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Music
Fellow Highgrounders
HG Snacks
City of Chicago
90s Kids
100
This Liverpool based group of four made waves with their long hair and hip shaking music. Their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show set "Them"-mania across the U.S.A.
Who are the Beatles?
100
He is an "almost scratch" golfer that finished 5th on the original season of the Golf Channel's "The Big Break".
Who is Mark "Moose" Farnham?
100
Back in the old office, this salty and smelly snack was often passed around by members of the inside sales team to help boost performance...much like Popeye and spinach.
What is Seaweed?
100
This famed ganster and leader of the Chicago Outfit made his fame from the distribution of illegal alcohol during Prohibition.
Who is Al Capone?
100
This children's game first appeared on the market in 1996 required you to pull-it, twist-it and pass-it to complete a turn.
What is Bop-it?
200
A snare, floor tom, hanging toms, and a bass are all variations of this instrument.
What are drums?
200
A member of Customer Success and a graduate of Indiana University, she danced competitively for 6 years... But not ballet! She was an Irish dancer! As if that wasn't enough, she met all of the cast of MTV's "The Jersey Shore". Not in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, but while on vacation in Florence, Italy.
Who is Trish Wilson?
200
This popular office snack is usually one of the first to run out, and is diet staple of 20X WWF and WCW wrestling champion, Macho Man Randy Savage.
What is the Beef Stick/Slim Jim?
200
The year in which the Great Chicago Fire killed up to 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of Chicago, Illinois, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless
What is 1871?
200
Penned by the famed R.L. Stine this children's book series included such classics as 'Monster Blood II' and 'Why I'm Afraid of Bees'
What is Goosebumps?
300
Famous for so many film scores, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and the first two Jurassic Park films and so much more, he also penned the ominous "duh-nuh. Duh-nuh" associated with everyone's favorite film shark in "Jaws".
Who is John Williams?
300
He's one of six children and he likes to watch skateboard videos on YouTube. This University of Dayton Flyer is on our inside sales team.
Who is Dan Dunlap?
300
Having nearly sent numerous HighGrounders to the hospital with burnt esophagus' and stomachs, this hot sauce is clearly the king of the jungle...plastic box on top of the freezer.
What is Blairs 6AM?
300
Ranking the third tallest in Chicago, this building, finished in 1973 stands at 1,136 feet.
What is the Aon Center?
300
This star-studded cast included Dennis Haskins and Elizabeth Berkley and the characters could be found hanging out at The Maxx after class.
What is Save By the Bell?
400
When the lead singer passed away from an overdose in 1996 with the band's noteriety continuing to rise, the band continued to play under a new name. According to a manager of the band, Jason Westfall, "Just like Nirvana, (THE BAND) died when Brad died."
Who is Sublime?
400
She's on the inside sales team and her first concert was at Summer Jam 1995 and included acts like Biggie Smalls, Naughty by Nature, and Brandy. She attended Michigan State, which makes sense because her favorite color is green.
Who is Brittiney Jones?
400
Back in 2014, this snack found itself at the center of controversy when fellow HighGrounders continuously placed it under/around the desk of a member of our sales team.
What is the Almond?
400
The stars of this iconic Chicago symbol represents the four major events in its history the Fire of 1871, World's Columbian Exposition, Century of Progress and Fort Dearborn.
What is the City of Chicago Flag?
400
In this film a young boy Preston creates a fake millionaire named after a classic piece 90s technology to cash in on lucky opportunity after getting his bike run over by a shady character.
What is Blank Check?
500
Termites have been found to eat wood at twice their normal rate when "listening" to *this* kind of music. Scientists believe it is not due to the head banging involved, but rather due to the vibrations in the wood, helping split the fibers a bit easier.
What is Heavy Metal?
500
A software engineer by day, but an author and founder for InnoArchiTech at night. He's a Bears fan, isn't allergic to anything, has a bachelors degree in Geology, and a Masters in GeoPhysics.
Who is Alex Castrounis?
500
When VP of Sales, Charlie Greubel, is having a bad day or in an emergency, he can be saved by feeding him this childhood snack.
What is the Welch's Fruit Snack?
500
Named after the restaurateur who originally built this Chicago landmark on the north-side of the city in April of 1914. With an initial construction cost of $250,000 this structure now houses the Chicago Cubs and currently goes by the name of Wrigley Field.
What is Weeghman Park?
500
This character who appeared in the first season Boy Meets World was noted for being very intelligent, was Mr. Feeny's choice to attend the geography bee in "Killer Bee" and had been planning his wedding with Topanga since 1st grade.
Who is Stuart Minkus?