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100

UNCOMN was formerly known by this name.

What is Aegis Strategies (LLC)?

100

This annual college football playoff system replaced the BCS in 2014 and now features 12 teams as of 2024.

What is the College Football Playoff (CFP)?

100

This pop star's "Eras Tour" became the highest-grossing concert tour in history.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

This river, the longest in the world, flows through 11 countries in northeastern Africa.

What is the Nile?

100

This streaming show about a South Korean survival game became Netflix's most-watched series ever when it debuted in 2021.

What is Squid Games?

200

UNCOMN was founded in this year.

What is 2011?

200

This St. Louis-born baseball legend hit his 700th career home run in 2021 as a member of the Dodgers.

Who is Albert Pujols?

200

Beyoncé made history at the 2024 Grammys by winning this record-breaking total number of career Grammy awards.

What is 32?

200

This U.S. state has more miles of coastline than any other, largely due to its thousands of islands.

What is Alaska?

200

This movie holds the all-time global box office record, earning over $2.9 billion worldwide, and was re-released in 2023.

What is Avatar?

300

Jason Carter's end-of-meeting challenge to his staff is always this three-word phrase.

What is "go be awesome"?

300

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, this American gymnast became the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history.

Who is Simone Biles?

300

This Fleetwood Mac album, released in 1977, remains one of the best-selling albums of all time and includes the hit "Go Your Own Way."

What is Rumours?

300

This tiny European nation — smaller than New York's Central Park — is the world's smallest country by both area and population.

What is Vatican City?

300

This Chicago-area actor played Michael Scott in "The Office" and also co-founded the improv comedy website Funny or Die.

Who is Steve Carell?

400

This UNCOMN value describes their love of tackling complex, difficult problems.

What is "Loving the Problem"?

400

This city hosted both the Summer Olympics AND the World Series champion in the same year — 1904.

What is St. Louis?

400

This musician, known for "Purple Rain," was born and raised in Minneapolis and refused to ever leave his hometown despite worldwide fame.

Who is Prince?

400

This country contains more natural freshwater than any other on Earth, holding roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water in a single lake.

What is Russia? (Lake Baikal)

400

This 1994 film features a character who famously said "Life is like a box of chocolates" and has a ping pong scene, a Vietnam War story, AND a shrimping business.

What is Forrest Gump?

500

Name all five of UNCOMN's core company values.

What are: Prioritize People, Love the Problem, Be More/Do More, Celebrate Uncommon Genius, and Cultivate Beauty?

500

This NBA player has won the most championship rings in league history, with 11 total — all with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.

Who is Bill Russell?

500

This iconic music festival held annually in Manchester, Tennessee celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022 and is known for its "That Tent" stage featuring emerging artists.

What is Bonnaroo?

500

This landlocked country is completely surrounded by just two others — South Africa and Mozambique.

What is Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)?

500

This actress has portrayed the same Marvel superhero in 9 films since 2010, more appearances than any other female character in the MCU.

Scarlett Johansson? (Black Widow)