Know your host?
What is Sahar's comfort movie?
A. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
B. The Devil Wears Prada
C. 10 Things I Hate About You
D. 13 Going On 30
What is How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?
This person had to retake their driver’s test because their first turn was into incoming traffic.
Who is Sean?
Axcelis Technologies works most closely with companies in which industry?
A) Advanced manufacturing and electronics
B) Consumer retail and e-commerce
C) Financial services
A) Advanced manufacturing and electronics
Which of the following is false about Sean?
A) Broke arm at age 4 jumping off a swivel chair
B) Competed nationally in taekwondo before college
C) Has eaten sea cucumber
B) Competed nationally in taekwondo before college
Quick Draw
The two players are given a simple object (e.g., cat, house, car), and they have 10 seconds to draw it on a whiteboard or piece of paper. We will send it in the #random slack and the first person to reply decides who the winner is.
Which country is Sahar traveling to this summer?
A. Argentina
B. Peru
C. Chile
D. Brazil
What is Peru?
This person has two stuffed animals named Poli the polar bear and Chunky the brown bear.
Who is Ethan?
Which of the following best describes what Axcelis sells?
A) Equipment used in the production of high-tech components
B) Software platforms for chip design and simulation
C) Fully assembled consumer electronic devices
A) Equipment used in the production of high-tech components
Which of the following is false about Sharon?
A) Alysa Liu is her family friend
B) She has double-jointed pinkies
C) She threw up after eating 4 hardboiled eggs
A) Alysa Liu is her family friend
Song Association
The host gives a word, and the two players must take turns singing or stating a lyric from a song that contains that word. The first player to get the song wins. The loser dances to the song that the winner sings.
What is FALSE about Sahar?
A. She's fallen down the stairs once a year for 7 years.
B. She did a rap battle with someone on the subway.
C. A Spiderman movie was shot in her neighborhood.
D. She was handed $20 from a celebrity.
What is "She did a rap battle with someone on the subway"?
This person gags at the smell of onions and garlic and submitted their Harvard application late.
Who is Karen?
Compared to larger competitors, Axcelis is best described as:
A) A vertically integrated company controlling most stages of manufacturing
B) A focused company with deep expertise in a specific step of production
C) A services-driven company focused on consulting and advisory
B) A focused company with deep expertise in a specific step of production
Which of the following is false about Karen?
A) Was investigated for a crime she didn’t commit
B) Chose a nude beach for senior ditch day
C) Told Dean Khurana she preferred MIT
C) Told Dean Khurana she preferred MIT
Alphabet Category Showdown
The host gives a category (e.g., animals, countries, movie titles), and the players take turns naming something in that category, starting with each consecutive letter of the alphabet. For example, if the category is "animals," it might go: "Alligator" – "Bear" – "Cat," and so on. The first player to miss a letter or hesitate loses.
How many steps did Sahar get in today? Closest guess wins!
Reveal!
This person can sing over 20 Disney songs by heart.
Who is Presley?
What is a realistic reason a customer might choose Axcelis over a larger competitor?
A) Strong performance in a specialized area combined with cost efficiency
B) Exclusive access to consumer-facing chip products
C) A broader global consulting network
A) Strong performance in a specialized area combined with cost efficiency
Which of the following is false about Andrew?
A) Broke into a UNESCO heritage site
B) Suplexed a pre-schooler
C) Is straight
C) Is straight
Motions
Players are given a motion and must creatively narrate different actions that correspond to that motion, competing to see who can come up with the most convincing or imaginative explanations.
How many hours and minutes have I been on my phone today? Closest guess wins!
Reveal!
This person posted slime-making videos in middle school and gained 7k followers.
Who is Charlene?
Which strategic move would most logically strengthen Axcelis’s long-term position?
A) Developing complementary software tools that enhance the value of its equipment
B) Expanding into direct-to-consumer electronics sales
C) Reducing product focus to diversify into unrelated industries
A) Developing complementary software tools that enhance the value of its equipment
Which of the following is false about Charlene Jiao?
A) Her hair is naturally wavy
B) She was a level 8 gymnast
C) She has never visited Europe
B) She was a level 8 gymnast
Rhyme Time Duel
The host gives a word, and the two players go head-to-head coming up with rhyming words, alternating back and forth. Each player has 3 seconds to respond. For example, if the word is "cat," the answers could be "bat," "hat," "mat," and so on. The first player to hesitate or repeat a word loses.