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How Well Do You Know Your Teammates?
100

What year was Olsson founded?

1956

100

Famous line from this movie... "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner."

Dirty Dancing

100

What year did the Royals win their first World Series?

Bonus Point (50): Who did the Royals beat?

1985

Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals

100

Per KCN standards, who should review all contracts and reports before going out the door?

YOUR TEAM COORDINATOR!! 

100

Where is the Fantasy Football trophy kept & who is the most recent winner?

Witzke Desk & Cory Wilson

200

Name the 3 Kansas City Northland offices we've had?

Riverside
Briarcliff
Burlington

200

In “Say Anything,” what song does John Cusack play loudly from his boom box outside of Ione Skye’s house?

In Your Eyes

200

What Did Patrick and Brittany Mahomes name their most recent child?

Patrick "Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III 

200

What does the abbreviation NFPA stand for?

National Fire Protection Association

200

How many times has John Erpelding seen Metallica live?

13

300

Name the female Olsson Executive Team Member?

Melissa Newton

300

Famous line from this movie.... "Show me the Money!"

Bonus Point (50): What year did this movie come out?

Jerry McGuire


1996

300

How many Super Bowls have the Chiefs played and how many have they won? 

Bonus Point (50): What years did they win?

1.   I - 1967
2. IV - 1970 (Won)
3. LIV - 2020 (Won)
4. LV - 2021
3. LVII - 2023 (Won)

300

According to Olsson Emergentics, overall, how do Northland Civil Engineers think? Name the top category?

Hint: Analytical, Structural, Conceptual, Social

Structural

300

Whose spouse has run the Berlin marathon?

Tim Danner

400

Name 1 of the 8 Olsson Tenets?

1. We exist for employees, first and foremost

2. Our employees put our clients' needs first

3. Decision-making related to clients and projects stays in the hands of those closest to our clients

4. We hire high-performing individuals and endeavor to ensure employees are in the right roles to use their tenets

5. We believe in a culture of safety, both physical and psychological, to ensure a positive experience for all

6. As our clients and their needs evolve, so do we

7. We expect results from our employees and our firm

8. We invest in our people, in their well-being, and technology to better serve our clients and to ensure connectedness with each other

400

Who played a 'Ghost' in the movie Ghost?

Patrick Swayze

400

What sport is best known as the "King of Sports"?

Football aka Soccer

400

Name 3 of the main branches of Civil Engineering?

1. Structural Engineering
2. Environmental Engineering
3. Geotechnical Engineering
4. Transportation Engineering
5. Water Resource Engineering
6. Surveying
7. Construction Engineering
8. Municipal Engineering

400

Who won the 2023 cornhole tournament?

Cory Wilson & Nick Heiser

500

How Many Name Changes has Olsson had over the years, not including subsidiaries?

Bonus Points: 100 points for each correct name.

1. John E. Olsson Professional Engineering
2. Clark, Enersen, Olsson, Burroughs & Thomsen
3. John E. Olsson & Associates, Inc.
4. Olsson Associates, Inc.
5. Olsson, Inc.

500

The Princess Bride is based on a book by what author?

William Goldman

500

What football franchise has won the most Super Bowls?

Bonus Point (50): How many wins?

Pittsburg Steelers and New England Patriots

6

500

Name a recent notable Project that both General Civil and MEP collaborated on in the Northland?

Central Banking Sporting Complex

500

How many pairs of sneakers does Greg own?

67