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1
Which of the following statements is
not
true about Severin?
He was peed on by a tiger as a kid
He was chased by park rangers while he lived in Australia
He accidentially burned down his sister's children's tree house
He has a premium coffee machine at home
2
What would Patrick like to do once he retires?
Open a bagel shop
Write a novel
Circumnavigate the world in a sailboat
Build a vineyard in Southern France
3
What special body ability does Tilo have?
He can put his whole fist in his mouth
He can touch his nose with his tongue
He can rapidly wiggle his eyes side by side
He can sneeze with open eyes
4
Warm-Up 1: Which nationality is not (yet) represented at Verity?
Hungary
Romania
Greece
Germany
5
Christoph ocasionally sees himself popping up on Instagram as a model for advertising …
boxer shorts
ketchup
barista courses
sleeping bags
6
In which country was Craig born?
South Africa
United Kingdom
Canada
New Zealand
7
Which nickname was Markus (Hehn) given by his family?
Adonis
Daudu
Moppelchen
Munchkin
8
Bonus (double points): To date, our IID drones at client sites have covered a distance equivalent to Zurich => …
Warshaw
Rome
New York
Cairo
9
Who just recently became an owner of a sawmill for turning trees into lumber?
Alejandro
Matthias
Markus (Hehn)
Vasily
10
Which dance did our ex-Apple guy Nevin practice as a child?
Tap dancing
Ballet
Latvian folk dancing
Break dancing
11
What did Tim (Chang) built last summer in his backyard?
Tree House
Vegetable Bed
Greenhouse
Pond
12
In which wildlife documentary did Tomislav participate?
Discovery Channel's "Walking with Prehistoric Beasts" with green screens
Greenpeace's "Save the Dolphins" at Seaworld in San Diego
BBC's "Spy in the Wild" with a crocodile robot in Uganda
National Geographics' "Chasing Ice" with a submarine at the North Pole
13
Sandro is not only a private pilot but he is also musical. Which instrument did he use to play besides a Trumpet?
Harmonica
Ukulele
Nyckelharpa
Alphorn
14
Who can balance stuff on his nose?
Christian
Martin
Andras
Bob
15
Less than 1% of people are born with heterochromia. Who at Verity has two different eye colors?
Cavide
Jill
Stan
Alex
16
As a kid, Mihai used to play which instrument for 9 years and now he's into which extreme sports?
Piano & Ice Climbing
Drums & Motocrossing
Guitar & Free Diving
Violin & Paragliding
17
Who failed a grade in primary school and blamed poor hand-writing for it?
Pierre
Vlad
Luciano
Christina
18
Which license did Brian recently acquired?
Motorbike
Truck
Private Pilot
Sailing
19
What creative crafting hobby does Fabio love besides solving complex technical problems?
Oil Painting
Origami
Hand Lettering
Knitting
20
Which of the following statements is
not
true about Thomas (Wyss)?
He knows how to castrate street cats & make cat food from a butcher's meat
He is a hobby magician
He quit his hairdresser of 10 years because of a duckface pic on Whatsapp
He is a member of the Zombie Research Society
21
Warm-Up 3: Which of the following statements is
not
true?
Verity once used the Zurich Opera for a customer demo
Verity once shipped 300 drone batteries to Luca’s parents
Verity used to pay its employees directly from Markus Waibel’s bank account
Verity used to source components for Paramour drones on AliExpress
22
After practicing daily for 3 years, Xia made it …
… into the top 20 of the Chinese wine connoisseurs
… into the top 3 of his children's school parent planking challenge
… into the top 12 of the Italian Drone Champions League (drone racing)
… into the top 6 of the Ticinese fastest Pizza eating contest
23
Which of the following goals is true about Tim (Baker)?
He wants to direct a live event on Mars
He wants to fly a jet pack across skyscrapers
He wants to drive by air boat across an alligator infested swamp
He wants to build a personal exoskeleton
24
Who needed to dress up as a clown at his or her first job at IKEA (!)?
Jill
Maarten
Claire
Jaski
25
In which country has Pierre
not
yet lived?
Portugal
Canada
Hong Kong
Spain
26
Which was Tony's dearest pet?
Balu, the dog
Flecky, the guinea pig
Rira, the crow
Raffaello, the turtle
27
With which animal did Sasha have a conversation with?
Monkey
Elephant
Dog
Bird
28
What distance has Jaski recently covered with a self-sustained bike-packing ride to attend a friend's wedding?
Zurich - Engelberg
Zurich - Vienna
Zurich - Florence
Zurich - Barcelona
29
By which nickname did Samer go in his last job?
C3PO (Chief Power Plugs & Patches Officer)
Chief Happiness Officer
Chief Awesome Officer
Chief IT Ninja Officer
30
Why does Lino not have a driver's license?
During his childhood, his dear cat was run over by a car.
He suffers from a medical condition which doesn't allow him to drive
He believes in autonomous driving and thus sees no need to drive himself
He spent all his money to buy a guitar he fell in love with when he was 18
31
In which of the following countries was Christof (Baumann) born?
Costa Rica
Malaysia
New Zealand
Egypt
32
Warm-Up 2: One of Verity’s first investors is…
a space travel company owned by Jeff Bezos
a flying car company owned by Larry Page
a high-speed mass transportation company owned by Elon Musk
a VR company owned by Mark Zuckerberg
33
In which dwelling has Jen already lived?
With nomads in a Bedouin camp in Marokko
With indians in a Wigwam in Arizona
With families in a yurt in Mongolia
With inuits in an igloo in Northern Canada
34
Shruti loves linguistics and learning new languages. Which language does she
not
yet speak?
Telugu
Hebrew
Tamil
Malayalam
35
Tijmen is a master of …
Slacklining
Snowkiting
Airboarding
Wellie wanging
36
What once happened during a Lucie show with Maarten present?
A Lucie drone was planted as eater egg and flashed in Italian colors
The guitarist of Metallica played Baseball with a Lucie
He got cut once in the finger and once in the nose.
The ceiling came down mid show
37
In which American fast food chain did Stephan once work?
Mc Donald's
Starbucks
Domino's Pizza
Subway
38
Who's girlfriend was born on the exact same day (including year) as himself?
Steve
Tijmen
Thomas S.
Piotr
39
Thanks to which job during his studies, was Luca able to write the names of all the streets of the town on an empty map?
Waste collector
Pizza delivery guy
Taxi driver
Paper boy
40
Deborah grew up in Kenia and knows Swahili - how did she learn German when she moved to Switzerland?
By joining a speed dating Meetup group
By binge watching a teleshopping channel
By doing a confectionery internship at Sprüngli
By reading Papa Moll comics
41
Which of the following statements is
not
true about Tiago?
He has a rap-puppet show with a song that is played daily on radio
He has no ligaments at all in one knee
He used to have really long dreadlocks
His first car was a VW T1 Bulli
42
What talent does David have?
He's able to solve the Rubik's Cube in less than 30 secs
He can juggle flaming torches
He writes and produces songs
He can crush a watermelon between his thighs
43
A highlight for Sabine was winning Bronze at the Senior Olympics in Volleyball - which sports has she never played?
Basketball & Swimming
Judo & Soccer
Golf & Scuba Diving
Badminton & Tennis
44
What topic is Simon's personal blog about?
Dev Humor
Cake wrecks
Photography
Anti-bucket list
45
Who is one of Fai's favourite movie directors?
Martin Scorsese
Woody Allen
Wes Anderson
Sofia Coppola
46
What fear did Fede have to overcome for Verity?
Fear of public speaking - for a TEDx talk about drone shows
Fear of dogs - as so many Verity staff brought their dog into the office
Fear of heights - to crawl on a light bridge 15m high to flash Kedges
Fear of clowns - for a choreography with clowns in Cirque de Soleil
47
What was Stan's dream job as a child?
Fighter Jet Pilot
Firefighter
Famous Soccer Player
Lion Tamer
48
Who is the youngest (age) full-time employee at Verity?
Brian
Beni
Fai
Shruti
