New Years History
December 31st is also known by this name
New Year's Eve
This location in This US city is where can you go to watch the most famous ball drop on New Year's Eve
Times Square in New York City
The word January comes from this language.
Latin
This is a popular alcoholic drink often used to ring in the New Year on New Years Eve.
Champagne
In this country, a cake known as galette de rois, or Kings Cake, is eaten with the goal of having the piece of that randomly has a small charm hidden inside, making you "King For A Day"
France
This is the most common New Year's resolution.
To Lose Weight
In this country they eat Soba noodles as a popular dish for New Years
Japan
Chinese New Year is also called by This name.
Lunar New Year or Spring Festival
This ___-something age group is most likely to create a New Years Resolution
Twenty
Chinese New Year falls in this Gregorian Calendar month in 2025.
January
According to the Chinese New Year calendar, 2025 is the year of This animal.
Snake
At the stroke of midnight, This phrase is likely to be shouted at each other while hugging/kissing/toasting
'Happy New Year!'
Wearing red underwear is a New Year's Eve tradition in This country.
Italy
If you are feeling a little "goofy", This place is in the top 3 places to celebrate New Year's Eve in America.
Disneyworld
This person was proclaimed to be the Empress of India on January 1, 1877
a.) Queen Victoria
This poem-turned song is typically sung and associated with New Year's Day
Auld Lang Syne
Out of America's top 5 favorite holidays, New Years takes This place.
4th
Hanging onions is a New Years Eve tradition in this country.
Greece
This many people usually gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the ball drop.
1 million
In This country, the men of certain villages will dress up as a creature called the Namahage with the goal of scaring children into behaving for the New Year.
Japan
This infamous Roman dictator is credited with making January 1st a National Holiday
Julius Caesar
A Southern tradition says that one should eat this number of black-eyed peas in order to have good luck for the entire year.
365
This is the name of the famous parade that occurs every January 1st in Pasadena, California.
Rose Parade
This is the year the first ball droppped in NYC.
a.) 1896 b.) 1907 c.) 1923 d.) 1956
b.) 1907
After the first smaller countries of Christmas Island and Kiribati, This is the first major country to celebrates New Year's first, just a mere 15 minutes later.
New Zealand
Due to its geographical position close to the International Date Line, New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the New Year.