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100

What year did these 2 founders start Kingston Technology?

Who is David Sun and John Tu started Kingston in 1987

100

In Building K, this employee lives the farthest from the office.

Who is, Jackie

100

This three-letter acronym refers to the brain of a computer that processes instructions.

What is CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

100

In The Lion King, this phrase means "no worries."

What is Hakuna Matata?

100

In "Home Alone," where is the McCallister family going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris

200

For Kingston's USB line, what does DT Stand for?

DataTraveler

200

This person is a jetsetter.  He or she will travel across the world over a weekend and be back in the office first thing Monday morning.

Who is Cristina

200

RAM is a common computing acronym that stands for.

What is Random-access memory

200

This show stars Pedro Pascal as a smuggler protecting a young girl in a post-apocalyptic world.

What is The Last of Us?

200

In “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Grandma had been drinking too much of this festive holiday beverage.

Eggnog

300

Our very own Kingston founder, John Tu was featured in what movie starring Hilary Swank.

What is, The Freedom Writers

300

This employee once tracked down a delivery driver to intercept a package because they knew it wouldn’t arrive to their vendor on time.

Alisha 

300

The _______ is the user side of an application that displays information and allows users to interact with the program

What is Front end.

300

This musician, known for Blinding Lights, performed at the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Who is The Weeknd?

300

This plant, associated with Christmas, is known for its red and green leaves and was brought to the United States from Mexico.

What is the poinsettia?

400

Who acquired Kingston back in 1996 and sold it back in 1999?

SoftBank 


400

Name 3 building K employees who graduated from Cal State University of Fullerton.

Who is Calvin, Carley, Brian Roberts

400

This term describes a software flaw or defect that causes unexpected behavior.

What is a bug?

400

The longest-running primetime animated TV show in history is…

What is The Simpsons?

400

In Japan, this American fast-food chain has become a popular Christmas Eve tradition.

What is KFC?

500

In 2006, Kingston created their very own MP3 player with 1GB of memory. Name it and what its abbreviation stands for

K-PEX (Kingston Portable Entertainment eXperience)

500

This employee created the new Kingston tag-line, "Built on Commitment"

...

500

This software development methodology uses short, iterative cycles called "sprints" to deliver features quickly.

What is Agile?

500

This quote “Big gulps huh? We’ll see ya later!” Is from what movie


Dumb and Dumber

500

In the classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch’s heart grows this many sizes after he learns the true meaning of Christmas.

What is three?

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