EIS Facts
I Know my Staff
Steinbach 101
Christmas Jitters
Randomness
100

What are the 4 EIS colours?

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green

100

What is Emily S.' favourite colour?

Pink

100

What is the name of Steinbach's mayor and what was his profession before becoming our mayor?

Mayor Earl Funk - owner of Earl's Meat Market

100

What type of animal is Rudolph?

Reindeer

100

What World Cup will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A. next year?

FIFA (Soccer)

200

Name 3 out of EIS' 5 core values.

Respect
Integrity
Service
Cooperation
Inclusiveness

200

What was Olesja's job immediately prior to joining the EIS team?

Truck Driver

200

Which one of these is not a park in Steinbach?

Hampton Village Park

J.H. Friesen Park

Cutlass Park

Kimberly Park

J.H. Friesen Park

200

In what country did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree originate?

Germany

200

What everyday object was originally invented so people wouldn’t have to get out of bed to turn off lights?

The light switch

300

What is written under the "Why Work with Us?" section on our website?

Client Testimonials

300

What country other than Ukraine and Canada, has Andrii lived in?

Turkey

300

What is the population of Steinbach according to the 2021 Census? (to the nearest thousand)

17,806 (18,000)

300

Which of these is not a real Christmas carol?

“Snowbells at Midnight”

“Gabriel’s Message”

“Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”

“The Coventry Carol”

“Snowbells at Midnight”

300

What is the only mammal that can't jump?

Elephant

400

How many followers does the EIS Instagram page currently have? (to the nearest hundred)

524 (500)

400

Donna's bio on our website states that in her free time, she likes to read, play with her children and...?

Going on adventures to explore Manitoba and its wildlife

400

Between 2011 and 2021, what was the % of increase in foreign workers in the city of Steinbach?

- 61%

- 47%

- 35%

- 57%

61%

400

In which country is eating KFC a popular Christmas dinner tradition?

Japan

400

What unlikely item was once considered an Olympic sport in the early 1900s: tug-of-war, hot air balloon racing, or competitive painting?

Competitive Painting

500

In a 2015, Steinbach Online article writes that the then Program Director showed a surprising change in immigrant trends.

"We've had Germany being very strong the last 15 years with about 100 families per year. Looking at January to July, we have a great number of ______ families arriving in the first six months, more than any other countries represented."

What country, was he referring to?

The Philippines
500

What did Camilo study in University?

Politics and International Relations

500

What is the reason for Steinbach's slightly diagonal layout, decided on by early settlers?

Disregarding Manitoba’s grid survey system, the settlers divided the quarter sections of land they had been given into the block system, providing for long narrow strips of land perpendicular to and on either side of the creek so they could have a source of water and live close to each other.

500

In the original 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (commonly known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”), what were the names of Santa’s reindeer before they were later changed in popular versions?

Dunder and Blixem

500

In 1977, NASA included this sound on the Voyager Golden Record to represent Earth—something that surprised many people because it wasn’t music or language. What was it?

A heartbeat

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