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HeartLand History
HeartLand Team
100
This is the NFL franchise that one of Quality Care's former owners played for most of his professional career.
Who are the San Diego Chargers? [Nate Kaeding]
100
This is the sport that Rob competed in collegiately at the University of Minnesota.
What is swimming?
100
Kansas City is home to the National Museum of this type of music.
What is Jazz?
100
This is the tree featured on the cover of Bill Dellecker's book, Leadership Worthy. 
What is an Oak tree?
100
This is the name of the Florida landscape company Ed founded, his first.
What is Austin Outdoor?
100
It's a good thing that HeartLand doesn't have an anti-nepotism policy for this husband and wife duo who are also both HeartLand employees.
Who are Tyler and Becca Reyelts?
200
This is the franchise that Mike Terukina consulted for prior to joining Quality Care
What is Massage Envy?
200
The term, "Maximize the Moment" was coined by Bill Dellecker's late son, who commonly went by this nickname.
What is Drew?
200
This four-word Kansas City nickname ["___ of the ____"] comparing it to major a European city (who also has many fountains) was originally drawn in the early 1900's due to the 'sinful' nightlife each city had.
What is Paris of the Plains?
200
The logo of the first HeartLand company, Signature Landscape, features the outline of a leaf from this type of tree.
What is a Maple tree?
200
This is the separate building that HeartLand was headquartered in prior to 1200 Main. [+100 Bonus points if you know the prior two buildings we were HQ'D in]
What is the Lightwell Bldg. /1100 Main St. / WeWork? [1968 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, aka GRC Bldg.]
200
This person is the longest-tenured HeartLand employee in the room right now.
Who is [depends on who's in the room!]?
300
This is Bill Vatter's favorite (most frequent) vacation spot outside of the Memphis MSA.
What is Gulf Shores, AL?
300
This executive's given first name is Donald.
Who is Peter?
300
This is the name of Kansas City's first MLB baseball franchise. [Also the first MLB team West of the Mississippi]
Who are the Kansas City Athletics?
300
The Keesen Logo features a leaf from this type of tree. 
What is a Birch Tree?
300
This was HeartLand's largest acquisition ever by revenue.
Who is Santa Rita [and Four Peaks]?
300
This HeartLand team member has lived in the most different countries in their life. Bonus points if you can name at least three of the countries.
Who is Natalie Shaw? [US, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, England]
IT IS ALSO HER BIRTHDAY...cue Happy Birthday song in 3.2.1 -
400
This is the animal that Bruce Malloy raises with his wife and family at their home in sub-rural Delaware.
What are chickens?
400
This is the name of Bill Dellecker's online blog.
What is Cultivations?
400
One of Kansas City's crowning attractions, Liberty Memorial, was opened in this year. [Answers accepted +/- 5yrs]
When was 1926? [1921-1936]
400
The new Hillenmeyer logo, features a leaf from this type of tree. 
What is a Sycamore tree?
400
This was HeartLand's fifth platform acquisition.
Who is JML?
400
Some of their peer students from this HeartLand employee's college days might know them as the Hillbilly Barbie.
Who is Cyndi Peterson?
500
This is the name of the landscape company that Tanner Spross' father founded that ultimately merged into SRL.
What is Southwest Enviroscapes?
500
Ed Schatz owns a bar & grill in Palm Coast Florida that is known by this name.
What is The Brass Tap?
500
This world-famous novelist [b.1899 - d.1961] began his writing career as a reporter for the KC Star at the age of 17. [Hint: see portrait]
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
500
The 2023 National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. is a Norway Spruce that came from the Monongahela National Forest in this state.
What is a West Virginia?
500
HeartLand just completed Project da Vinci, exchanging financial sponsor SIP (Sterling Investment Partners), for PPC (Pritzker Private Capital).
In the prior transaction where HL sold from their initial sponsor, GRC, to SIP, that 'project' was named this.
Project Jayhawk!
500
This is first and last name of HeartLand's newest employee, whose favorite color is probably not Yellow.
Who is Laurey Wischropp?