New Year Traditions
The first New Year's Eve ball drop-in Times Square happened in this year.
A. 1899. B. 1907 C. 1912
B. 1907.
The original name of New York City
A. New Haven. B. New Amsterdam.
New Amsterdam? (The name change took place in 1664)
New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs
A. 11,875 lbs B. 14,250 lbs
11,875 pounds
Lobster and chicken are both considered bad luck foods during the New Year.
True or False?
It is True!
According to superstition, because of a lobster's ability to move backward and a chicken's ability to scratch itself backward, if you eat either on New Year's, you won't be able to move forward.
It’s estimated that more than ___ million Americans will travel for this holiday, the vast majority of them driving.
A. 105 B. 101
105?
It is where the most well-known annual New Year's Eve celebration takes place.
A. New York City. B. Sydney, Australia
C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York City is the most famous place to spend New Year's Eve in the United States, thanks to the legendary party thrown every year in Times Square.
This is the most popular New Year's Day parade.
A. Rose Parade B. Macy's Day Parade
The Rose Parade, a New Year's tradition more than 100 years old, uses more than 18 million flowers for the floats that travel through the streets of Pasadena, California. The Tournament of Roses demands about 80,000 hours of manpower every year.
The crystal ball begins lowering in Times Square at this time
A. 11:59 PM B. 12:00 PM
11.59 PM
Each year, it is estimated that ___ percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February.
A. 80. B. 25
80
About ⅔ of Americans will spend at least ___ on food and drinks celebrating the holiday.
A. $50 B $30
$50?
The celebration known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival
A. Dragon Celebration. B. Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year.
This country celebrates from April 13 to 15 by throwing water.
A. Cambodia. B. Thailand
The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.
In the ancient Roman calendar, the new year begins.
A. February 1. B. March 1.
C. January 1
March 1
The tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is believed to
a. Bring prosperity for the next year
b. Return loved ones from war
Bring prosperity for the next year
The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in diameter is this.
A. 38,1cm B. 30,48cm C. 60l96cm inches
30,48cm
On this calendar New Year's Day falls on Jan. 1
A. Gregorian Calendar B. Chinese Calendar
Gregorian Calendar.
Fun Fact: New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar moves each year but always lands between January 21 and February 20th.
New Year's gift that ancient Persians give?
A. Money. B. Eggs
The ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, which symbolized productiveness.
Americans drink around 100 million glasses of sparkling wine on New Year's.
True or False?
False, It's actually 360 Million glasses.
In Denmark, the Danes throw unused plates that have been saved up throughout the year at the front doors of family and friends for good luck.
True or False?
It is True.
January was named after this Roman God
A. Janus B. Thor
As the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, Janus is the namesake of January, the first month of a new year.
In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year.
A. Grapes. B. Churros. C. Cookies
Grapes.
In Bolivia, _____are baked into sweets and whoever finds the ____has good luck for the next year.
A. Beans. B. Coins
One of the sweetest New Year traditions to come out of South America, in Bolivia, they bake coins into their desserts. Whoever finds a coin will be blessed with good fortune for the year ahead.
The Dutch believe eating this on New Year's Day will bring good luck.
Donuts.
The total number of LED lights in the Times Square ball.
32,256 LED lights.
This is the Flower For January
A. Carnation B. Rose
Carnation?