SkillsUSA Trivia
Financial Knowledge
Management/Leadership
Workplace Skills
Random Fun Trivia
100

What are the SkillsUSA Framework's three main components?

Personal Skills, Workplace Skills, Technical Skills grounded in academics. 

100

Why is starting to invest for retirement in your teens or early twenties such a powerful financial move?

You will likely have significantly more money due to a longer timeframe for compound growth.


Starting to invest in your teens or twenties gives your money decades more time to compound, turning smaller regular contributions into large sums by retirement age.

100

What is the popular 5-letter acronym used by managers and students to ensure their goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound?  

What is S.M.A.R.T

100

When a coworker is speaking, and you nod your head, make eye contact, and repeat back their main points in your own words to prove you understand, what type of listening are you practicing?

What is Active listening

100

Who was the second President of the United States?

Who is John Adams

200

What are the FMC and SkillsUSA Expectations

What is :

  • Participate in Activities we do
  • Contribute and share your Ideas
  • Support Team Members
  • Be Responsible & Reliable
  • Attend Scheduled Meetings
200

What is the standard recommendation for how many months' worth of essential living expenses you should save in an emergency fund?

3 - 6 months

Financial experts typically recommend keeping 3 to 6 months of necessary living costs in a liquid, accessible savings account for unexpected events.

200

What is the common name for the style of leadership where the leader's main goal is to help, support, and serve their team members so they can succeed, rather than just giving orders?

What is Servant leadership

200

Working without being told and finishing your tasks independently demonstrates what key trait?

Initiative (or being self-driven).

200

What is the largest living species of lizard?

What is Komodo Dragon

300

What communication skills are expected of you in FMC and SkillsUSA?

What is:

  • Reply or React to Emails
  • Respond to Messages Through MS Teams & Meetings
  • Share Challenges and Progress
  • Engage in Conversations
300

If FMC needed to raise $600 for an event. What would be the quickest, most efficient way to do that? 

What is Fund Raisers or Merch Sales

300

If a club leader runs a meeting and makes sure it starts on time, stays focused, and follows a strict written list of topics to cover, what is that list called?

What is An Agenda

300

What is it called when you show up to a meeting or shift a few minutes before it starts?

Punctuality (remember: in professional etiquette, "on time is late")

300

Who was inaugurated as US President in 2009?

Who is Barack Obama

400

What is SkillsUSA?

SkillsUSA is a student-led organization here at CAVA that hopes to help members elevate their workplace, personal, and technical skills and prepare them for their future careers! We offer a variety of experiences, from unique competitions to school-wide events to in-person conferences with other SkillsUSA Chapters throughout California!  

400

What would you do if the committee accidentally spent $500 over budget?

No correct answer team gets points depending on what I think of their answer and if it would be a good solution.

400

In a group project or student council setting, what is the term for a leadership style where the leader asks for opinions and input from everyone before making a final decision?

Democratic (or Participatory) leadership.

400

What term describes personal attributes like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving that are useful across any job?

Soft skills (also known as employability skills).

400

Which planet shares its name with a chemical element?

What is Mercury

500
What is FMC?

The Financial Management Committee is in charge of planning fun events and activities to help raise funds for other fun and educational events, materials, and potential scholarships!

500

When you get your first job, which IRS form do you fill out and give to your employer so they can calculate how much federal income tax to withhold from your pay?

What is Form W-4

When you start a new job, you fill out a W-4 so your employer knows how much federal income tax to withhold from your paycheck.

500

Why should You develop a professional résumé and practice my interview skills?

To save time and get the job you want instead of wasting time unemployed or in a dead-end job. 

To receive a salary at the upper end of the range for your position.

500

Which of the following states the five important components of a good goal?

What is Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-driven.

500

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Who is Michelangelo