2020 Hot Topics
A common household item that sold out in stores during the start of COVID-19
What is toilet paper?
What is a cat filter?
The year that Northrop Aircraft bought Grumman Aerospace and became Northrop Grumman
When is 1994?
CEO that stepped down from a major online shopping company to focus on another STEM company
Who is Jeff Bezos?
A popular social media platform that was almost banned and labeled a national security threat
What is TikTok?
The insects that invaded Washington and were capable of wiping out entire bee colonies
What are Murder Hornets?
An embarrassing wardrobe mishap common during WFH ZOOM meetings
What is not wearing pants?
A tool/benefit that helps NG employees pay for further education and classes
What is EdAssist?
The NASA rover that launched in July 2020 and successfully landed on Mars in February 2021
What is Perseverance?
A baked good that became a TikTok trend in early 2020
What is banana bread?
A popular documentary that showed the sale of a certain exotic pet for around $2,000
What is Tiger King?
A new "co-worker" that commonly interrupts virtual meetings
Who are children?
An AS web took that has internal NGAS job listings
What is POST?
A 2020 Air Force $13 Billion contract for New Nuclear Missile System awarded to Northrop Grumman
What is ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?
A coffee inspired drink that took over social media in 2020
What is dalgona coffee?
A popular conspiracy that the government confirmed existed due to a surge in sightings
What are UFOs?
A popular social after work event that is now held virtually
What is Happy Hour?
The book by the founder of IT Cosmetics that WEconnect Book Club just finished reading
What is Believe IT!?
The satellites SpaceX has been launching into orbit to prepare for a future satellite internet constellation
What is Starlink?
The actor that started up a YouTube series after lockdown called Some Good News
Who is John Krasinski?
The first A-list celebrity to go viral for getting COVID-19
Who is Tom Hanks?
The ergonomic rule that says for every 20 minutes spent looking at a computer screen, one should spend 20 seconds looking at something 20 ft. away
What is the 20/20/20 rule?
An NG chart that shows the expectations and typical years of experience for different engineering levels
What is the CJCS Leveling Chart?
A lead scientist at the National Institute of Health that helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett?
A drink popularized after a video of Doggface skating went viral
What is Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice?