Riddles
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
A.) Money
B.) Baby
C.) Music
D.) Hope
A.) Money
How Many times has Cary been engaged?
A.) One time
B.) Three times
C.) Never, they eloped
D.) Two times
D.) Two times
Which state is the true home of PPD?
A.) North Carolina
B.) Maryland
C.) South Carolina
D.) Delaware
B.) Maryland, in July 1985, Fred Eshelman founded PPD as a one man consulting firm in his home.
How many Sample Management hubs are on campus?
A.) 5
B.) 4
C.) 6
D.) 7
B.) 4
Only 4 hubs on campus!
The most snowfall ever recorded in one season in Wisconsin happened between 1996-97 in the town of Hurley, how many inches fell?
A.) 301"
B.) 187"
C.) 117"
D.) 295"
D.) 295 inches—almost 25 feet!
David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and ____?
A.) Pip
B.) Pop
C.) David
D.) Johnathan
C.) David
Cary was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
A.) He zoomed so fast on his scooter that he dodged all of the rain drops.
B.) Because he is bald.
C.) The rain avoided him.
D.) He used his work computer as an umbrella.
B.) Because he is bald.
In December of 2011, PPD is acquired by affiliates of The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Hellman & Friedman in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately-
A.) 4.2 billion
B.) 3.8 million
C.) 100 million
D.) 3.9 billion
D.) 3.9 billion
What is the condition for the letter M?
A.) 30/75 RH
B.) 5 C
C.) -20 C
D.) -70 C
D.) -70 C
In Watertown WI, what was the first class that took place that would shape the United States?
A.) The first kindergarten class
B.) The first yoga class
C.) The first swimming class
D.) The first cattle herding class
A.) The first kindergarten classes in the U.S. were held in Watertown in 1856 at the home of a German couple.
A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale, so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
A.) He had the boy write down his weight on a piece of paper and looked at it.
B.) He took measurements and did the math to determine the weight of the boy.
C.) He took a hidden scale out of his bag and had the boy stand on it.
D.) The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
D.) The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
Which country has Cary been to 3 times?
A.) Aruba
B.) Barbados
C.) Cuba
D.) Dominican Republic
A.) Aruba
How many countries does PPD have at least one location?
A.) 37
B.) 52
C.) 45
D.) 41
D.) 41
How many different conditions do we have total?
A.) 21
B.) 25
C.) 17
D.) 20
A.) 21
How many votes does Wisconsin have in the electoral college?
A.) 9
B.) 10
C.) 12
D.) 15
B.) 10 votes
You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed there are 2 dogs, 4 cats, a giraffe, 5 cows and a duck. There are also 3 chickens flying above the bed. How many legs are on the floor?
A.) Four legs
B.) Twenty-four legs
C.) Six legs
D.) Fifty legs
C.) Six legs
Where was Cary's first job?
A.) Menards
B.) McDonalds
C.) Blain's
D.) Burger King
B.) McDonald's
As of 2021, how many locations does PPD have?
A.) 96
B.) 102
C.) 87
D.) 123
A.) 96
What is the icon for the finding list on partner?
A.) A blue car.
B.) A green bug.
C.) A rainbow circle.
D.) A pair of binoculars.
B.) A green bug.
Why is the badger the state animal of Wisconsin?
A.) Because it was the first animal encountered by settlers.
B.) Because James Madison had a pet badger, who he named Bucky.
C.) Because of the miners who slept in the mines.
D.) Because the earth was rich with minerals that had to be dug out.
C.) Because of the miners who slept in the mines.
Which word is the odd one out: Seventy, Brawl, Clover, Proper, Carrot, Swing, Change, Travel, Sacred, Stone?
Carrot. When the first and last letters are removed from the other words, they still spell another word.
Who is Cary's celebrity look alike?
Mr. Clean
Winny Li is the senior director of which department for PPD?
The Treasury Department. In 2011, when Li established the treasury function, PPD had around 500 bank accounts and myriad banking relationships that affected the company’s ability to perform smooth treasury negotiations. Since the company formalized treasury, Li and her team have consolidated banking relationships and accounts, reducing the number of bank accounts to 260 and banking relationships to 40 instead of the previous 100+.
How many shelves are there in the retain room?
192
Which political party was founded in WI?
The Republican party was founded on March 20, 1854, at Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin