Holiday
Where was baby Jesus born?
In Bethlehem
How many years Sofia site celebrated this year?
15
How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
In which country do people celebrate Christmas by gathering on the beach?
Australia.
Which is the largest Christmas gift ever given?
The Statue of Liberty - Standing over 150 feet tall and weighing 225 tons, the Statue of Liberty is an impressive figure. And since it was considered a holiday gift when it was given to the U.S. by France in 1886, it's officially the largest Christmas present in the world.
How many Smart Inventory boxes we had at the end of FY21?
167
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
Who designed the Red outfit for Santa Claus?
Coca-cola company designed the red outfit for Santa Claus.
Tamal Navideño is important traditional Costa Rican Christmas food, what is it?
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Which of the following HPE sites is most above sea level as altitude – Sofia (Bulgaria), Grenoble (France), Houston (USA) or Heredia (Costa Rica)?
Heredia (1150m); Sofia is 600m, Grenoble is 214m, Houston is 32m
Which very famous company might not have existed without HP?
Apple. When Steve Jobs was 12, he wanted to build a high frequency computer but lacked the resources. Jobs wrote a letter to Bill Hewlett, the then CEO of HP asking him for help. Bill was so impressed, he gave Jobs a summer job. If Bill had not given Jobs that first internship, Jobs would have never pushed himself to do better every day and Apple probably would not have existed either.
What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" is not only the best-selling Christmas/holiday single, but also the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 100 million copies worldwide. The song was written by Irving Berlin and recorded by Bing Crosby for the 1942 musical Holiday Inn.
Which country started the tradition of using of the modern Christmas tree?
Germany - The origin or the use of Christmas trees goes way back to ancient Egyptians and Romans. They used evergreen trees like fir or pine trees, wreaths, and garlands. And the use of modern Christmas trees started in Germany in the 16th century. Instead of the glitzy decorations that we see on them today, they were decorated with fruits and nuts. Wet bet you didn’t know this interesting fact about the Christmas tree!
In which movie HPE’s The Machine is Featured ?
In the new Star Trek remakes – Star Trek Beyond from 2016.
HPE and its Machine, which puts memory and storage in one pool of memory and uses light, rather than electricity, to access any part of that memory.
What are the origins of the advent calendar tradition?
Advent calendars date back to the mid-19th century. At that time, these calendars consisted of chalk marks on doors or lit candles, and were used by German Protestants to count the days leading up to Christmas.
Which instrument accompanied the first performance of "Silent Night"?
"Silent Night" was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A guitar was used for accompaniment because the church organ had been.
Which famous American socialite and a First lady studied in Grenoble during her Junior years?
Jackie Kennedy
Hewlett Packard was the only company to offer …. 50 years ago.
50 years ago, Hewlett Packard was the only company to offer on-site recreational facilities.
HP might have been PH. With both the partners being undecided on the name, how Hewlett and Packard decided on the order of the company name./whose name to come first/?
Even though Hewlett Packard is a combination of the names of the two founders, the order of the names came up as a result of a coin toss.
A Christmas song is the first one played in space and it was originally a Thanksgiving song. Which was it?
"Jingle Bells" was the first song played in space.