CASA Trivia
How many youth are in foster care nationally?
391,000
(9,000 in AZ)
(1 in 6 get a CASA)
What Swedish pop band sings the song "Happy New Year"?
ABBA
What calendar is the Chinese New Year based on?
The Lunar Calendar
When did Julius Caesar declare January 1st as New Year's Day?
46 BC
How much confetti drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve?
More than 1 ton
How many CASA volunteers are there nationwide?
79,000
(950 in AZ)
What 1989 rom-com has the two main characters finally coming together on New Year's Eve?
When Harry Met Sally
What is the new year called in Judaism?
Rosh Hashanah
Which Roman god does the month of January get its name from?
Janus: the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings
In what year did the ball-lowering celebration in Times Square first take place?
1907
When was the CASA program started?
1977 (A judge in Seattle felt he had insufficient information to make a decision in the case of a 3yo, so he started training volunteers to advocate for them)
Which female singer released her version of the Frank Loesser song "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" in 1960?
Ella Fitzgerald
On which day do many people give up on their New Year's resolutions?
The second Friday in January, known informally as Quitters Day
Who is credited with writing the words to "Auld Lang Syne"?
Robert Burns
What was the first year that fireworks were used for New York's New Year's Eve celebration?
1904
Where does funding for Arizona CASA come from?
Unclaimed lottery prize revenues
Ads for what product were banned from American TV on Jan 1, 1971?
Cigarettes
An Irish tradition on New Year's Eve is to add _____ to the table to pay tribute to loved ones who have passed away during the year?
An extra place setting
Where did the earliest known New Year's celebration take place? (Hint: it was 4,000 years ago)
Mesopotamia
Who was the first broadcast host of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration?
Guy Lombardo
When was the first documented case of child abuse in the US?
1872 (Mary Ellen Wilson - there were no laws against child abuse at the time, so an animal cruelty attorney had to defend Mary)
What is the highest-grossing movie that was released on New Year's Day?
Avatar
At one minute before midnight in Spain, twelve of ____ is eaten before the clock strikes for the New Year?
Grapes
When did the practice of making New Year's resolutions start?
Some 4,000 years ago, with the ancient Babylonians
In what two years did the Times Square ball not drop?
1942 and 1943 due to WWII light restrictions