Around the World: New Year's Celebrations
In Greece, families hang this vegetable on their door for good luck.
What is an onion?
This sparkling drink is most commonly associated with New Year’s toasts.
What is champagne?
The sitcom featuring Ross, Rachel, and Monica debuted in 1994.
What is Friends?
This city is famous for its annual ball drop on New Year’s Eve.
What is New York City?
This is the most popular New Year’s resolution in the U.S.
What is exercising more?
In Denmark, people throw these at friends’ doorsteps for good luck.
What are plates?
In Spain, people eat 12 of these at midnight for good luck.
What are grapes?
This boy band released “Step by Step” in 1990.
Who are New Kids on the Block?
This country celebrates New Year’s with fireworks over the Sydney Opera House.
What is Australia?
Many people resolve to quit this habit that harms lungs.
What is smoking?
In Brazil, wearing this color on New Year’s Eve is believed to bring peace.
What is white?
In the Southern U.S., eating this symbolizes good luck.
What is black-eyed peas?
This movie about a sinking ship became the highest-grossing film of the decade.
What is the Titantic?
This U.S. state is the last to ring in the New Year.
What is Hawaii?
This financial resolution ranks high every year.
What is saving more money?
In Japan, temple bells ring this many times to cleanse sins.
What is 108?
In many U.S. and German households, eating this on New Year’s Day is believed to bring good fortune and progress.
What is pork and sauerkraut?
This handheld gaming device by Nintendo was a must-have in the 90s.
What is the Game Boy?
This country is the first major nation to celebrate the New Year because of its time zone.
What is New Zealand?
This resolution focuses on practicing mindfulness and reducing stress.
What is meditation?
This Asian country celebrates Lunar New Year with a festival called Tet.
What is Vietnam?
This round fruit is eaten in the Philippines for prosperity.
What is oranges?
This search engine, founded in 1998, changed how we find information online.
What is Google?
The Times Square ball drop tradition began in this year.
What is 1907?
This resolution involves reducing time spent on Instagram, TikTok, and other apps.
What is a digital detox?