Traditions on New Year’s
The city where a ball “drops” at Midnight
New York
Champagne’s origin country
France (Champagne region)
The city hosting the 2024 Olympics
Paris, France
The historic building in Copenhagen that burned
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Børsen)
The city often referred to as the birthplace of jazz
New Orleans, Louisiana
The country with a tradition of jumping off a chair at midnight to avoid having bad luck in the new year
Denmark
The traditional confection eaten in Norway and Denmark on New Year’s (or other festive occasions)
Wreath cake (kransekage)
The winner of Champions League 2024
Real Madrid (2-0 over BVB Dortmund)
Taylor Swift had a successful year. So did her boyfriend, what is his name?
FredAgain played at this festival this summer
Syd for Solen
The second Friday in January
Quitters Day (the day on which many give up on their New Year’s resolutions)
The Swiss dish popular in many Danish homes on New Year’s Eve
Fondue
The body of water in which triathletes swam at the Olympics 2024
The Seine
47th
The song from Barbie winning an Oscar for “Best song”
“What was I made for?” by Billie Eilish
The city that drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight
Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA)
The fruit Spanish people eat 12 of when midnight strikes
Grapes
The country eliminating Denmark from the European championship in football
Germany (2-0 in round of 16)
This President chose to hold a legislative election in June 2024 in a European country
Emmanuel Macron, President of France
This song by an American woman were top of the hit list for 9 weeks in February and March
“Flowers“ by Miley Cyrus
The practice of taking a dip/swim in a cold body of water on New Year’s Day
The Polar Bear Plunge
The percentage of Danes using catering for the menu on New Year’s Eve
22% (20-25% is also acceptable)
The double Olympic champion in men’s badminton
Victor Axelsen (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024)
The number of daily visitors at Smukfest 2024
60.000
The three judges of American Idol for the last 7 seasons
Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan