Hospitality & Tourism
Marketing
Basic DECA Knowledge
Finance
Pop Culture & Fun Facts
100

The process of a guest leaving the hotel and paying their bill

What is check out?

100

What is a slogan used for?

To make a brand memorable

100

What are the DECA colors?

blue, gold, and white

100

The index tracks the stock performance of 500 of the largest 500 of the largest U.S companies.

What is the S&P 500?

100

What is the most followed sport in the world?

Soccer

200

This term describes the number of rooms sold divided by the number of rooms available

What is occupancy rate?

200

The group of consumers that a company aims its products and services toward.

What is Target Market?

200

What does DECA stand for?

Distributive Education Clubs of America

200

Often the bottom line, this figure on an income statement represents a company's total revenue after all the expenses, taxes, and costs. 

What is net income?

200

What city does batman live in?

Gotham City

300

Name two factors that affect a destination's tourism seasonality

Weather, holidays, school schedules, events, etc. 

300

Advertising, Public Relations, and Personal Selling are all components of this Marketing Mix element.

What is Promotion?

300

Name the DECA event sectors?

Hospitality/Tourism, Marketing, Finance, Business Management, Entrepreneurship
300

This type of investment fund is noted for its high risk, high fees, and use of complex strategies like leverage and short selling, big for high investors.

What is a hedge fund?

300

What video platform became popular for short form, comedy, and lip sync videos before TikTok?

Vine

400

What is overbooking and why do hotels do it?

Selling more rooms than available and to avoid losing money from no shows

400

The name for all the activities involved in getting a product from the producer to the consumer.

What is Distribution? (or Place)

400

What is the name of DECA's international competition and what does it stand for?

ICDC, International Career Development Conference

400

A contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price by a specific date.

What is an option?

400

Which Canadian city is drake's hometown

Toronto 

500

What is dynamic pricing in the hospitality industry and why do hotels do it?

Adjusting room rates in real time based on demand, competition, season, and events. Hotels use it to maximize revenue and stay competitive.

500

The stage of the Product Life Cycle where sales are highest and competition is most intense.

What is the Maturity stage?

500

What are the four DECA guiding principles?

Academically Prepared, Community Oriented, Professionally Responsible, Experienced Leaders

500

This IRS form, which employers must send to employees by January 31st, reports an employee's total annual wages and the amount of tax withheld.

What is a W-2 form?

500

What is Rihanna’s real name?

Robyn Fenty