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100

Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? Ontario? 

A. Jimmy Kimmel

B. Mark Twain

C. Tom Cruise

D. Dr. Seuss

B. Mark Twain

100

What does the acronym OCB stand for? 

A. Organizational Control Board

B. Online Catalog Business

C. Old Country Buffet

D. Overload Circuit Breaker

B.  Online Catalog Business

100

The Hershey company, commonly known as Hershey, was founded in which US state? 

A. Ohio

B. California

C. Florida

D. Pennsylvania

D.  Pennsylvania

100

Who is one of the the founders of TI?

A. Bill Gates

B. Elon Musk

C. Mark Zuckerberg

D. Eugene McDermott

D.  Eugene McDermott is one of the founders, along with Erik Jonsson, Parick Haggerty, Cecil Howard Green

100

Each of a classic Rubik's cube six faces is covered by how many stickers?

A. Three

B. Six

C. Nine

D. Twelve

C. Nine

200

True or false:  Once you sit at a meal table, you should place your napkin on your lap? 

A. True

B. False

A.  True

200

TI represents approximately  X% of Digi-Key and Mouser's total business? 

A. 25%

B. 15%

C. 10%

D. 5%

C.  TI represents approximately 10% of Digi-Key and Mouser's total business

200

What type of pasta is commonly known as bow-tie pasta or butterfly pasta? 

A. Spaghetti

B. Farfalle

C. Macaroni

D. Penne

B.  Farfalle

200

How much revenue did TI generate in 2019

A. $1.2 trillion

B. $2 billion

C. $14 billion

D. $900 million

C. 14.38 billion USD (2019)



200

What phrase do you see?


Soup-purr-bowl-sun-day

Superbowl Sunday!

300

Animals without backbones are known as...

A. Mammals

B. Invertebrates

C. Insects

D. Vertebrates

B. Invertebrates

Invertebrates are insects (6 legs, antennae/wings, 2 compound eyes) - ants, butterflies, grasshoppers 

 Mammals are vertebrates.. (fur or hair, give live birth, mammary glands) - humans, whales, bats 



300

Which customer-facing tool enables customers and TIers to search multiple competitor parts, upload materials, confirm availability and pricing and make purchases on TI.com? 

A. AEM

B. Webench

C. OCB

D. BOM

D. BOM (Bill of Materials)

300

What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 

A. Tomatoes

B. Onions

C. Avocados

D. Jalapeno

C. Avocados

300

Which of these locations is not a TI location?

A. Japan 

B. Philippines

C. Australia

D. Mexico

C. Australia


300

1,024 gigabytes is equal to one what? 

A. Megabyte

B. Terabyte

C. Petabyte

D. Kilobyte

B. Terabyte

400

Solve the following equation:  (15*2-6)/4  

A. -15

B. 24

C. 6

D. 100

C. 6

Solution
15 *2 = 30

30-6 =24

24/4 = 6

400

Which of the following is NOT a TI store key benefit?

A. No minimum order quantity limits.

B. The only place to purchase pre-production devices before they are release to market

C. Tiers are allowed to receive reimbursement from TI for TI.com purchases

D. $6.99 standard shipping anywhere, every day





C.  Tiers are NOT allowed to receive reimbursement.  See infolink dated 27 Apr 2020

400

Which South American country is the world's largest producer of coffee?

A. Argentina

B. Brazil

C. Chile

D. Guyana

B. Brazil 

400

Which of the following are not a TI Fab location?

A. Houston

B. Miho

C. Richardson

D. Greenock

A. Houston

According to Manufacturers' News, Houston takes the top spot for industrial employment but TI does not have a factory there.

TI Fabs can be found in Dallas, Richardson and Sherman Texas; Freising, Germany; Greenock, Scotland, UK; Miho and Aizu, Japan; Chengdu, China

400

What was the top ranking box office hit in 2019? 

A. The Lion King

B. Captain Marvel

C. Avengers: Endgame

D. Frozen II

C.  Avengers: Endgame

The others are all the top 4 worldwide box office hits of 2019.

500

In Einstein's famous E=mc², what do the letters stand for?

A. E= energy, M=matter, C=speed of light

B. E=earth, M=moon, C=cloud

C. E=energy, M=mass, C=speed of light

D. E=electric, M=mass, C=cold

C. E=energy, M=mass, C= speed of light

500

The new TI store with samples and paid separated launched in? 

A. 2010

B. 2000

C. 2015

D. 2018

D.  2018

  • 2010 – eStore was redesigned using a new platform
  • 2018 – launch of new TI store with samples and paid separated
  • 2000 – Online sample IC program launched replacing physical room where orders received via phone, fax and email
  • 2015 – Paid search launched first TI store shipping promotion on Pi Day
500

What US nonprofit organization sells about 200 million boxes of cookies per year?

A. Boy Scouts of America

B. The Girl Scouts of the USA

C. Make-A-Wish Foundation

D. United Way

B. The Girl Scouts of the USA

500

How many employees does TI have?

A. 30K

B. 40K

C. 25K

D. 34K

A. 30K

500

Who won the NBA basketball championship in 2019?

A. Toronto Raptors

B. Golden State Warriors

C. Dallas Mavericks

D. Los Angeles Lakers


 

A.  The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in tight game last year and won their first-ever NBA Championship.

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