American History & Geography
Seasonal
OIS Part 2
Wordplay
Music
200

Mount St Helens erupted in this year

When is 1980

200

This movie is about a man-child who loves Christmas so much he eats spaghetti with maple syrup.

What is Elf

200

OIS started in this building…

What is HSB

200

What four letter word can be a man’s name, part of a duck or a proposed law?

What is bill

200

This Mariah Carey hit, released in 1994, remains a modern Christmas classic.

Who is Mariah Carey

400

This U.S. state is so big that if it were a country, it would be the 39th largest in the world—bigger than France, but with fewer baguettes.

What is Texas

400

In "Home Alone," Kevin McCallister sets up elaborate traps to stop these two bumbling burglars from breaking into his house.

Who are Harry and Marv, the Wet Bandits

400

This type of information is required to be stored in a locked room

What is CJIS

400

This type of puzzle asks you to rearrange letters to form a new word or phrase, like turning 'listen' into 'silent.'

What is an anagram

400

This rapper and actor reminded us to 'Stop, collaborate, and listen.'

Who is Vanilla Ice

600

This stretch of highway from Illinois to California is known as the ‘Main Street of America’—and as the road trip that inspired a thousand flat tires.

What is Route 66

600

This song’s lyrics include a wish for 'figgy pudding' and a demand not to leave until they get some.

What is We Wish You a Merry Christmas

600

How many manager positions are in the OIS executive team?

What is 18

600

What word did Vice President Dan Quayle attempt to correct the spelling of when visiting local elementary schools?

What is potato

600

This legendary guitarist played a version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock in 1969, cementing his place in music history.

Who is Jimi Hendrix

800

In this state, it’s illegal to hunt whales—despite the fact that it doesn’t even have a coastline.

What is Utah

800

This country is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees in the 16th century.

What is Germany

800

Name the last 4 Business Operations IT Directors, including the current

Kathryn Nagle-Wilk, Nancy McIntyre, Tammy Krone, Melissa Gloor

800

What two digit number has the most syllables in it when you say it out loud?

What is 77

800

This group spiced up our lives in the 90s with hits like Wannabe and 2 Become 1.

Who are The Spice Girls

1000

This president’s inaugural speech promised Americans ‘a chicken in every pot,’ proving that campaigning on food is always a winning strategy.

Who is Herbert Hoover

1000

This ancient civilization created hot chocolate

Who are the Mayans

1000

This is the only word in the English language that ends with 'mt.'

What is dreamt

1000

This band’s name was inspired by the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings, referencing Frodo's journey.

Who is Led Zeppelin