Amazon History
Holiday Hodgepodge
Food & Drink
Name the Sport
Who Knows
100

It is a strategy that leverages customer experience to drive traffic to the platform and third-party sellers. That improves the selections of goods, and Amazon further improves its cost structure so it can decrease prices

The Amazon Flywheel or Amazon Virtuous Cycle



100

Legend has it that this sugar-filled sweet dates back to 1670, when the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed them out among his young singers to keep them quiet during the Living Creche ceremony

Candy Canes

100

Beans & oatmeal (not necessarily together) are good sources of this substance that helps food pass through the body

Fiber

100

Michael Phelps

Swimming

100

What species of fish is Nemo?

Clownfish

200

On July 5, 1994, Jeff Bezos initially "incorporated" the company in Washington State under what name?

Cadabra, Inc.

200

Eggnog, a holiday drink, originate in this country?

England

200

Sliced apples sautéed in butter are a classic filling for these French pancakes

Crepes

200

Tiger Woods

Golf

200

What type of race is the Tour de France?

Bicycling 

300

It was developed out of a predecessor named Ivona which was invented in Poland, inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and bought by Amazon in 2013.  

Alexa

300

This fairy tale served as an inspiration for the first gingerbread houses?

Hansel and Gretel

300

This Indian dish consists of Cauliflower with potatoes sautéed with garam masala, turmeric, sometimes kalonji and curry leaves.  

Aloo gobi

300

Lionel Messi

Soccer

300

In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone," what keeps the three-headed dog asleep?

an enchanted harp

400

Amazon has diversified its portfolio through the acquisitions of various market sectors.  To date, this is the largest acquisition through purchase (~$14B) for the company. 

Whole Foods Market grocery store chain

400

This Hollywood actor played six different roles in the movie “The Polar Express”

Tom Hanks

400

In ‘The Christmas Song’ what was ‘roasting on an open fire’?

Chestnuts

400

Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket

400

What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s pet dog?

Pluto

500

Amazon started off as an online bookstore selling books, primarily competing against what major bookseller?

Barnes & Noble

500

This holiday shopping day saw total sales increase by 362 percent from 2015 to 2019

Cyber Monday

500

The main difference between these two desserts that end in the same three letters is that one contains dairy and the other does not

SORBET AND SHERBET


500

Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin

Hockey

500

Which house does the sorting hat put Harry Potter in?

Gryffindor

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