FedEx History
June 18, 1971
What are the official colors of the state of Louisiana?
Blue, White and Gold
At the onset of the pandemic Netflix released a miniseries on a real life zoo keeper that was watched over 34 million times in it's first 10 days.
Tiger King
Which ocean is off the California coast?
The Pacific
What is the minimum billable weight for a customer to get a quote on the Great Rates Hotline for an International shipment?
10lbs
RPS - January 1998
In New Orleans, what is the strip of ground between two sides of a divided road called?
Neutral Ground
This invasive insect was spotted for the first time stateside, in May, when they invaded Washington state. Measuring up to two inches, the insect can wipe out entire bee colonies within hours.
Asian giant hornet commonly referred to as "Murder Hornets"
What is the largest state in America?
Alaska
What is the 2020 Minimum Charge for Ground and Home Delivery?
$8.23
What 3 acquisitions did FedEx make in order to create FedEx Freight?
Viking Freight - 1998
American Freightways - 2001
Watkins Motor Lines - 2006
What Olympic Games did Baton Rouge host in 1983?
Special Olympics
This country unintentionally shot down a passenger jet in it's own country.
Iran
What is the oldest active ballpark in MLB?
Fenway Park
This tool provides an estimated customer revenue impact of the most recent FedEx Express, Freight, Ground, Home Delivery (FHD), and SmartPost General Rate Increases (GRIs) and related Surcharge Changes at the account and territory levels.
Customer Impact Analyzer Tool (CIA)
What city did Federal Express originally try and build its HUB in before moving it's Headquarters to Memphis, TN?
Little Rock, AR
This soft drink company was originally founded in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1890 before relocating to Biloxi, MS. Their featured soft drink was created with ingredients from the bark of the sassafras tree.
Barq's Root Beer
This NBA star, commonly referred to as the Black Mamba, died in a helicopter crash.
What is the highest-grossing film of all time without taking inflation into account?
Avengers: Endgame
The Returns Special Pricing Program will allow customers to return a package between 1-10lbs for what flat rate price?
$8.23*
*Does not include surcharges.
FedEx didn’t start life as a courier company servicing as it does today. What was Fred Smith's original idea for Federal Express?
Pick up and deliver checks for the Federal Reserve bank.
"The business plan crafted by founder Fred Smith in 1971, was that FedEx would be a company which would pick up checks from the 12 Federal Reserve banks in the United States, fly them to a central hub and then deliver the checks to the federal reserve member banks the next day."
A bend in the Mississippi River where Frenchman Jean-Baptiste bluffed an experienced English Captain, in 1699, into turning around and retreating to their Caribbean Colonies is known as?
English Turn
Name the winner of the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
COVID-19 cancelled the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
What was Google’s original name?
Backrub
A fee that is charged to cover the customs clearance service (brokerage) for FedEx International Ground Brokerage Inclusive shipment.
FedEx International Ground Clearance Entry Fee (CEF)