Synergy, Suffering & Slide Decks
Band Names & Bad Hair
Tyrants, Tantrums & Terrible Optics
Curses, Superstitions, & Suspicious Grandmothers
The Gospel According to Steve
100

This Outlook feature has accidentally informed entire companies that Kevin thinks Karen's presentation "looks like it was made by a toddler."

What is "Reply All?"

100

This Canadian band gave us Photograph and proved that frosted tips can, in fact, sell 50 million albums.

Who is Nickleback?

100

This French emperor invaded Russia with roughly half a million men and returned with considerably fewer, proving that "winter is coming" was useful advice long before HBO.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

100

This animal crossing your path is considered unlucky, despite the poor thing having no idea it has been assigned an entire public-relations crisis.

What is a black cat?

100

According to Steve, this is (apparently) the ideal number of red flags to ignore before deciding she's "probably just busy."

What is zero?

200

This office phrase is asked at the end of a presentation and is immediately followed by 20 seconds of silence while everyone waits for literally anyone else to answer.

What is "Any questions?"

200

This band proved that if your makeup is bold enough, nobody asks why you're breathing fire in platform boots.

Who is KISS?

200

This Soviet dictator became so committed to deleting enemies from photographs that he was essentially using Photoshop before computers existed.

Who is Joseph Stalin?

200

In many cultures, this household item should not be gifted without a coin in return, lest the relationship be "cut," which is a lot of pressure for cutlery.

What is a knife?


300

This office criminal schedules a meeting for 4:30pm on Friday with the subject line, "Quick Chat."

Who is your manager?

300

This Irish rock band still hasn't found what they're looking for, despite searching since 1987 and having access to Google for most of that time.

Who is U2?

300

This Roman ruler crossed the Rubicon, became dictator for life, and then attended one final staff meeting with extremely poor security.

Who is Julius Caesar?

300

This body part itching is said to mean money is coming or going, depending on which grandmother is running the financial forecast.

What is the palm?

400

This phrase means someone has absolutely no intention of doing what they just agreed to.

What is "I'll look into it?"

400

This band gave us I Write Sins Not Tragedies then built an entire career around eyeliner, punctuation, and wedding receptions going horribly wrong.

Who is Panic! at the Disco?

400

This Mongol conqueror built one of history's largest empires through cavalry, terror, and a customer-service model based entirely on surrender.

Who is Genghis Khan?

400

This bird is often associated with death, omens, and the general feeling that grandma knows something she is not telling you.

What is a raven?

500

This company somehow made "Can you see my screen?" the unofficial anthem of 2020 ... and into 2026.

What is Zoom / Teams?

500

This Canadian band wore shorts large enough to house a family of four, and made urban skateboarding feel mildly dangerous.

Who is Sum 41?

500

This Italian dictator loved uniforms, balconies, dramatic poses, and the belief that facial expressions counted as foreign policy.

Who is Benito Mussolini?

500

This object is hung above doorways for luck, preferably with the open end facing upward so the luck does not apparently leak onto the carpet.

What is a horseshoe?