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Unusual Hotel Staff Positions — Daily trivia Sunday, March 8, 2026: questions and answers
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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
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.
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
Pillows. The Benjamin's menu offers 10 choices, from buckwheat and water-filled pillows to a five-foot body cushion.
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
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.
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
Kimpton Hotels. Guppy Love delivered live goldfish to rooms on request until 2018, when Kimpton ended it after talks with PETA.
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
Human bed warming. A Holiday Inn spokeswoman likened the 2010 UK trial to having a giant hot water bottle in your bed.
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
Bee Butler. At the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, the Bee Butler tends the rooftop hives and leads guests on apiary tours.
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
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.
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
Freezing anglers' catch overnight for the flight home: guests' fish is checked in to a 575-cubic-foot freezer until checkout.
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
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.
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
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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