New Year's Eve
Around the World
Around the World
Australians have been asked to not gather here on New Years Eve this year.
What is the Sydney Harbour or the Sydney Opera House?
As if a worldwide pandemic was not enough, springtime saw the first of these angry vespas
What are murder hornets?
Rhymes with boom
What is zoom?
Where there is a will, there is a way
What is developing a COVID-19 vaccine in less than one year's time
Sustained, sub-zero temperatures are required to make this wine
What is ice wine?
The Canadian Red Cross has a tip sheet for how to safely take part in this cold Canadian New Year's activity
What is the polar bear plunge?
The Pentagon released videos confirming the existence of these
What are Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs?
Lips are moving, no sound
What is "you're on mute"?
This Montreal high school grad is posed to become the first woman in this position
What is the vice-president of the United States?
Australia's most important wine grape
This Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve took on increased significance due to Christmas being banned in the 17th Century.
What is Hogmanay?
This hot damaging phenomenon was particularly brutal this year
What are the wildfires?
I'm talking, no one reacts
What is "can you hear me?"
Major banks, pension and insurance companies in the US and UK committed to this
What is divestment from fossil fuels?
Between 75, 100, 150 and 200, the average number of grapes needed per bottle of wine
What is 200?
(or 2.5 lbs)
Eating twelve grapes, one for each stroke of midnight, is the custom in this county.
What is Spain?
(former Spanish colonies also accepted)
Thousands of hungry monkeys stormed a town centre in this country because there were no longer any tourists feeding them
Betty has not joined the meeting
What is "Is Betty here?" or "Does anyone see Betty?" or "Can someone text Betty?"
Africa was declared free from this
What is polio?
The essential difference between champagne and other wines is this step, which causes carbonation and gives champagne its distinctive fizz
What is second fermentation?
On New Years Eve, the people of this country dress in white, gather on the beach and throw flowers in the ocean in honour of Yemanjá, the goddess of the sea
What is Brazil?
X Æ A-12
Who is Elon Musk and Grimes' baby? (bonus points if you can pronounce it)
Person stops moving
What is "you're frozen!"?
Companies, organizations, governments and entertainment award committees have committed to increasing this
What is diversity and inclusion?
Who is Winston Churchill?