UPS Jeopardy SHOWDOWN!

Education Assistance

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UPS History

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100

What are the two Education assistance programs that UPS offers after High School?

A. School to Work and Metro College

B. Earn & Learn and School to work

C. Metro college and Earn & Learn

C. Earn & Learn and Metro College

100

Do we have a nurse on property?

A. Yes

B. No

A. Yes

100

How much money did Jim Casey, the founder of UPS, have to start the company?

A. $100

B. $500

C. $1,500

D. $10,000

A. $100

100

Which one of the following is not an entry level job?

A. Unloading aircraft containers from a plane

B. Loading packages onto an aircraft container

C. Using a forklift to move heavy freight parcels

D. Unloading packages from a semi-truck

C. Using a forklift to move heavy freight parcels

100

Which one of these is larger?

A. Louisville International Airport

B. UPS WorldPort

200

How much money does Earn & Learn give you for school in a lifetime?

A. $52,500

B. $25,000

C. As much as you need to finish school.

D. $5,250

B. $25,000

200

Which department handles payroll?

A. Employee Relations

B. Finance/Accounting

C. Legal

D. Operation Management

B. Finance/Accounting

200

Where was UPS founded?

A. Manhattan, New York

B. Seattle, Washington

C. Louisville, Kentucky

D. San Diego, California

B. Seattle, Washington

200

What is the starting pay in March and how much will it go up to in two years?

A. $12.50 to $14.50

B. $10.60 to $13.00

C. $13.00 to $15.00

D. $15.00 to $18.35

C. $13.00 to $15.00

200

How often do we land an aircraft on alternating runways?

A. every 90 seconds

B. every three minutes

C. every 10 minutes

D. every 30 minutes

A. every 90 seconds

300

Which one of these is NOT a component of the Metro College program?

A: 100% Tuition Paid

B. Choose from many shifts

C. $500 semester bonuses + Milestone bonuses

D. $65/class for books an software

B. Choose from many shifts

300

What department did Casandra get promoted into?

A. Human Resources

B. Recruiting

C. Training

D. Interviewing

C. Training

300

UPS was founded on August 28th of what year?

A. 1907

B. 1926

C. 1956

D. 1968

A. 1907

300

How much does UPS match for your 401K?

A. 1%

B. 2%

C. 3%

D. 4%

C. 3%

300

How many gallons of fuel does UPS use every 5-7 business days?

A. 1 million gallons

B. 1.5 million gallons

C. 2 million gallons

D. 2.5 million gallons

400

What GPA do you need to be able to participate in the School to Work Program?

A. 2.0

B. 2.5

C. 3.0

D. 3.5

A. 2.0

400

How much do starting supervisors currently make?

A. $13.00

B. $10.60

C. $15. 35

D. $18.45

400

What year was the UPS airline founded?

A. 1988

B. 1974

C. 1992

D. 1998

A. 1988

400

What do the ramp employees do?

A. Move the packages from the ramp to the unload positions.

B. Load and unload containers from the aircrafts.

C. Drive a tug to transport containers to the aircrafts to be loaded.

D. Sends signals to the pilot to park the aircraft.

B. Load and unload containers from the aircrafts.

400

How much did it cost (approximately) to build WorldPort?

A. 100 million dollars

B. 500 million dollars

C. 1 billion dollars

D. 2 billion dollars

$2,061,311,979

500

What is Jordan Marcum’s total benefit from the Metro College program?

A. $40, 983

B. $20, 537

C. $30, 923

D. $60, 353

500

What department should a person studying Journalism apply for?

A. Public Relations

B. Strategic Communications

C. Sales

D. Community Relations

B. Strategic Communications

500

What was the very first name UPS had?

A. American Messenger Company

B. United Parcel Service

C. Merchants Parcel Delivery

D. United Postal Service

A. American Messenger Company

500

Which one of these will UPS free insurance cover?

A. Mother

B. Grandfather

C. Husband

D. Sister

C. Husband

500

Why is WorldPort, the largest automated package handling facility in the world and the center point of UPS’s worldwide air network located in Louisville?

A. It was cheaper to build WorldPort in Louisville.

B. There was an abundance of potential employees for the hub that would need over 10,000 employees.

C. UPS is right in the center of the World which made it the perfect place to ship internationally.

D. The Louisville International airport offered to let us use their runways.

C. UPS is right in the center of the World which made it the perfect place to ship internationally.