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Unusual Hotel Staff Positions — Daily trivia Sunday, March 8, 2026: questions and answers

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  1. Q 01What is the Peabody Memphis employee who leads five mallards to the lobby fountain each day called?

    • AGoose Wrangler
    • BFowl Concierge
    • CDuckmaster
    • DAvian Butler
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    Duckmaster

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    Duckmaster. Every day at 11 a.m. the ducks ride the elevator down and march along a red carpet to Sousa's King Cotton March.

  2. Q 02The Benjamin hotel's Sleep Concierge helps New York guests choose from a menu of what?

    • AMattresses
    • BWhite noise machines
    • CPillows
    • DWeighted blankets
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    Pillows

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    Pillows. The Benjamin's menu offers 10 choices, from buckwheat and water-filled pillows to a five-foot body cushion.

  3. Q 03What is the job title of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz specialists who guide mineral tastings?

    • ASalt Sommelier
    • BHoney Sommelier
    • CTea Sommelier
    • DWater Sommelier
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    Water Sommelier

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    Water Sommelier. The Swiss resort is built around an ancient Alpine spring, so its tastings treat mineral waters the way a wine flight treats vintages.

  4. Q 04Which hotel chain's 'Guppy Love' program lent guests a goldfish for their room?

    • AKimpton Hotels
    • BFour Seasons
    • CMarriott
    • DHilton
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    Kimpton Hotels

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    Kimpton Hotels. Guppy Love delivered live goldfish to rooms on request until 2018, when Kimpton ended it after talks with PETA.

  5. Q 05What service did Holiday Inn trial in the UK, with fleece-suited staff climbing into guests' beds before bedtime?

    • AMattress testing
    • BHuman bed warming
    • CSleep quality assessment
    • DSheet smoothing service
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    Human bed warming

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    Human bed warming. A Holiday Inn spokeswoman likened the 2010 UK trial to having a giant hot water bottle in your bed.

  6. Q 06What staff title does Fairmont Hotels give the employee who manages its rooftop honeybees?

    • AHoney Sommelier
    • BBee Butler
    • CPollination Director
    • DHive Concierge
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    Bee Butler

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    Bee Butler. At the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, the Bee Butler tends the rooftop hives and leads guests on apiary tours.

  7. Q 07At Ireland's Ashford Castle, a white-gloved butler delivers what toy on a silver tray to young guests?

    • ALEGO sets
    • BTeddy bears
    • CJigsaw puzzles
    • DBoard games
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    LEGO sets

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    Ashford Castle offers a LEGO Butler service where children can choose from a menu of LEGO sets, which a uniformed butler then delivers on a silver tray, along with apple juice and a personalized cookie.

  8. Q 08At the Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel, a Fish Valet helps guests with what specific service?

    • ASetting up in-room saltwater aquariums
    • BFreezing anglers' catch overnight for the flight home
    • CArranging sushi-grade seafood deliveries
    • DFeeding the ornamental koi kept in the lobby atrium pond
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    Freezing anglers' catch overnight for the flight home

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    Freezing anglers' catch overnight for the flight home: guests' fish is checked in to a 575-cubic-foot freezer until checkout.

  9. Q 09What does the Sarong Concierge at The Ritz-Carlton, Bali do for guests?

    • AWraps guests in sarongs before every spa treatment
    • BMatches sarong colors to guests' outfits
    • CSells designer sarongs in the hotel gift shop
    • DLeads textile tours and teaches wearing etiquette
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    Leads textile tours and teaches wearing etiquette

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    Leads textile tours and teaches wearing etiquette: Tresna Dewi shows guests how Balinese endek cloth is made, then how to wear a sarong for a temple visit.

  10. Q 10What was the prior career of Edward Pembroke, longtime leader of the Peabody Memphis ducks?

    • ACircus animal trainer
    • BZoo director
    • COrnithologist
    • DVeterinarian
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    Circus animal trainer

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    Circus animal trainer. Pembroke put those skills to work teaching the ducks their lobby march, and he stayed Duckmaster until 1991.

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