YEAR IN REVIEW
The 2021 summer Olympics were held in this city
Tokyo
Rebecca discovered this new favorite hobby in 2021
tree planting
Go to New York City to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in this famous place
Times Square
What holiday visitor comes to our family every Christmas Eve?
Pajama Elf
This Australian city has one of the largest New Year’s celebrations
Sydney
In March 2021, this Canal was blocked for six days after the grounding of Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship
(Suez)
In 2021, Christin was accepted into Liberty University, which has this team name
Flames
This was the most popular reported resolution for Americans in 2020
exercise more
In 2018, the Hotalens, Mom, Dad, & Rebecca celebrated New Year’s Eve by watching this singer’s concert on Netflix
Taylor Swift
Ethiopians mark their New Year’s, as per the Gregorian calendar on this date
Sept. 11
In 2021, this person became the first female vice president of the United States
Kamala Harris
Mom & Dad visited this city most often in 2021
Philadelphia
DAILY DOUBLE!
On New Year’s Day, you can find the Mummers Parade, in which participants walk through the city in colorful costumes, in this American city
Nana and Big Daddy traditionally purchased a Christmas tree every year from this Christmas tree farm.
Belly Acres
it is considered to be good luck to wear red underwear on New Year’s in this Mediterranean country
Italy
In 2021, Astronauts on the ISS successfully grew this food in space for the first time
chili peppers
Natalie started Kindergarten on this date
Sept. 9, 2021
This song is often considered the traditional New Year’s Eve song
(Auld Lang Syne)
These 3 family members watched the ball drop together on New Year’s Eve in New York City.
Joel, Jodi, Rebecca
In Spain, it is a tradition to eat twelve of these in the first twelve seconds of the year.
grapes
As the Covid-19 pandemic continued into 2021, Pfeizer & Moderna released vaccines that rely on MRNA technology. The M stands for this
messenger
Maggie weighed this much when she was born on May 26th, 2021
8lbs, 11oz
This ancient figurehead was the first to declare January 1 a national holiday
Julius Caesar
DAILY DOUBLE!
On Christmas Eve, our family watches It’s a Wonderful Life. In the film, George Bailey says that the three most exciting sounds in the world are these
This island nation is the first place to celebrate the New Year
Kiribati