Our Team
Today marks whose 20th anniversary with NM?
Shirley Bigelow
Where is Northwestern Mutual headquartered?
Milwaukee, WI
How many weeks is a typical sprint used in Scrum?
2 weeks
Which IS NOT a Summer Olympic Sport?
a. Archery
b. Surfing
c. Rowing
d. Disc Golf
d. Disc Golf
In the TV series The Office, Dunder Mifflin is located in what city and state?
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Several members partaking in the Office Olympics live in different states other than WI. Name 3 of these states?
Minnesota
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
Who is NM's CEO?
John Schlifske
True or False
Story points are based off of the amount of time you think it will take you to finish a story.
False
The beds in the Olympic Village were the talking point all over social media the first week of the Olympics.
What sustainable material were they made out of?
a. Cardboard
b. Cork
c. Bamboo
a. Cardboard
The war for Southern independence was fought in which country from 1861–65.
a. Argentina
b. United States
c. China
d. Korea
b. United States
3 Test Engineers
1 Intern
True or False
Northwestern Mutual was founded in 1867.
False.
Northwestern Mutual was founded in 1857
True or False
Daily Stand Ups are status update meetings for the Scrum Master to gauge if the team is being productive.
False
Which country was banned from competing at the Olympics due to a doping scheme?
a. Germany
b. Vietnam
c. Russia
d. Trick question! All of the above!
c. Russia
What was the first animated Disney Film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Several weeks back, Joselyn polled the teams,
"Who is your favorite Superhero?"
What was the most common answer?
a. Iron Man
b. Batman
c. Spiderman
c. Spiderman
a. $300 Billion
b. $800 Million
c. $100 Billion
d. $500
a. $300 Billion
Which is not a Value of the Agile Manifesto?
a. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
b. Working product over comprehensive documentation
c. Development changes over contract negotiation
d. Responding to change over following a plan
c. Development changes over contract negotiation
correct value is:
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
At the 2020 Tokyo Games, Gymnast Sunisa Lee made history by becoming the first Asian American to win the Artistic Gymnastics All Around Title. What ethnicity is she?
Hmong
In empty space, it travels about 186,282 miles per second.
a. Sound
b. Light
c. Speed
d. Gunfire
b. Light
Who invented Filter Fridays?
Shirley!
In 2015, NM bought which financial planning company?
LearnVest
What does the INVEST Criteria stand for?
INVEST is an acronym used as a reminder on how to write good user stories.
No partial credit!
I: Invest
N: Negotiable
V: Valuable
E: Estimable
S: Small
T: Testable
Hidilyn Diaz made history, winning the Philippines' first gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Which Sport did she partake in to win Gold?
Weightlifting
Finish the Lyrics & Who sings this song?
"Smooth like ______, like a criminal undercover
Gon' pop like trouble breaking into your heart like that"
Butter
BTS