

The 2010 film "Inception," directed by Christopher Nolan, explores the concept of entering and manipulating dreams. The main character is played by this actor.

Leonardo DiCaprio

300

In a sequence where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms, the first term is 1, and the second term is 3. What is the 5th term in the sequence?

21

400

Consultants are stereotyped as frequently advising clients to "take this....." when they want to postpone a discussion for later.

Offline

400

An over-the-top way of saying, "Let's do everything, even the impossible."

Boil the ocean

400

Where are the 3 main Mathco offices located?

Chicago, Amsterdam, Bengaluru

400

The city of Istanbul straddles two continents: Europe and this other continent.

A) What is Africa?
B) What is Asia?
C) What is South America?

Asia

400

This number is the only one that cannot be represented in Roman numerals.

0

500

Consultants are often portrayed as constantly engaging in these, which are seen as excessive or redundant meetings.

A) What are strategy sessions?
B) What are touchpoints?
C) What are check-ins?

Touchpoints

500

The concept that the combined effect of a group or partnership is greater than the sum of its individual effects

Synergy

500

Mars, Incorporated acquired _____ for approximately $9.5 billion.

Kellenova

500

This natural phenomenon occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth and appears larger than usual.

A) What is a Lunar Eclipse?
B) What is a Supermoon?
C) What is a Solar Eclipse?

Supermoon

500

What is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10?

2520

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