Script-ures and Stories
This is the first book of the Bible, describing creation, Adam and Eve, and the flood.
What is Genesis?
This Filipino Christmas Eve feast is traditionally eaten at midnight on December 24.
What is Noche Buena?
This simple phrase is traditionally the first program written when learning a new programming language, used to test if the environment works.
What is "Hello World"?
This Jose Mari Chan song is often considered the unofficial start of the Philippine Christmas season.
What is "Christmas in Our Hearts"?
May apat na binti, ngunit hindi makalakad
Ano ang "lamesa"?
He led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
This sweet, cured pork ham is usually glazed with pineapple juice or sugar syrup and became a Christmas staple due to American influence.
What is Hamon?
This person is regarded as the first programmer in the world.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This Filipino Christmas song begins with the line “Pasko na naman, o kay tulin ng araw.”
What is "Pasko na Naman"?
Maliit at malaki, iisa ang sinasabi.
Ano ng "relo"?
This city’s walls fell after Joshua’s army marched around it for seven days.
What is Jericho?
This Filipino holiday dessert is made from egg yolks, condensed milk, and calamansi or lemon juice.
What is Leche Flan?
This notation is used to describe how an algorithm’s runtime or space requirements grow as the input size increases.
What is Big-O Notation?
This Christmas song by Mariah Carey, released in 1994, consistently re-enters global music charts every December.
What is "All I Want For Christmas is You"?
Hindi hari, hindi pari, nagdadamit ng sari-sari.
Ano ang "sampayan"?
This prophet was swallowed by a great fish after attempting to flee God’s command to preach in Nineveh.
Who is Jonah?
Traditionally round and red, this cheese symbolizes prosperity and is a must-have on Filipino Noche Buena tables.
What is Queso de Bola?
This sorting algorithm repeatedly compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order.
This holiday song was originally written for Thanksgiving but later became a Christmas standard.
What is "Jingle Bells"?
Mabaho kapag kapiling, masarap kapag ating kagatin.
Ano ang Bawang?
This man was tested by God when asked to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, but God stopped him at the last moment.
Who is Abraham?
This layered, colorful jelly or custard dessert is frequently served at Noche Buena and parties; its visual appeal and sweetness made it popular in mid-20th-century urban Filipino households.
What is Sapin-sapin?
This linear data structure allows elements to be added or removed only from the top.
What is a Stack?
This Filipino Christmas song is traditionally associated with caroling and is often one of the first songs children learn.
What is "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit?"
Tubig na nagiging bato, bato na nagiging tubig.
Ano ang "yelo"?