Viva Mexico
The Application Process
Portland Potpourri
SSPM Employee Handbook
International Art
100
This alcoholic beverage can only be made authentically in 5 regions of Mexico from native blue agave plants.
What is Tequila?
100
True or false: Prospects must tour all Sleep Sound homes before their rental application is completed, unless they currently live further than 1000 miles away from the property.
False
100
Portland is known for its abundance of this type of flower from Spring to Fall due to its ideal growing conditions. Portland has one of the largest International ___ Test Gardens in the United States.
What is a rose?
100
Sleep Sound's required amount of termination notice to comply with the policy in the Employee Handbook.
What is two weeks?
100
One of the most famous paintings in world history, Vincent Van Gogh painted this masterpiece while in an insane asylum.
What is Starry Night?
200
Mexican natives are believed to have been the first peoples to process this bean into chocolate for eating and drinking purposes over 4000 years ago.
What is the cacao bean?
200
This is the maximum allowed amount of pets in Sleep Sound rental homes according to the pet policy on our website.
What is 2?
200
Local Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Chiles competes at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR. Jordan Chiles is an athlete in this sport.
What is gymnastics?
200
Employees with 3-5 years of tenure at Sleep Sound get this many paid days off/PTO days (in addition to holidays) per year.
What is 15 days?
200
Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" hangs in this museum in Paris
What is The Louvre/La Louvre?
300
Mexico is home to one of the seven wonders of the world. The Chichen Itza temple was constructed by this native group of ancient civilization.
Who are the Maya/Mayans
300
Applicants are asked to provide this information prior to receiving a denial notification for a rental home they applied for in the city of Portland.
What is supplemental evidence?
300
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein created the cult classic comedy series "Portlandia" based on the occupants of the city of Portland. From 2002-2013, Armisen was a main writer and actor on this late night sketch comedy show.
What is Saturday Night Live?
300
Sleep Sound's Employee Handbook begins with a quote from this scholar and philosopher
Who is Aristotle?
300
The period in Picasso's art career that immediately followed the Blue Period.
What is the Rose Period?
400
65 million years ago, an asteroid hit this Mexican peninsula, which also borders Guatemala and Belize, and wiped out the dinosaurs.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
400
Outside of the city of Portland, you must have a credit score of 720 and monthly income equivalent to this amount in order to qualify as a cosigner.
What is 6x the monthly rent?
400
The creator of this longest running cartoon of all time grew up in Portland. Many characters and places in the show are named after Portland's streets and landmarks.
What is The Simpsons?
400
According to the employee handbook section on "Harassment", should report to this person/role first if you believe you are being harassed by another employee at Sleep Sound.
Who is your direct supervisor?
400
It is a popular misconception that this American female artist intended for her iconic floral watercolor paintings to represent female human anatomy (in fact, she was offended by the insinuation!)
Who is Georgia O' Keefe?
500
This bright and showy flower is believed to attract the souls of the dead to the ofrendas prepared for them during Mexico's annual Dia de los Muertos holiday.
What are marigolds (Spanish words calendula and cempasúchil also acceptable)
500
Sleep Sound's rental criteria names 12 prohibited dog breeds that will be denied by Petscreening. Name 5 of them.
Any 5 of the following accepted: Pit Bulls and Staffordshire Terriers, Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers, German Shepherd, Chows, Great Danes, Presa Canarios, Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, Wolf-hybrids
500
The amount of bridges that start and end in "Bridge City" (not counting the 3 bridges that connect Portland to Washington state across the Columbia River).
What is 12?
500
Gifts that Sleep Sound employees receive for work-related purposes over this amount of money (USD) cannot be accepted without approval by the Office Supervisor.
What is $100?
500
Common French term for new and unusual or experimental ideas or people, especially in the arts
What is Avante-Garde?