Around the World 2019
This city-state may be a financial hub, but its tropical climate and luxury hotels are a major draw for international tourists...14.67 million of them in 2019, to be exact.
What is Singapore
An annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1
What is Kwanzaa
In the movie Elf, starring Will Ferrell, name the larger-than-average character he portrays
What is an Uniterruptible Power Source
First identified in 1981, this virus destroys a person’s immune system, resulting in eventual death by diseases that the body would usually fight off. Those infected by the HIV virus encounter fever, headache, and enlarged lymph nodes upon infection.
What is AIDS
15.93 million people visited this city, which has been home to the tallest structure in the world since 2009.
What is Dubai
Observed for eight nights and days, this holiday is also known as the "The Festival of Lights"
What is Hanukkah
In Home Alone, this actor stars as an 8-year-old who foils a pair of clueless adult burglars.
Who is Macaulay Culkin
An important term in calculating real estate expenses, define RSF
First identified in 2003 after several months of cases, this disease is believed to have possibly started with bats, spread to cats and then to humans in China, followed by 26 other countries, infecting 8,096 people, with 774 deaths.
What is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
This city drew 19.09 visitors in 2019. It's no wonder, given that it's home to four World Heritage Sites, including the historic settlement in Greenwich where the Royal Observatory, Greenwich defines the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time.
What is London
An annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25
What is Christmas
Released in 1951, this film is based on a Charles Dickens classic novel.
A Christmas Carol
MSA, a term used in vendor management and contracts, stands for this
What is a Master Services Agreement
In the spring of 2009, a novel influenza A virus H1N1, commonly known as this, emerged. It was detected first in the United States and spread quickly across the United States and the world.
What is swine flu
19.1 million people visited this heavily-touristed city, which is also the terminal point for the Tour de France
What is Paris
This holiday is observed on January 7th of the Gregorian calendar
What is Coptic Christmas
What is Orthodox Christmas
1988's Die Hard stars Bruce Willis as this hero main character
Who is John McClane
Another important contract term, KPI stands for this
What is Key Performance Indicator
The most fatal pandemic in recorded history, this outbreak killed an estimated 75–200 million people in the 14th century
In 2019, 22.78 million people visited this capital city of the country formerly known as Siam.
What is Bangkok
This ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn was held on 17 December of the Julian calendar, and later expanded with festivities through to 23 December
What is Saturnalia
In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
What is Miracle on 34th Street
The BCM team sits within Facilities Management, and is tasked with the hefty responsibility of ensuring ongoing operations in the event of a crisis. What does BCM stand for?
Business Continuity Management
Lasting from February 1918 to April 1920, this pandemic infected 500 million people – about a third of the world's population at the time – in four successive waves.
What is the Spanish Flu