Traditions
Traditions Continued
New Year's Eve Ball Drop
New Year's Facts
New Year's General Info.
100

On New Years Day the _________ drops.

What is ball.

100

What are you "supposed" to do at midnight? hint: think of couples

What is kiss.

100

What is the famous location of the Waterford Crystal New Year’s Eve Ball?

What is Time's Square

100

What is the most popular resolution on New Year's Day?

What is to losing weight?

100

How many people usually gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop?

A. 1 billion

B. 1 million

C. 800,000

D. 100,000 

What is B. 1 million people

200

On New Year's Eve people make ______________.

What is resolutions.

200

What time does the ball drop?

What is 11:59

200

What materials made up the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?

A. Lead and Paper

B. Mesh and Ribbon

C. Iron and Wood

What is C. Iron and Wood

200

It is in this US state a pine cone is dropped on New Years Eve

A. Arizona

B. New Orleans

C. California

D. Maine 

What is A. Arizona

200

How big is the Times Square NYE ball?

A. 12 feet in diameter

B. 20 feet in diameter

C. 5 feet in diameter

D. 14 feet in diameter

What is A. 12 feet in diameter

300

What is the symbol of the new year?

What is a baby.

300

What do black eyed peas resemble?

What is money.

300

When did LED lights first appear on the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball? (Hint: It's more recent than you think)

A. 2010

B. 2007

C. 2015

D. 2000

What is B. 2007

300

What are top destinations to celebrate on New Year's Eve?

A. California, Florida, and Arizona

B. New Orleans, South Carolina, and Georgia

C. Las Vegas, Walt Disney World and New York City 

What is: C. Las Vegas, Walt Disney World and New York City

300

What is a popular drink to enjoy during New Years celebrations?

What is Champagne  

400

What color is supposed to bring you luck in the new year if you eat it?

What is green.

400

What traditional meal is eaten on New Year's Day to help bring you luck in the new year?

What is pork & sauerkraut.

400

When did the ball first drop in Time’s Square?

A. 1900

B. 1949

C. 1907

D. 1921 

What is C. 1907

400

What US city is voted to have the best parties on New Years Eve?

A. New Orleans

B. Las Vegas

C. California

 

What is A. New Orleans

400

What is 2022's Chinese New Year Animal?

 A. the year of the tiger

B. the year of the snake

C. the year of the monkey

D. the year of the rat

What is A. the year of the tiger

500

What tradition occurs in Pasadena, California?

What is the Rose Bowl.

500

Which foods are considered to be bad luck if consumed on New Year’s? 

A. Chicken and Lobster

B. Lamb and Shrimp

C. Hamburger and Steak

D. Liver and Chicken Gizzards 

What is A. Chicken and Lobster

500

Before the giant crystal ball, this is how Times Square mark the start of the New Year

What is fireworks?

500

Who is given the credit for starting the tradition of New Year’s kiss?

A. Iranians 

B. Ancient Romans

C. Ancient Greeks

D. Egyptians 

What is B. Ancient Romans

500

How many light bulbs covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?

A. 1000 light bulbs

B. 100 light bulbs

C. 250 light bulbs

D. 500 light bulbs

What is B. 100 light bulbs

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