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NYE History
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NYE mish mosh
100

The television game show that first aired in 1956 and is still running today.

What is The Price is Right?

100

This is when the NYE Ball First dropped in Times Square.

What is 1907.

The 2nd NYE ball was introduced in 1920.

100

What does "Baby New Year" typically wear?

What is a diaper and a sash.

100

In Spain, 12 of these are eaten at midnight on NYE to bring good luck.

What are grapes.

100

What are the triangles on the Times Square Ball made of?

What  are Waterford Crystals.

200

This famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1954.

Who is Joe DiMaggio?

200

How large is the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball?

A-12 feet

B-20 feet

C-25 feet

What is 12 feet.

200

What object is baked into a NYE cake to bring good luck in Greece?

What is A Coin.

200

What do they call this NYE tradition where people jump into freezing cold water?

What is The Polar Bear Plunge.

200

This is the address of the NYE Time's Square Ball.

What is One Times Square.

300

This fast-food franchise opened to the jingle, "Hold the pickle!  Hold the lettuce!" in 1954.

What is Burger King?

300

What materials made up the first NYE Time's Square Ball?

What is Iron and Wood.

300

In London, people gather arounf this landmark to watch fireworks on NYE.

What is The London Eye.

300

The Dutch believed that eating "what" on NYE brought good luck.

What are Donuts.

300

Who is credited with writing the poem "Auld Lang Syne"?

Who is Robert Burns.

400

The year that Disneyland opened.

What is 1955?

400

How much did the first NYE Times Square Ball weigh?

A-200 lb

B-700 lb

c-1500 lb

What is 700 lb.

Currently, the ball weighs 11,875 lbs.

400

The '70's started with the devastating news that this music group was breaking up for good.

Who are The Beatles?

400

What was given as gifts on NYE in Persia for good luck?

What are eggs.

400

This is the most popular NYE resolution.

A-Diet

B-Exercise

C-Relax more

What is Exercise.

500

Tony and Maria were the lead characters in this Broadway musical that premiered in 1957.

What is West Side Story?

500

In 1907, how many light bulbs covered the First Time Square NYE Ball?

A-100

B-700

C-1200

What is 100?

Currently, the ball has 32,256 LED lights.

500

What was the major fear as soon as the clock struck midnight on January 1,2000?

What was a computer crash.

People feared that computer systems would not recognize the numbers 2000, leading to massive worldwide computer failures, power outages, and inability to get money from bank accounts.

500

This is what people from the South eat on NYE for good luck.

What are Black Eyed Peas".

500

Immigrants from this country introduced the NYE baby to the United States.

What is Germany.

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