Traditions
The tradition of eating grapes under a table comes from what tradition?
Spanish culture
What won Best Picture in 2025 at the Oscars?
Anora
What was the Gulf of Mexico renamed to?
The Gulf of America
Which city drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Hershey, Pennsylvania
True or false, New Zealand has more sheep than people.
True. There are 23.3 million sheep and 5.2 million people.
A Philippines tradition is to dress in ___ patterns
Stripes, checkered, polka dots, floral print
Name two celebrity couples that got married/engaged in 2025
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
Zendaya and Tom Holland
What happened at a Coldplay concert in 2025?
Cheating scandal of the Astronomer CEO and head of HR
What percentage of New Year's resolutions are abandoned?
80%
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three hearts
What culture has the tradition of breaking plates for New Years?
The Danes (Denmark)
Highest grossing movie of 2025?
(+50 for other movies in the top 10)
1) Ne Zha 2 (2.15 billion dollars)
2) Zootopia 2 (1.4 billion dollars)
3) Lilo & Stich (1 billion dollars)
4) A Minecraft Movie (958.1 million dollars)
5) Jurassic World Rebirth (869.1 million dollars)
6) Avatar: Fire and Ash ($760.4 million)
7) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle ($715.3 million)
8) How to Train Your Dragon ($636.4 million)
9) F1: The Movie ($631.6 million)
10) Superman ($616.8 million)
What world famous museum was robbed this year?
(+100 if you can say the exact date of the robbery)
The Louvre
(October 19th, 2025)
What year was the first New Year's ball drop celebrated in New York?
1907
How old was the oldest goldfish that ever lived?
43 years old. Her name was Tish
What culture has people visit a cemetery on New Years?
Chile
Top song of 2025? (according to Spotify)
(+50 for other songs you can name in the top 10)
Who was Pope Francis' successor?
(bonus +50 - where was he from?)
Pope Leo XIV
(from Chicago)
How much does the Time Square ball weigh?
12,350 pounds or 5601.8 kgs
(fun fact there are 5,300 crystals on it)
What is Scotland's national animal?
Unicorns
In South Africa, what do they throw out the window on New Year's day?
Clothes, water, flowers, furniture
What is the name of the AI generated 'actor'?
Tilly Norwood
How long was Katy Perry in space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Mission?
11 minutes
On which day do many people give up their New Year's Resolutions?
The second Friday in January, informally known as Quitters Day
What is the longest a chicken has lived without a head?
18 months-- this was back in the 1940s in the US