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100

This Asian holiday celebrates the New Year based on a lunar calendar.

What is Lunar New Year?

100

People typically shoot these into the air when the clock reaches 12:00

What are Fireworks?

100

This chemical element has the symbol “O” and is essential for breathing.

What is Oxygen?

100

The first day of 2026 falls on this day of the week.

What is Wednesday?

100

Is 2026 a Leap year.

No

200

This country celebrates New Year with the tradition of 12 grapes eaten at midnight.

What is Spain?

200

Finish the saying: Out with the ____, in with the ____.

old, new.

200

This animal is the only mammal capable of true flight.

What is a bat?

200

The number of days in the year 2026 is this amount.

What is 365 days?

200

When is the next Leap year?

What is 2028?

300

Which country celebrates New Year by throwing old furniture out of windows in some regions?

What is Italy?

300

In the U.S., people often watch this happen in Times Square at midnight.

What is ball drop?

300

This U.S. state is the smallest by land area.

What is Rhode Island?

300
2026 is the year of ____, according to the Chinese Zodiac.

What is horse?

300

What day of the week will New Years be on next year?

What is Friday?

400

This is the most common New Year's resolution.

What is exercising more?

400

In this Boise, a large version of this vegetable is dropped at midnight to celebrate the New Year. What is the vegetable?

What is the potato drop?

400

This rare type of volcanic rock is formed when lava cools rapidly in water, creating a glassy texture.

What is obsidian?

400

This U.S. milestone celebrates 250 years in 2026.

What is the Declaration of Independence anniversary?

400

What happens during a popular New Year’s Day event called the Polar Bear Plunge?

What is People take a dip or swim in a cold body of water?

500

The first people to make New Years Resolutions.

Who is the Ancient Babylonians?

500

In Russia, families write wishes on a piece of paper, burn it, and drop the ashes into this drink before midnight.

What is champagne?

500

This country has more pyramids than Egypt.

What is Sudan?

500

The FIFA World Cup in 2026 will be held across three countries, including the U.S.

What are the United States, Canada, and Mexico?

500

How much does the Times Square ball weigh?  (You can be off by 1,000 and I will count it)

What is 11,875 pounds?

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