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Video Game Trivia
Music Trivia
100
These are the two types of skills.
What are hard and soft skills?
BONUS: define both terms for double points!
100
Reed is in his first-ever job interview. When asked about his work experience, he says "I don't know. I've never had an job before." This is what he did wrong.
What is focusing on the negative/not talking himself up?
BONUS: for double points, tell us what he could have said instead!
100
When someone gives 100% in their work, takes pride in what they do and are reliable, we say they have a strong this.
What is work ethic?
100
This industry provides goods and services to cure and prevent disease.
What is healthcare?
BONUS: name a good and a service that the healthcare industry provide and get 100 points for each answer!
100
Somebody who displays a positive/neutral attitude, dependability, polite language, punctuality, understanding of hygiene/dress code and respect is showing this at work.
What is professionalism?
100
It is okay to switch conversation topics when this happens.
What is everyone being done talking?
100
Doing this is when you make a plan about how you will spend your money.
What is budgeting?
100
When someone cannot stop themselves from following their impulses, we say they are this.
What is impulsive?
BONUS: name an impulse control strategy; gain 100 points for each (up to 5 maximum)!
100
Everyone is owed this kind of atmosphere, especially at work: everyone is treated fairly, differences are recognized and appreciated, people communicate openly and kindly, problems are dealt with quickly, and there's an atmosphere of support and teamwork.
What is respect?
100
This Mario character wears a green hat and was the inspiration for a class nickname this year.
Who is Luigi (Weegee)?
100
This artist has written songs like Haunted, Bad Blood and I Can Do It With a Broken Heart, but she hasn't made any emo music (yet).
Who is Taylor Swift?
200
This is a type of issue you might encounter online, like when someone you don't know DMs you asking for money with a sad story attached. It's important not to click on any links or give them money if you see one.
What is catfishing?
200
This is an appropriate answer to the interview question, "Why should we hire you?"
What is...
200
An example of this kind of statement (true/false) would be "personality traits describe how a person usually acts, not how they always act".
What is true?
BONUS: for double points, name a personality trait that you have that might be helpful at work!
200
A workplace this is anything that can harm you.
What is a hazard?
200
"Could you pass me that, please" is an example of this; "sauce me the thingamajig" is not.
What is professional language?
BONUS: explain what maturity is at work for double points!
200
This is one example of an appropriate workplace conversation topic.
What is (weather, pets, hobbies, etc)?
BONUS: name an inappropriate topic for double points!
200
This kind of card allows you to borrow money from the bank and pay it back later, but be careful: if you forget, it will cost more due to interest.
What is a credit card?
BONUS: tell us where the money on a debit card comes from for double points!
200
Sympathy is feeling sorry for others from your own perspective (pity); this is an attempt to understand why they might have those feelings and help them through it.
What is empathy?
200
Most young adults are focusing on building this; they want a say in decisions made about their lives and practice building skills that will allow them to live alone and make big life choices.
What is independence?
BONUS: name a way that you can practice building independence for double points!
200
Tomodachi Life, Wii Sports and Mario Kart are all game franchises where you might play as these customizable Nintendo characters.
What are Miis?
200
Shia LaBoeuf is mostly known for his work as an actor, but he also famously popularized this Nike slogan in his viral 2015 video/remix.
What is "just do it"?
300
Before you send a work-related email or text, you should always do this.
What is spell-check/edit?
BONUS: for double points, name one thing you should NEVER do in a work-related email or text!
300
This is just one issue with the resume below.
What is (typos, unprofessional design, unprofessional language, etc)?
300
Even when you've decided it's an okay time to be silly at work, you still have to show this to others; make sure your jokes aren't mean.
What is respect?
BONUS: name a time when it is not okay to be silly for double points!
300
CCOHS is the organization in charge of regulating workplace safety in this country.
What is Canada?
BONUS: double points if you can explain what the acronym means!
300
This is the kind of attendance employers expect you to have to be hired/keep a job.
What is regular/consistent?
300
When you pay attention to these, not just words, you can gain a full understanding of what a person is trying to say.
What are social cues?
BONUS: name a social cue for disinterest for double points!
300
This is the smaller number on your pay check, representing the money you actually take home after taxes. You should budget using this number, not your gross pay.
What is net pay?
BONUS: for double points, what number should you budget for based on this paystub?
300
You can practice physical, intellectual, social, spiritual and emotional this by building habits that help our health.
What is self-care?
300
Your ethics and morals are guided by this little voice in the back of your head; in the movie Pinocchio, it's Jiminy Cricket.
What is a conscience?
300
This 1982 arcade game follows the wife of an iconic hungry yellow character being chased by the same colourful ghosts as her husband.
What is Ms Pac Man?
BONUS: name any of the four ghosts; each name will earn you 300 more points!
300
This artist is featured in the biopic 8 Mile, and he's the real Slim Shady.
Who is Eminem?
BONUS: tell us Eminem's real name for double points!
400
Helen is helping decorate her work for a summer sale and decides to use the three silly/one serious method to brainstorm. These might be the answers she comes up with.
What are...
400
If you really want a certain job, you can write your potential employer one of these along with your resume to set yourself apart. It'll include your explanation of why you're interested and why you're the best person for the job.
What is a cover letter?
400
Ian hears some interesting information about his colleague Harriet: she's got a new boyfriend. He lets the other people on his shift know. He is behaving in this way in the workplace.
What is inappropriate?
BONUS: name what Ian is doing wrong for double points!
400
All of the five main causes of workplace accidents (laziness, being distracted/tired, alcohol/drug use, overconfidence, ignoring safety rules) are linked to a lack of this; you are not thinking about your job or your safety, you're thinking about something else.
What is awareness/focus?
400
This is one reason why hygiene is important that is unrelated to disease.
What is gaining confidence for yourself/the comfort of those around you?
BONUS: name one hygiene practice and how often it should be done for double points!
400
This is the best communication style to display: it uses empathy, but allows you to stand up for yourself.
What is assertive?
BONUS: name the other communication styles; each one will earn you 400 points!
400
Expenses such as housing, food, transportation, healthcare and other daily necessities are all included in this.
What is the cost of living?
400
If you are anxious about something, it is actually more helpful to go in this direction (towards it/away from it) to build confidence.
What is towards it?
BONUS: for double points, tell us what it's called when you have too much confidence!
400
When you speak up to support yourself, we call it this two-word term.
What is self-advocacy?
400
This song was released by Riot Games for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship and also has a remix by Alan Walker.
What is Legends Never Die?
400
NSYNC wish us farewell in this song recently popularized in Deadpool & Wolverine. The title also might be what a Newfoundlander says to three men.
What is Bye Bye Bye?
500
These are three qualities of a good team member.
What are (participation, contributions, trustworthy, reliability, positivity, motivation)?
BONUS: for double points, is the following statement true or false? A good team always has a leader.
500
This is one of the only wrong answers to the interview question "Why do you want this job?".
What is "I want money"?
BONUS: answer the question correctly (for any job) for double points!
500
These are the two types of motivation.
What are intrinsic and extrinsic?
500
The profile below best describes this job.
- Write, modify, integrate and test software code
- Maintain existing computer programs by making modifications as required
- Identify and communicate technical problems, processes and solutions
- Required bachelor's degree/college diploma program in computer science, computer engineering, etc
- Average wage in NL: $40.00/hr
What is a computer programmer?
500
An example of this kind of statement (true/false) would be "you have to be friends with everyone at your work".
What is false?
BONUS: for triple points, define friends and friendly!
500
This is one good reason to interrupt.
What is (emergency, time crunch, etc)?
BONUS: for double points, tell us a phrase you can use to politely interrupt!
500
Rent, car payments and tuition are all examples of this type of payment.
What is fixed?
BONUS: for double points, what is the opposite of a fixed payment?
500
This is one way you could challenge the negative thought pattern below:
Harry used the wrong cleaner at work and stripped the paint off of a table. His boss reassures him that it was a small mistake, but he feels awful and like he should have known better.
What is (feeling or fact, is it possible, what's the worst that could happen, will it still matter..., how can I handle this positively)?
500
It is important to show this, not just at work, but in all areas of your life; it means to do the right thing when nobody is watching.
What is integrity?
500
The protagonist of this video game series is Link, not the name in the title.
What is the Legend of Zelda?
500
In this music video, Vanessa Carlton plays a piano around town. She goes twice the distance the Proclaimers and Peter, Paul and Mary do in their similarly titled songs.
What is A Thousand Miles?
600
If you are having trouble focusing at work because you aren't interested in the task, this is one thing you could do.
What is (rewarding yourself once done, trick yourself into just starting it, make the task fun)?
600
An example of this kind of statement (true or false) would be "you can apply for a job even if you don't have all of the qualifications".
What is true?
600
This, describing the way you speak, is one people can understand what kind of attitude you have.
What is tone?
600
If you have a job in mind but:
- it pays less than a living wage
- there are no postings in the province
- gaining qualifications is difficult or impossible for you
your job expectations are this.
What is unrealistic?
600
Workplaces have different rules around relationships; one that is pretty much the same everywhere is not committing this three-letter acronym with your partner so that everyone around you is comfortable.
What is PDA?
600
Interrupting is a rude thing to do because it makes others feel this way.
What is disrespected/unheard?
BONUS: for double points, tell us a strategy to practice not interrupting!
600
When you buy something in a store, the cost isn't what's written on the price tag: it's the price tag plus this percent.
What is 15%?
600
You are at work and your employer tells you that you will have to do your coworker’s work as well as your own, since they have called in sick. You feel that this is too much work and you start to feel stressed. In the moment, not all regulation strategies will work; this one is the best option.
What is talking to someone?
BONUS: name 3 more stress management strategies; gain 600 points for each one!
600
Examples of these include life and liberty, work and education, equality and dignity, freedom of expression and more. The UN lists 30 of them.
What are human rights?
BONUS: for double points, tell us if this statement is true or false: Newfoundland and Labrador have a human rights act!
600
This famous video game character's design for his 2019 movie was considered so unsettling to look at that the film got delayed for several months in order to make him look more like his game incarnation.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?
600
This song from a 1978 musical set in the 1950s includes the repeated line, "tell me more, tell me more".
What is Summer Nights from Grease?
700
In Finding Nemo, Dory demonstrates this quality.
What is (persistence/resilience)?
700
This is a skill or type of experience that is required to do a certain job or activity.
What is a qualification?
BONUS: define the term "asset" for double points!
700
Actions have these, and they aren't always bad.
What are consequences?
BONUS: name a consequence you may face for being rude to a customer at work for double points!
700
Your pay/benefits, who you report to and the safety guidelines at your job are all part of this aspect of your environment.
What are your working conditions?
700
When you are done in the breakroom, make sure to do this; if not, other people will have to do it for you, and it's not fair to make work for others.
What is clean up after yourself?
700
This is how you can display active listening to others.
What is (eye contact, nodding, not interrupting, etc)?
700
Name brand items are often more expensive; it's often a good idea to look for this cheaper alternative that makeup enthusiasts might call a dupe.
What are off-brand items?
700
In order to have good work-life balance, it's important to practice setting these; an example might be not answering work-related texts and calls outside of work hours.
What are boundaries?
700
Employers are legally required to accommodate disabled employees, as long as their accommodations are this.
What is reasonable?
BONUS: for double points, if an accommodation is not reasonable, what is the employer then required to do?
700
This is technically the maximum level you can reach in Fortnite; it's also the number of nights a woman tells the king a new story in a Middle Eastern folk tale.
What is 1001?
700
The ending of this lyric is also the title of the song: "Come get your duds in order, 'cause we're bound to cross the water..."
What is Heave Away?
800
This term means "to put the most important thing first"; it's an important time-management skill.
What is prioritizing?
BONUS: double points if you know where an end-of-year project would go on the chart!
800
This is the job title, location and employer of this job posting.
What is the assistant director of grad studies for UCLA in Los Angeles?
BONUS: tell us what job site this posting is from for double points!
800
Philip and Renee wrote a report together, but Philip forgot to write Renee's name on it before handing it in. Everyone is congratulating him on his work, but his boss asks to talk to Renee about why she didn't complete her work. In order to show accountability, he should do this.
What is tell the truth?
800
One reason why young people account for most workplace accidents is a sense of this; they feel that they are invincible and/or so good at their job that nothing bad could to happen to them.
What is overconfidence?
800
When someone is on their phone or computer, we don't look at their screen, even if we could see it. That's called respecting their this.
What is privacy?
BONUS: explain what a boundary is and give an example for 800 points each!
800
The "THINK" acronym helps us consider what is okay to say to others; one of the letters stands for this.
What is (true, helpful, inspiring, necessary, kind)?
800
Budgeting helps you avoid going into this.
What is debt?
800
If you want to stop a bad habit or start a good one, it is helpful to do this when you are successful. Just be careful that what you choose doesn't conflict with your goal; for example, celebrating passing a test by taking time off from studying for the next one.
What is rewarding yourself?
BONUS: for double points, name the good habit of being fully present that can help us reduce anxiety and stress!
800
These would be one pro and con of disclosing a disability at work.
What are (stigma, privacy, etc) and (accommodations, increased understanding, etc)?
800
This action-adventure game released by Mojang in 2020 sees you "battle iconic mobs, embark on treasure-stuffed missions and collect legendary items".
What is Minecraft Dungeons?
800
This is just one of the many things Ylvis believes the fox might say in their viral 2013 hit.
What is (ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding, wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow, hatee-hatee-hatee-ho, joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff, etc)?
900
The letters in SMART stand for this when you're talking about goals.
What are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely?
900
This is a possible qualification you could gain from volunteering in awareness/recruitment with Canadian Blood Services.
What is (knowledge- blood donation/medical, skills- communication/organization/time management, job reference, etc)?
900
Someone who is self-aware is able to do this to their emotions; this is one reason why self-awareness is an important skill to develop.
What is recognize/regulate?
900
This kind of hazard is indicated by the sign below.
What is compressed gas?
900
It is important to do this at work: take ownership of your responsibilities and do your job to the best of your ability.
What is take pride in your work?
900
"You're making the drinks really well. Could you try to remember to put the lids on tightly?"
The above is an example of this.
What is constructive criticism?
900
These are the three sections of your budget when you use the 50/30/20 rule.
What are needs, wants and savings?
BONUS: gain 900 extra points if you can name an example of each!
900
This is a three-letter word that we can add to any sentence to help us shift our mindset to something more positive.
What is "yet"?
BONUS: name the positive mindset that we discussed (wherein you believe that you can improve with time and effort) for double points!
900
This two-word term describes someone who provides on-site job skill training and help for individuals who may want/need a little extra assistance with their job.
What is a job coach?
BONUS: for double points, true or false: the Vera Perlin Society does not provide this service for clients!
900
The name of this character is not the kind of insect she is.
Who is Hornet?
BONUS: double points if you can tell us what game this is from and whose favourite it is!
900
This famous rapper is responsible for the song that gave us our class catchphrase: stop!
Who is MC Hammer?