OSPR Facts
What year was OSPR formed?
What is 2020
The official symbol of the new year
What is a baby
On New Year’s Day the _____ drops in Times Square
What is ball
The traditional New Year’s celebration drink
What is champagne
Unscramble: enw erya
What is new year
The only permanent OSPR Group Director
Who is Ben Moll
The exact time the ball start dropping
What is 11:59
What you are “supposed” to do at midnight hint: think couples
What is kiss
Baked inside a traditional New Year’s cake
What is a trinket or special coin, baked inside the cake. The person who gets this piece is supposed to have great luck throughout the new year.
Unscramble: luda algn nyes
What is auld lang syne
Name one of the OSPR Core Values
What is Trusted partner, Customer centric, Data driven, Enterprise Mindset, Innovative, Results oriented, Challenge the norms, Respect others, Constantly curious, or Inclusive & collaborative
In Russia, children are not given presents on Christmas Day but on which other day?
What is New Year’s Day
Each New Year’s, people make these goals
What are resolutions
The leafy vegetable that represents long life, wealth or prosperity
What is cabbage or “greens” (collards or kale) for the south.
Unscramble: iwroskreif
What is fireworks
To be national leaders in driving outcome-based thinking and practices to deliver lasting results in government that are focused on the people we serve
What is the OSPR Vision Statement
The name of the Jewish New Year
What is Rosh Hashanah
Traditional song we sing at midnight
What is Auld Lang Syne
The Southern good luck food eaten on New Year’s day
What are black-eyed peas, which are actually a bean
Unscramble: cfettion
What is confetti
The three OSPR Group names
What are the Enterprise Strategy Group, Enterprise Portfolio Management Group, and Enterprise Performance and Results Group
According to the Chinese calendar, 2025 is the year of the _______.
What is the snake. Representing wisdom, elegance, and mystery, the snake is often seen as a symbol of transformation and adaptability
Fireworks on New Year’s originates from the country that invented fireworks
What is China. The Ancient Chinese believed that loud noises scared away evil spirits and bring good luck for the coming year, and signifying a fresh start of a new beginning. This tradition spread globally to mark the transition into a new year with a spectacular display of light and sound.
Fruit eaten for the Spanish New Year’s tradition
What are grapes. 12 grapes are eaten in the first 12 seconds of the new year, with each grape representing a month. Each grape also represents a wish or resolution for the coming year.
Unscramble: ssutoinerlo
What is resolutions