BLUE Crew
The Extra Mile
NRD: IYKYK
Name That Throwback
Absolutely Useless Knowledge
100

These four words make up the acronym BLUE.

What are Bold, Lead, Unite, and Elevate?

100

This is the official theme of Customer Service Week 2026.

What is The Extra Mile?

100

These three letters commonly stand for “standard operating procedure.”

What is an SOP?

100

This 1977 sci-fi movie introduced audiences to the Death Star and the Rebel Alliance.

What is Star Wars?

100

This mythical creature is the national animal of Scotland.

What is a unicorn?

200

This BLUE Cultural Marker is described as “We Lead by Taking _____.”

What is ownership?

200

On this day of the workweek, employees are encouraged to wear BLUE for teamwork, appreciation, and ADT pride.

What is Thursday?

200

After testing different voices for Sierra, this voice officially replaced Jade.

Who is Gordon?

200

This colorful 3-D puzzle became an obsession in the 1980s, with nine colored squares on each of its six faces.

What is a Rubik's Cube?

200

This name is given to the small plastic or metal tip at the end of a shoelace.

What is an aglet?

300

Teamwork, collaboration, and inclusivity are central to this BLUE Cultural Marker.

What is Unite?

300

Vacation shirts, sunglasses, hats, cameras, and travel accessories belong to this CSW daily theme.

What is Road Trip Tourist?

300

Planned and unplanned are the two major types of these operational events tracked and analyzed by the team.

What are incidents?

300

This cable channel launched in 1981 and opened with "Video Killed the Radio Star."

What is MTV?

300

A group of these pink birds is called a “flamboyance.”

What are flamingos?

400

“We _____ to serve a great purpose” is the Cultural Marker connected with celebrating wins and supporting one another’s growth.

What is Elevate?

400

Racing-inspired gear, checkered patterns, athletic wear, and jerseys belong to this Monday theme.

What is Ready, Set, Go?

400

When an operational issue affects multiple departments, NRD helps keep stakeholders informed through accurate and timely versions of these.

What are updates or communications?

400

In Back to the Future, the DeLorean must reach this speed to travel through time.

What is 88 mph?

400

Unlike strawberries, this curved yellow fruit is botanically classified as a berry.

What is a banana?

500

Creativity, innovation, adaptability, critical thinking, and risk-taking are capabilities associated with this BLUE Cultural Marker.

What is Bold?

500

This Friday theme invites employees to take a victory lap by wearing a shirt representing a personal, team, school, race, or walking milestone.

What is Going the Distance?

500

This NRD activity sounds simple, but involves actually calling into supported departments to make sure the customer experience and routing are working as expected.

What is testing the lines/IVR?

500

Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and this orange ghost pursued Pac-Man through the original arcade maze.

Who is Clyde?

500

On this planet, one day is longer than one year.

What is Venus?