Christmas Fun Facts
TikTok and other social media platforms helped turn this Home Depot artificial Christmas tree with a royal title into a highly talked-about holiday decoration.
What is the Grand Duchess Christmas Tree?
These two entrepreneurs founded The Home Depot in 1978.
Who are Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank?
This common bathroom fixture controls water used to fill and flush the tank
What is a toilet fill valve?
PPE is intended to help reduce the potential for these
What are injuries?
This website is the primary place associates can go to learn about and manage their Home Depot benefits.
What is Live The Orange Life?
On Christmas Eve 2026, Home Depot stores have regular opening hours but close early at this time.
What is 5:00pm?
The first two Home Depot stores opened in 1979 in this Southern city.
What is Atlanta Georgia?
This sheet material is made by compressing wood strands with adhesives, and its initials contain three letters.
What is OSB (Oriented Strand Board)?
Associates should maintain this many points of contact when using a ladder.
What is three points of contact?
This benefit allows associates to put money aside for eligible healthcare expenses
What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?
This smart-home technology allows customers to customize certain The Home Depot Christmas trees, including the Grand Duchess, directly from their smartphones.
What is Hubspace?
In 1980, The Home Depot began regularly scheduled seminars teaching associates about this subject.
What is Product Knowledge?
Homeowners commonly use this material to fill small nail holes and minor imperfections in drywall before painting.
What is spackling compound?
Complete this safety question: “Is this action creating _____, or reducing it?
What is risk
This program provides exclusive associate discounts on items and services such as computers, mobile phone plans, and vacations.
What is Perks at Work/Associate Discounts?
For the 2026 holiday season, The Home Depot introduced an app-controlled animated Santa standing this tall.
What is 6.5 feet tall?
In 1990, The Home Depot achieved this major position in the U.S. home improvement industry.
What is becoming the largest home improvement retailer in the U.S.
This protective device is designed to detect certain dangerous electrical arcs that could contribute to a fire.
What is an AFCI, or Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter?
An associate spots a liquid spill in a busy aisle but cannot immediately clean it up. This should be their first priority.
What is secure the area to prevent someone from entering the hazard?
Associates can purchase Home Depot stock at this percentage discount through the associate stock benefit.
What is 15%?
For the first time in 2026, The Home Depot introduced this limited-edition holiday wearable, complete with orange apron pockets and tools and accessories for decorating.
What is the Home Depot Holiday Sweater?
In 2002, this organization was established to support The Home Depot's community-focused efforts.
What is The Home Depot Foundation/Team Depot?
This fertilizer package displays three numbers representing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. What are these numbers commonly called?
What is the N-P-K ratio?
A powered-equipment operator discovers something isn't functioning properly during their inspection. Doing this protects both the operator and nearby associates.
What is take the equipment out of service and report the defect?
Chris enrolls in life insurance because members of his household depend on his income. To help ensure any payable benefit reaches the intended person, Chris should review and update this designation.
What is the beneficiary designation?