The Company Files
Spooky Season
Back in the Day
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Everything is BIGGER in Texas
100

What year was WES founded?

1949

100

What candy is known for its 3 colors and triangular shape?

Candy Corn

100

What was the name of the purple dinosaur featured in children's television?

Barney

100

How many hearts does an octopus have?

3

100
What Texas city is home to the alamo?

San Antonio

200

What industry does WES operate in?

Electrical Distribution

200

Which horror movie features the character Ghost Face?

Scream

200

What music format came before CDs became mainstream?

cassette tapes

200
What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?

bat

200

What iconic Texas food is traditionally slow cooked over wood or smoke?

BBQ

300

What family founded WES?

The Rutlands

300

What is the name of the town where Hocus Pocus takes place?

Salem

300

What social media site was famous for letting you rank your top 8 friends?

MySpace

300

Which planet is famous for rotating on its side?

Uranus

300

What is the official state mammal of Texas?

armadillo

400

What system is used by employees for HR tasks, payroll information, and timekeeping?

Paycom

400

What is a group of witches called?

Coven

400

What handheld digital pet was the first to require feeding and cleaning?

Tamagotchi

400

What is the dot over a lowercase "i" or "j" called?

tittle

400

In what year did Texas officially become a US state?

1845

500

Name one of our 5 Company Values

Agility, Unity, Innovation, Service, Drive

500

What vegetable was originally carved into jack-o-lanterns before pumpkins became popular?

turnip

500

What year did the first iPhone launch?

2007

500

True or False? Bananas are botanically berries.

True (because they develop from a single flower with a single ovary and contain three distinct fleshy layers: an outer skin (exocarp), a fleshy middle (mesocarp), and an inner layer around the tiny seeds (endocarp))

500

What city in Texas is known as the birthplace of Juneteenth?

Galveston