McGrew Trivia
We currently have this many employees with the title "Instructor".
What is 8. (Jonathan, Ron, Bobby, Erik, Nick, Brookman, Guy & Mickey.
The largest natural forest is on this continent.
What is the Amazon Rainforest in South America (2.3 Million Square Miles)
This word was used to describe the wild behavior of people during a full moon.
What is a "Lunatic"
This 1994 film used a on a play on words, relying on a name sounding similar to a legal term, which means "a specific need, right or duty".
What is the Santa Clause
This is John's dog's name.
What is Riker.
On average we see these many new customers successfully complete a class each month. (Within 25)
What is 240. (acceptable answer is 215-265)
The "Teddy Bear" was given its first name after a US President refused to shoot a bear on a hunting trip.
Who is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
Charles Moncky created a tool that was mispronounced and is now known by this name. If you throw this term into the mix, it describes an unexpected problem.
What is a Monkey Wrench.
Thanks to our highly qualified range staff, to date, we have successfully prevented this injury seen in "A Christmas Story"
What is "Shooting your eye out".
John's middle name is this.
What is Winston.
McGrew & Associates was founded in this year.
What is 1996
(Rounded to the nearest thousand) At the equator, the earth is this many miles in circumference.
BONUS: Measured from Pole to Pole, is the earth larger, smaller or the same circumference.
What is 24,901 Miles.
BONUS: Smaller (24,860 Miles pole-to-pole)
During World War II, if a Fighter Pilot used all of their ammunition, they were said to have "given them the whole" this length.
What is "Give them the whole 9 yards"
This film inspired a number of sequels and is widely debated if it qualifies as a Christmas movie, depicting a lone New York Police officer in Los Angeles fighting thieves with "a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho"
What is Die Hard.
John has been in the security industry for this many years.
What is 21 years.
John has worked at McGrew & Associates for this amount of time.
What is 12 years.
In midevil days, the gates to castles were guarded during the day and locked at night. The recipient of this award was able to come and go freely to the city as a trusted friend to the city residents.
What is a "key to the city"
This self-describing word is the combination of the Greek words "oxus", meaning sharp and "moros", meaning dull.
What is an oxymoron.
This 9000 square foot "home" in the Chicago suburbs was featured in this 1990 film recently became available for rent on AirBNB, and was later sold for over $5 Million.
What is Home Alone.
John holds these many BSIS Licenses.
What is 9.
(Guard Card, Firearms Permit, Baton Permit, Proprietary Private Security Officer, Baton Training Instructor, Firearms Training Instructor, Baton Training Facility Manager, Firearms Training Facility Manager, BSIS Principal Manager)
Our average expenses so far in 2024 is this much each month. (rounded to the nearest thousand)
What is $33,000 per month
Adjusted for inflation, this is the highest grossing film of all time.
What is Gone With the Wind (1939) @ $1,850,581,586
In gold mining days, when miners had to use the restroom, they did so on top of a large wooden box built onto a mining cart. As a prank, another miner would sneak up remove this item, used as a wheel chock, sending the "occupied" miner on an unscheduled ride down the unlit tracks. This prank was described with this phrase.
What is "yanking my chain"
According to Buddy the Elf, these are the 4 major food groups.
What are Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corn, and Syrup
Name one kind of non-traditional pet John has raised.
What is a snake, gecko, anole, chameleon or poison dart frog.