UBC in 2024
Team 1 vs Team 2! UBC Rec champions this annual 9-week steps (and physical activity count) challenge from February in which we participated as a team
Walk for Joy
Her fans are called this as she concluded her Eras Tour in Vancouver this month
Swifties
This actor played the Grinch in the 2000 live-action movie Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Jim Carrey
What type of interview question is this? "This job involves dealing with difficult customers. Think of a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer and tell me what you did?"
Behavioural
You can watch this Christopher Nolan's award-winning film on Amazon Prime
Oppenheimer
How many JR's did the HR Team process this year?
184
Thousands gathered in Manhattan for this celebrity's look-a-like contest where unfortunately, he/she doesn't win despite showing up to this very event
Timothée Chalamet
In Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas,” song, what does she say she won’t even wish for?
Snow
Earlier this year, we worked on our VPFO HR values. Provide 3 of the 6 values we've identified.
Courage, Trust, Accountability, Collaboration, Compassion, Growth Mindset
It's not a hill to climb because as of December 1, 2024, this show is the most watched series on Netflix with over 1.7 billion views
Wednesday
Our EFAP provider moved from TELUS Health to this effective November 2024
Greenshield Health
HINT: You can't sleep? Then yes it's because of this song that's defined 2024 (according to the Internet)
Espresso
Enjoy a Bratwurst and mulled wine in one of their Christmas markers! This country is credited to have started the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century
Germany
The four pillars of an investigation are these
Fairness, Thoroughness, Timeliness & Confidentiality
This Disney+ show won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as setting a new record as most awarded single season of television in Emmy History
Shogun
Rugby
If Oxford chose "brain rot" as the 2024 Word of the Year, Cambridge went with this word that originally meant "to show something clearly" (looking at you, Gen Z's)
Manifest
This well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965
Jingle Bells
According to UBC HR website, how many employee groups does UBC have?
13
In HBO's House of the Dragon, this House ruled the Seven Kingdoms during the show's run, and were also known to be dragonriders
House Targaryen
This 98-year-old artifice tied to UBC's history was moved from its original location to a temporary home as part of the Lower Mall Student Housing Redevelopment Project
Old Fire Hall
This sport made its first and last appearance at the Olympics this 2024 Paris Olympics.
Breakdancing
In The Nutcracker, the Prima Ballerina dances this during Act 2 which is called Dance of the what?
Sugar Plum Fairy
What hustle? We're coasting here! This newly coined term from 2022 means doing the bare minimum to get the job done
Quiet quitting
What Netflix show in 2024 triggered resentencing hearing for the individuals the show was based on?
The Menendez Brothers