New Years Eve History
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It Happened in 2022
100

This many light bulbs covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.

What is 100?

100

The 2022 Super Bowl Champions are from this city.

What is Los Angeles?

100

In Denmark, on New Years, it's traditional to throw these household items against your friend's and neighbour's front doors to bring good luck. The bigger the pile the next morning, the more luck you'll have during the year.

What are plates?
100

Will Smith slapped this actor at the Oscars.

Who is Cris Rock?

200

This newspaper sponsored the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve party.

What is the New York Times?

200

This country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?  

What is Argentina?

200

This percentage of New Year’s resolutions fail by February.

What is 80 percent?

200

Russia invaded this country in February.

What is Ukraine?

400

During two of these years, the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball not drop. Name one.

What is 1942 or 1943?

400

This film won Best Picture at the Oscars.

What is CODA?

400

This many people watch the Times Square Ball-drop ceremony each year.

What is more than one billion?

400

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died in September after a reign that lasted decades, serving this many years as queen.

What is 70 years?

600

This concept to signal the passage of time dates back long before New Year's Eve was celebrated in Times Square.

What is a ball "dropping"?

600

This country won the most medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olymplics.

What is Norway(37)?

600

Catholics celebrate this feast on January 1st.

What is the Mary, the Mother of God?

600

This was the most-watched movie of 2022.

What is Top Gun: Maverick?

800

In this year, LED lights first appear on the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.

What is 2007?

800

Bruno Mars and Anderson won Song of the Year at the Grammys for this hit song.

What is Leave The Door Open?

800

This popular Scottish song is sung at New Years Eve's parties.

What is Auld Lang Syne?

800

The Church and the world lost this important person on December 31st.

Who is Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI?

1000

In this year, the ball first dropped in Time’s Square.

What is 1903?

1000

This woman won Best Actree at the Golden Globes for starring in 'Being the Ricardos'.

Who is Nicole Kidman?

1000

Germans have been eating this combination on New Year's for generations because they believe it brings good luck.

What is pork and sauerkraut?

1000

This hurricane destroyed parts of Cuba and Florida in Late September.

What is Hurricane Ian?

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