BBY - the facts
Its fall ya'll
Happy Halloween
Movie Buffs
Gamer Nerds
200

We have done some awesome things over the years, and in 2004 Best Buy was named "company of the year" by this magazine

Forbes

200

What is the primary reason for leaves changing color in the fall?

Decreased Sunlight

200

This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween

Hiding from ghosts

200

This "Joker" received his first Oscar nomination for playing a Roman Emperor Commodus in Gladiator.

Joaquin Phoenix

200

This 2016 team based shooter won 2017s GOTY, and has since created a mass e-sports following that is known nationally.

Overwatch

400

Better then a drive in movie, this was a service that Best Buy offered to our customers in the late 1980s after home video revenue started to surpass ticket sales.

Video rentals


Yes...we tried to be blockbuster for a minute...

400

This Canadian city hosts the world's largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany.

Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

400

Halloween's origins can be traced back to the country

Ireland

400

This person did the actual drawing of Rose in Titanic

James Cameron

400

This was the first video game console. (Hint: It was released 5 years before the Atari 2600)

The Magnavox Odyssey

600

Our company survived many things, even a name change! What was the original name for our company before it was rebranded in 1983?

Sound of Music


600

This bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months.

Butterflies

600

The pumpkin wasn't the first choice for making Jack-O-Lanterns. Originally they were made out of this root vegetable. 

Turnips

600
This franchise is known as the most commercially successful horror franchise of all time.

Godzilla

600

This is the worlds current best selling game console at over 155 million units.

PlayStation 2

800

What are the names of the two men who founded the company in 1966?

Richard Schulze & James Wheeler

800
Who were the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?

The Egyptians

800

According to the first written record, children first used the phrase "trick or treat" on Halloween in this country

Right here in Canada!

800

This marvel character said "If we're going to win this fight, some of us might have to lose it" - Civil War

Hawkeye 

800

This band made more sales off of its Guitar Hero album then any of its actual recorded albums.

Arrowsmith


1000

If we include all our agents from across the globe, how many house calls do our Geeks make in approximately 1 year?

5 million house calls

1000
In colonial times, what were apples called?

Winter bananas or melt-in-the-mouths

1000

In 2004 the city of Los Angeles, California banned the sale and use of this party item on Halloween

Silly String

1000
'The Matrix' code came from recipes of this kind of food

Sushi 

1000

This was Mario's official name in the video game "Donkey Kong" before later transitioning to the now famous moniker.

Jumpman!!