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1. 1 Easy

   Which state of physical and mental exhaustion is caused by prolonged, unmanaged workplace stress?

   Answer: Burnout

   Why: In 2019, the World Health Organization officially recognized burnout as an occupational phenomenon in its disease index.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the maximum standard time limit for a Daily Scrum?

   Answer: 15 minutes

   Why: The Scrum framework enforces a 15-minute cap so meetings stay focused on progress rather than problem-solving.

3. 3 Hard

   Which 1960s German concept pioneered the "office landscape" floor plan?

   Answer: Bürolandschaft

   Why: The idea was to seat people by how work actually flowed rather than by rank, and the noise is what eventually killed it.

4. 4 Easy

   What is it called when a boss controls every tiny task?

   Answer: Micromanagement

   Why: In GoodHire's survey of 3,000 US workers, micromanaging topped the complaints about bosses, and 82 percent said a bad manager could make them quit.

5. 5 Medium

   What inventor of the cubicle later called it a "monolithic insanity"?

   Answer: Robert Propst

   Why: He had designed a flexible open plan and watched companies strip it down to the cheapest possible box.

6. 6 Hard

   What "number" suggests humans can only maintain 150 stable social relationships?

   Answer: Dunbar's number

   Why: The figure comes from comparing brain size across primates, and the same researcher put much smaller circles inside it for close friends.