February Feud: Who's the Smartest?

Company History

100

^{In what year was the IRS formally established?}

1862

200

^{In what year IRS Officially begin offering electronic filling (e-file) as an option for tax returns?}

1990

300

^{The IRS launched a new online platform in 2022 to provide taxpayers with an easy way to access their tax information and track their filling status. What’s this platform called?}  

IRS2GO

400

^{What was the top income tax rate in the U.S during World War I?}

^{A. 25 percent}  

^{B. 33 percent} 

^{C. 77 percent} 

^{D. 50 percent}

C. 77 percent 

^{- The revenue Act of 1918 raised the top income tax rate to 77% to help fund the war.} 

^{- Before World war I, the top tax rate was only 7%.} 

Fun Facts

100

^{Which fast-food chain was the first to introduce a drive-thru window?}

^{A) McDonalds}

^{B) Wendy's}

^{C) In-N-Out}

^{D) Burger King}

Wendy’s

- It introduced the first modern drive-thru in 1970.

200

^{Which is the only continent with no active volcanoes?}

^{A) Africa}

^{B) Antarctica}

^{C) Europe}

^{D) Australia}

D) Australia

300

^{How often does the international Space Station (ISS) orbit the Earth?}

^{A. Every 30 minutes} 

^{B. Every 60 minutes} 

^{C. Every 90 minutes} 

^{D. Every 120 minutes}

C. Every 90 minutes 

400

^{What is the only letter that does NOT appear in any U.S. State Name?} 

^{a) X} 

^{b) Q}

^{c) Z}

^{d) J}

B) Q  

Data & Analytics

100

^{What is the primary purpose of using data aggregation in a visualization?} 

^{_{A) To reduce the size of the dataset for faster analysis}}

_{^{B) To summarize data for easier interpretation
C) To filter out irrelevant data points
D) To create complex relationships between datasets}}

_{B) To summarize data for easier interpretation}
    

200

^{You’re analyzing onboarding times by department. Which metric provides the most meaningful comparison if departments have vastly different numbers of hires?
 _{a) Median
 b) Average
 c) Total
 d) Weighted average}}

_{d) Weighted average}

300

^{You are tasked with creating a dashboard to analyze fallout reasons in the hiring process across regions. To effectively communicate insights, which combination of metrics and visualizations would be most effective?
 _{a) Total fallout by region in a bar chart
 b) Percentage of fallout reasons by region in a stacked bar chart
 c) Total fallout reasons by month in a line chart
 d) A table listing fallout reasons and counts}}

_{B) Percentage of fallout reasons by region in a stacked bar chart}

400

 You’re presenting onboarding success rates and want to identify areas for improvement. The data includes department names, onboarding times, and success percentages. What combination of analyses and visualizations ensures actionable insights? (400)
 
      a) Use a scatter plot to compare onboarding times and success rates, segmented by department
     b) Create a pie chart of success percentages by department
     c) Calculate averages for onboarding times and display them in a bar chart
     d) Show a table with onboarding times and success rates for each department

 

 You’re presenting onboarding success rates and want to identify areas for improvement. The data includes department names, onboarding times, and success percentages. What combination of analyses and visualizations ensures actionable insights? (400)
 
      a) Use a scatter plot to compare onboarding times and success rates, segmented by department
     b) Create a pie chart of success percentages by department
     c) Calculate averages for onboarding times and display them in a bar chart
     d) Show a table with onboarding times and success rates for each department

Math Is Fun

100

^{What is the mean of 23, 45, 67, 34, 54?}

44.6

^{-  Sum all and then divide by total count}

200

^{If you write out every whole number from 1 to 99, how many times does the digit “9” appear?}

19 times

300

A linear regression model predicts onboarding time (Y) based on number of hires (X). If the equation is y=2x+5, what is the predicted onboarding time for 10 hires?

a) 25 days

b) 22 Days 

c) 30 Days 

d) 20 Days

a) 25 days

y=(2(10)+5 ) = 20+5 = 25 Days

400

You are analyzing a hiring dataset and notice that the onboarding time varies based on the type of hire:  

^{- Internal Hires: Average time = 10 days} 

^{- External Hires: Average time = 20 days} 

^{70% of hires are internal, and 30% are external.}  

What is the expected average onboarding time for all Hires?  

a) 15 days 

b) 13 days 

c) 16 days 

d) 18 days 

b) 13 days

_{Internal 0.7 x 10 = 7} 

_{External 0.3 x 20 = 6}

_{7+6= 13}

Mind benders

100

^{I have hands but no fingers, I show time but never move. What am I?}

A Calendar!

200

^{What common English word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?}

Shorter!

300

^{A man stands on one side of a river. His dog stands on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without using a bridge or a boat. How is this possible?}

 The river was frozen :) 

400

A woman points to a man in a photograph and says: 

“I am the only daughter of this man’s mother.”

Who is the man in the photograph?

Her brother :)