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Not that I recall. The trick to answering the question, I think, is to say a few nice things about about the organization, or the position, or yourself.
"I'm interested in working for a dynamic institution like Yoyodyne Industries...." or "As you can see from my resume I have a wealth of experience in spline reticulation...."
I found it was useful to write out my own cheat sheets of answers for common/likely interview questions, including some "personal experience"/"tell me about a time you..." type questions just to drill with.
It's honestly trickier with overtly shittier jobs/orgs, like sales, food service, or cleaning. Kinda hard to say why you love Target or Walmart or McDonald's. You can touch on how you like the product, but best to circle back to talking about your work ethic.
For those shitty customer facing service industry jobs my go to is talking about enjoying a social environment and highlighting pleasant and productive experiences (easily fabricated if needed) with customers in other jobs.