NYE history
A city in the US where the most popular tradition occurs of a giant ball dropping at midnight
What is New York City
Popular newspaper that started the modern-day tradition of dropping a ball on a pole to mark the beginning of the new year in Time's Square
What is the New York Times
List of promises you make for yourself for the upcoming year
What are New Years Resolutions
The first Pixar movie
What is Toy Story
Most common first language in the world
What is Mandarin
Most popular drink at New Years celebrations
What is champagne
While waiting for the ball to drop, this TV personality got hammered on live television from tequila shots
Who is Andy Cohen
Popularized in the US to give your loved ones this (hopefully) consensual display of affection
What is a midnight kiss
First film to release a soundtrack
What is School Street
Popular song in English speaking countries that is sung on New Year's Eve
What is Auld Lang Syne
The concept of using balls dropping from poles was originally used in 1800s England to signify the time to people in this occupation/recreational activity
Who are sailors
Irish superstition states every one of these in the house must be open throughout the home when the clock strikes 12
Twice in the 1800s China & Britain went to war over this drug
This English-born woman of Albanian ancestry who was “Levitating” up the charts in 2021.
Who is Dua Lipa
December 31st is the last day of this type of calendar
What is the Gregorian Calendar
The ball drop concept was first brought to NYC because this popular celebratory display was banned
What are fireworks
What is washing away a member of your family in the coming year aka they will die
This right-wing group named after the alleged 1st victim of the “Cold War,” killed in China in 1945
What is the John Birch Society
It’s the world’s largest burrowing animal & can make a destructive tunnel complex 650 feet long, so farmers don’t find it as cute as zoo-goers might.
What is a wombat
Location of the earliest recorded festivities to celebrate the New Year 4000 years ago
What is Babylon
A popular family chain restaurant that charges $450/person for its New Year's Eve party in NYC
What is Olive Garden
The Southern region of the US eats plates of these two foods to represent luck and prosperity
What are collard greens and black-eyed peas
In 2010 the remains of this “father of modern astronomy” were reburied in Poland with full Catholic honors.
Who is Copernicus
Which brands should we be boycotting (name 3)
Starbucks, McDonalds, Dominoes