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In Spain, it is a tradition to eat 12 of these, one for each chime of the clock to bring good luck for the next 12 months.
What are grapes?
This pop superstar made history at the 67 annual Grammy Awards by winning album of the year.
Who is Beyonce?
This 2025 movie starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd reimagined a classic 1970's variety show for a new generation.
What is SNL, or Saturday Night Live 1975?
This is the latin name for new year, often seen on university seals or old documents.
What is Anno Novo?
According to this Chinese Zodiac, 2025 is the year of an animal.
What is the snake?
This country is famous for the tradition of smashing old plates and dishes against the doors of friends and neighbors to show how many people love them.
What is Denmark?
This popstar and athlete power couple sent the internet into a frenzy when they annouced their engagement via instagram in August 2025.
Who are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?
This female artist's Short and Sweet Tour dominated the charts and social media throughout the transition into 2025.
Who is Sabrina Carpenter?
Because of the way time zones work, this US state is the very last one to celebrate the start of the New Year.
What is Hawaii?
This bird is a symbol of New Years in South Africa; it's also the name of a formal suit men often wear to parties.
What is a tuxedo penguin?
In Brazil, people often wear this color of clothing to symbolize peace and renewal for this coming year.
What is white?
This long awaited film directed by Sean Baker won best picture at the 97th academy awards in early 2025.
What is Anora?
What is GTA 6?
A "leap second" is occassionally added to the clock on December 31st to keep our clocks in sync with this specific type of high precision clock.
What is an atomic clock?
In some cultures, seeing a white one of these birds on New Years day is considered a sign of peace and good luck.
What is a Dove?
Buddhist temples in this country ring thier bells exactly 108 times to "cleanse" the 108 worldly desires.
What is Japan?
Fans said goodbye to Hawkins as this hit Netflix show aired its 5th and final season in late 2025.
What is Stranger Things?
This term was added to the dictionary recently, and is often used as a new years resolution to stop "scrolling through bad news" on your phone.
What is doomscrolling?
This famous scientist was born on January 4th, but under the old calendar system of his time his birthday was actualyl on Christmas Day.
Who is Isaac Newton?
In this German tradition of "Glucksschwein," people give each other treats shaped like this animal for good luck.
What is a pig?
This island nation in the Central Pacific is officially the first inhabited place on Earth to ring in the new year.
What is Kiribati? (Specifically Christmas Island)
David Corenswet officially took flight in 2025, replacing Henry Cavill as this iconic DC superhero.
Who is Superman?
Art the 2025 grammy awards, this artist became the first person to win "Best African Music Performance" for 2 years in a row.
Who is Tyla?
The Earth doesn't take exactly 365 days to orbit the sun; it actually takes 365 days plus ___ hours.
What is 6 hours?
In Time Square, the ball drop is the main event, but in the town of Brasstown, North Carolina, they have a controversial tradition of lowering this noctornal marsupial in a transparent crate.
What is an Opossum?