New Year’s Traditions
The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop occurs here, first introduced in 1907.
What is Times Square in New York City?
The Gregorian calendar we use today was first introduced in this century.
What is the 16th century?
He declared January 1 as the official start of the new year in 46 B.C.
Note: You have to pronounce the name correctly. You will only be awarded half points if you say the name incorrectly.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Many people sing this Robert Burns song at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
What is “Auld Lang Syne”?
This month starts the calendar year.
What is January?
In Spain, people eat twelve of these at midnight for good luck.
What are grapes?
January is named after this two-faced Roman god of beginnings and transitions.
Who is Janus?
This calendar replaced the Julian calendar and became widespread in 1582.
What is the Gregorian calendar?
This baby is a common symbol of the fresh new year in Western imagery.
Who is Baby New Year?(General pop culture knowledge)
This common resolution involves improving physical health.
What is exercising more?
In Denmark, people throw these at friends’ doors for good luck on New Year’s Eve.
What are plates or dishes?
This geometric shape has exactly three sides.
What is a triangle?(Common science/math knowledge)
The Babylonians celebrated one of the earliest known New Year’s festivals about 4,000 years ago.
What is Mesopotamia?
The first televised New Year’s Eve celebration in the U.S. happened in this decade.
What is the 1950s?
The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions started with this ancient civilization.
What are the Babylonians?
This Scottish New Year celebration includes “first footing” and gift-giving.
What is Hogmanay?
The expression for the area of a circle: π × this squared.
What is the radius?(Common math knowledge)
Before 1752 in England, New Year was celebrated on this date.
What is March 25?
This holiday tradition from Seinfeld includes an aluminum pole and feats of strength.
What is Festivus?
This color is worn in Brazil on New Year’s for peace.
What is white?
In Japan, Buddhist temples ring this many times at midnight for New Year’s.
What is 108?
This famous Indian mathematician made remarkable contributions to number theory.
Who is Srinivasa Ramanujan?
This Caribbean nation declared independence from France on New Year’s Day in 1804.
What is Haiti?
This iconic New Year’s Eve location also has a million+ annual crowd watch the festivities.
What is Times Square?
The first place each year to reach New Year’s Day is in this Pacific island nation.
What is Kiribati?