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Pensions 101
History
100
OMERS members can securely access their pension information through this online account.
A. myOMERS
B. smartOMERS
C. OMERS Easy Web
A. myOMERS
100
Which large, hairy, humanlike creature (believed by some to exist) is illegal to kill in Skamania County, Washington?
Sasquatch, also called Bigfoot
100
Members in the OMERS plan are eligible to collect their pension how many years prior to their normal retirement age?
A. 15 years
B. 10 years
C. 3 years
B. 10 years
100
According to many historians, this began to serve as a Canadian symbol as early as 1700.
Maple Leaf
200
What is the age of the oldest member in the OMERS pension plan?
A. 121
B. 99
C. 106
C. 106
200
At what point during legal proceedings does a Canadian judge bang a gavel on the bench?
Never.
Canadian courts don't use gavels.
200
What does the OMERS acronym stand for?
A. Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
B. Ontario Management Employer Registered Savings
C. Ontario Marriage Engagement Registered Stocks
A. Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
200
The world's first underground railway opened in this city, which is also home to an OMERS main office.
London
300
This is the current size of the OMERS plan membership.
A. 546,000
B. 233,000
C. 678,000
A. 546,000
300
This type of pizza was created by Sam Panapoulos in Chatham, Ontario, in 1962.
Hawaiian Pizza
300
This additional program enables OMERS members to participate in the OMERS fund as an investment opportunity for their retirement savings.
A. ABC
B. CBE
C. AVC
C. AVC
Additional Voluntary Contributions
300
This famous children’s party game that doesn’t involve balls was an Olympic event from 1900-1920
A. Potato sack race
B. Ultimate Frisbee
C. Tug-of-war
C. Tug-of-War
400
Which of the following employers does not participate in the OMERS plan?
A. Children's Aid Society of Ottawa
B. City of Montreal
C. Rainbow District School Board
B. City of Montreal
400
In Switzerland what machine is not allowed to be run on Sundays?
Lawnmowers
400
How long is an OMERS eligible spouse entitled to receive a survivor's pension?
A. Lifetime
B. 15 years
C. 25 years
A. Lifetime
400
New York City is home to the Hudson Yards, which OMERS invested into in 2010. Which iconic New York structure was built in 1931?
Empire State Building
500
OMERS has over 1,000 participating employers who administer the OMERS plan using our E-Access platform. What is the animal used as our E-Access Mascot?
Puffin
500
The sale of chewing gum was illegal until 2004 in which country?
500
OMERS is a defined benefit pension plan. The pension formula takes into account what two factors?
A. Employee & Employer Contributions
B. Age & Credited Service (Years)
C. Credited Service (Years) & "Best 5" earnings
C.
Best five consecutive years of earnings (“best five earnings") and credited service in the OMERS Plan.
500
This is the year the OMERS Pension Plan was established.
A. January 1st 1990
B. April 18th 1962
C. July 1st 1952
B. April 18th 1962
