New Years History
December 31st is also known as
New Year's Eve
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The word January comes from this language.
A) Latin B.) German C.) Russian
Latin
This many people usually gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the ball drop.
A) 1 million B) 500,000 C) 3 million
A) 1 million
In which country families make sure to serve 12 round fruits, like apples, grapes, and plums?
Philippines
Which are believed to represent prosperity due to their shape, which mirrors coins. As for the lucky number, each fruit represents one month out of the year.
The most common New Year's resolution.
To Lose Weight
In this country they eat Soba noodles as a popular dish for New Years
a.) S. Korea b.) China c) Vietnam d.) Japan
Japan
What is Chinese New Year also called?
Lunar New Year / Spring Festival
In Scottish traditions, who do you kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Everyone in the room
What month do the Chinese celebrate New Years?
February
What is the 2026's Chinese New Year Animal?
The Fire Horse
What is this tradition associated with New Year's wishes and champagne?
People make a wish, write it on a piece of paper, burn it and drink champagne with the ashes
In what European country is wearing red underwear a New Year's Eve tradition
Italy/Spain
A popular non-alcohol drink often used to ring in the New Years
Sparkling grape/apple juice
Name the island country whose main New Year celebration is called"Hogmanay", and where a key tradition is the ritual of "first-footing" — after midnight, the first person to cross a home's threshold should be a dark-haired man, bringing symbolic gifts like coal, whisky, or shortbread for good luck.
Scotland
In the ancient past, loud noises at New Year’s celebrations were said to ward off what?
Demons and evil spirits
Where can you go to watch the famous ball drop on New Year's Eve?
Times Square (New York City)
Hanging onions is a New Years Eve tradition in this country
A) Italy B) Greece C) Mexico
B. Greece
In Colombia,a popular New Year's tradition involves running around the block with this item to ensure a year of exciting travels. In the Philippines, people jump at midnight while holding coins in it to make their wealth grow. What is this common household item, also symbolizing a "container" for one's future?
A suitcase/travel bag
To ward off evil spirits, families in which country make way for a healthy and prosperous New Year by banging loaves of Christmas bread against the walls and doors throughout the home?
Ireland
This infamous Roman dictator is credited with making January 1st a National Holiday?
Julius Caesar
This country wears white on the eve of New Year to attract peace and happiness. Some also go to the beach to offer white flowers to the goddess of the sea.
Brazil
(White symbolizes purity, while the flower offerings are said to bring prosperity for the coming year)
In Spain and many Latin American countries, it is customary to eat 12 of these fruits at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. What is this fruit?
Grapes. Each of 12 grapes is believed to bring good luck for one month of the coming year.
There is a modern New Year's tradition in the United States. It goes like this: "First kiss, then ___". Shaped like a ring, is believed to bring good luck and a sense of completeness to the year ahead. What's that?
A doughnut
What major country celebrates New Year's first?
New Zealand. But Kiribati is the very the first in the world to celebrate