After the events of this 2001 film, the titular energy company changed its slogan to "It's laughter we're after"
What is Monsters, Inc?
100
No matter what creator Steve Wilhite says, I fall on the hard-G side of the pronunciation debate for this animated file format
What is a GIF?
100
... this designer who creates or compiles high-quality audio assets for interactive media projects
What is Sound Designer?
100
This company is used for its color order system, but probably best known for their chaotic choices for Color of the Year: 2025 is Mocha Mousse
What is Pantone?
100
a ceremonial leader with no real power
What is a fig-urehead?
200
This currently airing Apple TV show centers around Lumon Industries, building enough lore to even have 2 historical logos
What is Severance?
200
The sometimes omitted E in image format JPEG stands for this word which means "authority", fitting since JPEG is named for the Group that created them in 1992
What is Expert?
200
...this designer, who uses the language of fashion to help express aspects of a play or opera's setting, mood, and characters
What is Costume Designer?
200
Named for the clay found in the creek behind the founder's home, this software company remains the gold standard for designer resume requirements
What is Adobe?
200
a carved miniature
what is a fig-urine?
300
The shrimp business (now a real restaurant chain!) was a borrowed dream for this titular character to commemorate his late best friend
Who is Forrest Gump?
300
The K in CMYK stands for this, contrary to popular belief
What is Key?
300
... this designer, who creates cues and plots to illuminate performers, focus an audience's eyes, support a narrative, and trigger emotions
What is Lighting Designer?
300
This niche prototyping tool developed by Facebook shares its name with a Japanese craft technique
What is Origami (Studio)?
300
a phrase like "life-or-death" to describe the code breaking right before Peak
what is a fig-ure of speech?
400
The Buy n Large megacorp first appeared in this 2008 film about its creation, before cameoing in other Pixar films and shorts
What is WALL-E?
400
The web currently exists on this numerical iteration of HTML and will never go higher, since W3C now goes by the "HTML Living Standard"
What is (HTML) 5?
400
...this designer, who masters facsimile and reproduction to create the artificial environment in which a stage, television, or film performance takes place
What is Scenic Designer?
also acceptable: production designer, stage designer, set designer
400
This user research tool best known for its website heatmaps translates to "tarro caliente" en español
What is Hotjar?
400
to put forth a determined effort
what is fig-ht?
500
Probably hoping to avoid a lawsuit, Oceanic was the fictional airline responsible for this 2004 show's inciting crash
What is Lost?
500
Don't mock using this 3-letter acronym for stand-in images and text, if lorem ipsum isn't obvious enough
What is FPO (for placement only)?
500
...this artist, who devises and records the everyday sounds heard in films, television shows, and video games
What is Foley Artist?
500
The founders might've lost $20B on their blocked acquisition, but at least Figma just celebrated this anniversary — maybe they'll gift each other the traditional pottery, or leather if they feel modern?
What is 9(th)?
500
a genus of chiefly herbaceous often fetid plants of the snapdragon family