V-Day
Lovers & Acquisitions
(MSF)Tools for Love
Loving Locations
100

What ancient European civilization with its rolling hills and pantheon of gods was responsible for the origins of Valentine's Day?

What is Ancient Rome?

100

Microsoft's acquisition of this company was its largest ever at ~$69B and may involve FRPs in this room working on its integration at some point.

What is Activision-Blizzard-King?

100

You could use this Microsoft tool to draft a love letter to your Valentine's Day crush.

What is Microsoft Word?

100

One of EMEA's HQ cities, also known as the most romantic city in the world.

What is Paris

200

This Christian martyr was executed for secretly marrying couples in Ancient Rome and eventually had a festival named after him.

Who is Saint Valentine?

200

This $26B acquisition in 2016 provides the perfect platform for professionals to brag and brave (or foolish) singles to shoot their shot in coffee chat form.

What is LinkedIn?

200

You could automate a love letter to your partner with this nifty Power technology.

What is Power Automate?

200

Open AI was founded in this romantic, economically powerful city.

What is San Francisco?

300

In Roman mythology, which goddess is often associated with roses and love?

Who is Venus?

300

This software development company continues to operate independently despite its financials being reported as part of the Intelligent Cloud segment following its acquisition.

What is GitHub?

300

You can build apps, automate workflows, and create dashboards using this low code, no code toolset.

What is Power Platform?

300

In 2022, Microsoft inked a deal to build a new datacenter in this country, one of two that celebrates Friend's Day on February 14th instead of Valentine's Day.

What is Finland?

400

Cupid, the harbinger of love, god of desire, son of Aphrodite, has this name in Greek mythology?

What is Eros?

400

This webmail service was acquired in 1997 for $500M, bringing 9 million members to Microsoft Network. 

What is Hotmail?

400

Microsoft's tool for allocating all operating expenses and revenue adjustments.

What is Alfred?

400

Microsoft opened a beautiful Italian HQ here in 2017, a 3-hour bus-ride away from Venice, one of the world's most romantic cities.

What is Milan?

500
Valentine's Day has its roots in this ancient Roman festival marking the beginning of spring.

What is Lupercalia?

500

This $20B Microsoft acquisition's name can also be described as "a subtle difference in meaning":

What is Nuance?
500
This MSFT tool would allow you to build your lover a chatbot to answer any work (or love) related questions they might have.

What is Power Virtual Agents?

500

ChatGPT denotes this city as the 4th most romantic in the world, citing the Charles Bridge as one of its love-inducing spots.

What is Prague?

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