Holidays
Canada, the U.K. and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as what holiday?
Boxing Day
What are the three Roche values that guide us in all our work?
Integrity, courage and passion
Which real life person is Santa Claus based on?
The Christian bishop St. Nicholas
Who tries to stop Christmas from coming, by stealing all things of Christmas from “the Who’s”?
The Grinch
Which fairy tale were the first gingerbread houses inspired by?
Hansel & Gretel
What is this eight-day Jewish festival of Lights which celebrates the Maccabean revolt in Egypt?
Hanukkah
How many volunteers normally participate in Phase I of a clinical trial?
up to 100
Where did the Nativity take place?
Bethlehem; Belen
What was the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
Which type of sweet bread loaf, which originated in Milan, is traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy and many other European countries?
Panettone (a type of sweet bread)
When does the Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?
January 7th
Roche Penzberg is located on the site of a former... what?
Coal mine
How many days do we have between Christmas and the Epiphany?
12
Who are the three main characters in the Disney movie Frozen?
Ana, Elsa & Olaf
Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country?
Germany
What do we celebrate when Earth is tilted as far away from the sun that results to be the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
How many diagnostic tests in billions were conducted with Roche instruments in 2017?
19 billion
Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid
What is this movie, wherein the main character will constantly chase the acorn?
Ice Age
What is a ‘Bûche de Noël’, commonly eaten in France at Christmas?
Yule log (cake/chocolate log or similar acceptable)
What is the name of a day at the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas?
Epiphany or Three Kings Day
Apart from certain forms of colorectal-, lung-, kidney, cervical and some aggressive brain cancers, which other cancer is Avastin a first-line therapy for?
Ovarian Cancer
Which of these was not a gift given by the ‘Wise Men’ to Baby Jesus – gold, silver, myrrh, or frankincense?
Silver
In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat everyday like Christmas
As the clock chimes midnight to ring in the New Year, a Spanish tradition involves eating twelve of what – one for each chime?
Grapes