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Nordstrom at 125
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Just for Fun
100

In the January performance highlights shared to WFM Leadership Team, WFM “handled ______ total

What is 444K?

100

Nordstrom began in 1901 as a single ______ store in Seattle.

What is a shoe store?

100

This actor portrayed the title character across all eight Harry Potter films (2001–2011).

Who is Daniel Radcliffe?

100

BAU is short for ________.

What is Business As Usual?

100

This phrase shows up in Anniversary comms to emphasize how important the event is: “It’s a ________.”

What is BIG DEAL?

200

In that same update, agents handled ______ contacts.

What is 325,815?

200

Nordstrom's iconic first location at ________ and Pike Street in Seattle. 

What is Fourth Avenue?

200

In Titanic (1997), ________ played Jack Dawson.

Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?

200

LOA means ________.

What is Leave of Absence?

200

Results for the Annual 2026 Shift Bid were published on Friday, ________.

What is February 13?

300

The team “successfully closed ______ tasks” in the same January highlights.

What is 13,548?

300

In 1973 strategic move that expanded value customers without diluting the brand was ________.

What is Nordstrom Rack?

300

The catchphrase “I’ll be back” became famous from The Terminator (1984) and is associated with this actor.

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

300

VTO stands for ________.

What is Voluntary Time Off?

300

New schedules take effect on Sunday, ________ for all CARE groups.

What is March 1?

400

The update states WFM reached a milestone of ______% service level.

What is 80.4%?

400

The 1963 acquisition fundamentally changed Nordstrom’s business model.

What is Best’s Apparel?

400

Britannica lists that this actress portrayed Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) across eight MCU films.

Who is Scarlett Johansson?

400

In the same list, HOOP stands for ________.

What is Hours of Operation?

400

The “prize announcement” script in Nordstrom_125_Trivia.docx says the winning table earns bragging rights — and a prize worthy of 125 years of ________ and ________.

What are style and service?

500

The message notes “January demand finished _____% over plan” (also 15% above revised forecast and 18% higher than last year).

What is 16%?

500

The event that helped fund the original store was the ________ Gold Rush.

What is the Klondike Gold Rush? 

500

A real Jeopardy! movie clue cited by Stacker: “The blonde preferred in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.’”

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

500

This acronym stands for Workforce Management.

What is WFM?

500

The Jeopardy rule everyone forgets five minutes in: answers must be in the form of a ________.

What is a question?