NYE Traditions Around the World
New Years History
Good Luck Charms
Major Events of 2025
Winter Olympics
100
In NYC, people watch this object drop at midnight.
What is the Times Square Ball?
100
This ancient Roman festival, named after Janus, god of beginnings and transitions, gave this month its name.
What is January?
100
These explosive items are believed to scare away back luck in the new year.
What are fireworks?
100
This team won the Superbowl.
Who are the Eagles? Go Birds.
100
This is the host country of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
What is Italy?
200
In Spain, revelers eat this number of grapes at each stroke of midnight to symbolize luck for each month of the coming year.
What is grapes?
200
Our modern Gregorian calendar is based on Earth's orbit around this.
What is the sun?
200
Wearing this color brings good fortune, happiness, and wards off evil spirits for the Lunar New Year.
What is red?
200
This famous music artist and billionaire got engaged this year.
Who is Taylor Swift?
200
This sport is known as chess on ice and requires athletes to sweep the ice to guide stones to their target.
What is curling?
300
In this country people clean their homes before New Years Day to start fresh.
What is Japan?
300
The Jewish New Year in September is known as this.
What is Rosh Hashanah
300
This equine object nailed above a doorway is traditionally thought to ward off evil and bring luck.
What is a horseshoe?
300
This popular app was banned in January 2025, but was quickly reversed.
What is TikTok?
300
This country holds the record for most Winter Olympic gold medals (148).
What is Norway?
400
Brazilians often wear this color on New Year’s Eve and make seven wishes while jumping seven waves at midnight.
What is white?
400
In the 19th century, this New Years tradition became popularized.
What are resolutions?
400
In the Southern United States, eating this on New Year’s Day is believed to bring good luck.
What are black eyed peas?
400
This major country and US-ally elected its first female Prime Minister.
What is Japan?
400
This sport requires athletes to race head first on an icy track at speeds up to 80 mph.
What is skeleton?
500
The language of the famous New Years song Auld Lang Syne.
What is Scottish?
500
The Times Square Ball Drop began in this decade of the 20th Century.
What is the 1910's? 1907 to be exact.
500
Asian noodles should never be cut or broken in order to support this.
What is a long life?
500
For her activism, Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela, won this prestigious award.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
500
What is stoat?