World Traditions
What two colors are most commonly used to decorate for Christmas?
Red and Green
Finish the song title: "Jingle Bell..."
Rock
In Ukraine, the main holiday meal on Christmas Eve traditionally features a total of this many meatless dishes.
12
In the Hungarian calendar, the name day of this person, which is celebrated on December 13th, is often associated with weather prediction for the next year.
Lucy or Luca
Who is the newest person to join our team?
Soma
People often hang socks called these near the fireplace for Santa to fill with gifts.
Stockings
This color is the famous nose of Rudolph, the main reindeer in many stories.
Red
This special kind of sweet grain dish, often made with wheat, honey, nuts, and poppy seeds, is the main dish of the Ukrainian Christmas Eve dinner.
Kutia
The traditional sweet bread roll, often filled with poppy seeds or walnuts, that is baked for Christmas is known by this name.
Bejgli
Based on our recent experience, what is our biggest technical pain point regarding dependency conflicts and version compatibility in legacy services?
Karaf/Aetos
Before Christmas trees, people in Europe used to bring this green plant with sharp leaves into their homes for good luck.
Holly or Ivy
This famous cartoon character often tries to steal Christmas from the Whos down in Whoville.
The Grinch
This important religious figure traditionally brings small gifts to Ukrainian children on December 6th.
Mykolai
What is the name of the traditional Hungarian main course on Christmas day, usually served after the fish soup?
Töltött káposzta or Stuffed Cabbage
Who on the team celebrated a birthday most recently?
Denys
This non-Christian festival of lights lasts for eight nights and is celebrated by Jewish people.
Hanukkah
The name of the young boy who follows a train to the North Pole in the popular film The Polar Express is simply known as this.
Hero Boy or Chris
This group of people, often children, sings special Christmas songs from house to house in Ukraine.
Koliadnyky/Vertep
Before Christmas Eve dinner, a few pieces of this dry, common food item are sometimes thrown onto the fire or stove to honor the departed ancestors.
Bread or a piece of cake
Who is our team's ED?
Priya Hegde
This country is credited with starting the tradition of bringing a decorated evergreen tree inside the house at Christmas.
Germany
This world-famous Christmas song, originally written in 1818, was created in a small Austrian village called Oberndorf.
Silent Night or Stille Nacht
The tradition of placing a wheat sheaf, called a Didukh, in the corner of the house symbolizes this important thing.
The harvest, the spirits of the ancestors, or a good future harvest
This specific vegetable is traditionally hidden under the tablecloth on Christmas Eve to ensure good luck and wealth in the coming year.
Garlic
What was the last fix version we used for the Prod release?
December-12-2025_Release