New Year's
What actor famously says “Merry New Year!” in 1983’s comedy Trading Places?
Eddie Murphy
What animated 2004 film is about a train that carries kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve?
The Polar Express
Science - How long does a solar eclipse last?
(Round to the nearest minute)
About 7 and a half minutes.
If you guessed 7 or 8 minutes, you get the points.
Team to the left, did they get them all correct?
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
Bill has 0 brothers. The doctors are actually his sisters.
How much does the Times Square ball weigh?
11,875 pounds
(If you got it within 1,000, you get the points)
What phrase made popular in the book “A Christmas Carol” expresses annoyance with cheery holiday celebrations?
Bah humbug!
English! (Fill in the blank)
The Navajo language is complex, with a structure and sounds that makes them unintelligible to anyone without extensive exposure to it.
A) No change
B) makes it
C) make it
D) make them
C) make it
Memory game - Which team arrived the last to the celebration today ;)
The host will be deciding if it's correct, and checking with the other teams.
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
In what year did the ball-lowering celebration in Times Square first take place?
1907
The celebrated “Christmas Truce” temporarily halted fighting during what war?
World War I
History > In 46 B.C., which Roman leader made Jan. 1 New Year’s Day?
Julius Caesar
Team to the right, did they get it correct?
A bus driver was heading down a street in Stoke. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a police car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
The bus driver was never driving the bus. He was walking, therefore not breaking any rules.
On which day do many people give up on their New Year’s resolutions?
The second Friday in January, informally known as Quitters Day.
(If you got it within a week, you get the points)
How many gifts in total were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?
(Same question given last year if you remember ;))
364
The song is cumulative, meaning each day's gifts are added to the previous days, resulting in a growing number of presents.
Math ~ What is the slope intercept form of a linear equation?
y=mx+b
Name the half birthday of anyone from any team except yours. And if you don't know what a half birthday is... we will not tell you. ;)
Whoever was chosen, did they get it correct?
The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
In what country is it a tradition to jump off a chair at midnight on New Year’s Eve to avoid having bad luck in the new year?
Denmark
Name the animatronic cassette-playing bear toy that every kid wanted for Christmas in the mid 80s.
Teddy Ruxpin
Geography ~ Which country is the seventh most populated in the world?
Brazil, population estimated to be about 219 million.
Choose a representative from your team. Then, choose a team either right or left of you. They will all each pick a number from 1-15. The representative will have to guess which number they're thinking of. Before the representative guesses, the team chosen will tell their numbers to the host. If the representative gets one, your team gets 500 points. If they get two, your team gets 600, if they get three, your team gets 700 and so on.
The team chosen, how many did they get correct?
Or, the host will reveal the results :)
I turn polar bears white, and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee, and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid, and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown, and make your champagne bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop, and if you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you answer this riddle?
There are two answers for this:
1. No
2. Pressure