JFF All-Staff Trivia

Question 1

Which country won the first World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Uruguay

Question 2

Which planet has the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 3

ARTS & CULTURE: What does the acronym "SMH" stand for?

Accepted Answer

shaking my head

Question 4

What year did the Oakland office open and how many staff now work there?

Accepted Answer

2015, 13

Question 5

What was the first non-english language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?

Accepted Answer

Parasite

Question 6

In a deck of cards, who is the only king without a moustache?

Accepted Answer

King of Diamonds

Question 7

How long is the gestation period of a hippopotamus?

Accepted Answer

8 months

Question 8

Which novel takes place mostly in the fictional Overlook Hotel?

Accepted Answer

The Shining

Question 9

How many full time employees does JFF CURRENTLY have?

Accepted Answer

149

Question 10

Who has made smoothies for the following famous people: Kelsey Grammar, George Stephanopoulos, and Kelis?

Accepted Answer

Leah Moschella

Question 11

Which JFFer can speak 5 languages?

Accepted Answer

Mamadou Ndiaye

Question 12

SPORTS: Which coach came off the bench to play for his team in the Stanley Cup finals?

Accepted Answer

Lester Patrick

Question 13

Who was the CEO of JFF prior to Maria Flynn

Accepted Answer

Marlene Seltzer

Question 14

Which two JFFers had the same soccer coach?

Accepted Answer

Taylor Maag and Jill Moriello

Question 15

What is the little dot above a lowercase "i" or "j" called?

Accepted Answer

tittle

Question 16

When was diet coke invented?

Accepted Answer

1982

Question 17

Which NBA player scored 100 points on March 2, 1962?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 18

What is the biggest selling music single of all time and who is the artist?

Accepted Answer

Candle in the Wind, Elton John

Question 19

Which JFFer's first job was at a zoo?

Accepted Answer

Lexi Barrett

Question 20

US HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY: Which US President served the shortest term due to dying from simple colds?

Accepted Answer

William Henry Harrison

Question 21

In 1916, who was the first female to be elected to Congress and from what state?

Accepted Answer

Jeanette Rankin, MT

Question 22

Which company or foundation gave us our largest grant this year?

Accepted Answer

Walmart

Question 23

JFF HISTORY: What year was JFF founded?

Accepted Answer

1983

Question 24

What is the best-selling novel of all time?

Accepted Answer

Don Quixote

Question 25

Which of the following states does NOT border the Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Iowa

Question 26

Which team won three Super Bowls in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Cowboys

Question 27

Who is the most decorated American female gymnast in World Championships history, with a total of 14 medals?

Accepted Answer

Simone Biles

Question 28

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Accepted Answer

Congress of Racial Equity (CORE)

Question 29

Which poison do apple seeds contain?

Accepted Answer

Cyanide

Question 30

Which is the longest river in the US?

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 31

Which JFFer has a “cult club” (a book club about cults)?

Accepted Answer

Grace Ausick

Question 32

JFF STAFF TRIVIA: Which current staff member is JFF's longest full-time employee?

Accepted Answer

Mindy Martin

Question 33

How many JFF staff members currently have babies under the age of 1?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 34

Who was the first US President to appear on television?

Accepted Answer

FDR

Question 35

Michael Jackson's Thriller was produced by which iconic music producer

Accepted Answer

Quincy Jones

Question 36

The Wimbledon tennis tournament is played on what kind of surface?

Accepted Answer

Grass

Question 37

Who was the first major league baseball pitcher to pitch over 100 mph?

Accepted Answer

Nolan Ryan

Question 38

Through which national park does the continental divide NOT pass?

Accepted Answer

Yosemite National Park

Question 39

MISCELLANEOUS: Which car company advertises its cars as being "the ultimate driving machine"?

Accepted Answer

BMW

Question 40

Whose art style became known as Surrealism?

Accepted Answer

Salvador Dali

Question 41

When was the DC office founded and who was the first JFF staff member there that is still employed today?

Accepted Answer

2008, Lucretia Murphy

Question 42

Which movie kicked off the Star Wars saga and what year was it released?

Accepted Answer

A New Hope, 1977

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