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100

The year the first ball dropped in Times Square.

A) 1907 B) 1908 C) 1910 D)1900

What is 1907?

100

The year people first had a party in Times Square

A)1905 B)1906 C)1904 D)1907

What is 1904?

100

In Spain, you eat 12 of this type of food on New Years Eve for good luck

What are grapes?

100

In Scottish traditions, it is tradition for you to kiss this person at midnight on New Years Eve.

Who is everyone in the room?

100

The day New Years was celebrated in Ancient Rome.

A) February 1 B) March 1 C) June 1

What is March 1st?

200

The weight of the Times Square New Years Eve Ball.

A)10,000lbs B)11,875lbs C)20,000lbs D)1,000lbs

What is 11,875 lbs?

200

The two years there was NOT a New Years Eve Ball drop.

A)1944 and 1945 B)1941 and 1942 C)1942 and 1943 

What are 1942 and 1943?

200

The Dutch believe eating this food on New Years Day will bring good luck.

A)Donuts B)Kale C)Cotton Candy D)Spinach

What are Donuts?

200

In this year January 1st was declared the first day of the new year.

A) 100 B.C. B) 1900 C) 46 B.C. D) 1700

What is 46 B.C.?

200

The country that celebrates New Years Day on April 14th

What is Nepal?

300

The materials the first New Years Eve ball was made of

What are Iron and Wood?

300

The first year that had fireworks on New Years Eve

A) 1900 B) 1904 C) 1910 D) 1950

What is 1904?

300

This food is given as a gift on New Years Day in Ancient Persia.

What are Eggs?

300

Auld Lang Syne means this.

A) Out with the old B) In with the New C) Time Gone By

What is "Time Gone By"?

300

In Judaism, the New Year is called

What is Rosh Hashanah?

400

The New Years Eve ball is this diameter.

A)7ft B)12ft C)20ft D)50ft

What is 12 feet?

400

The first broadcast host of Times Square New Years Eve celebrations

Who is Guy Lombardo?

400

In the southern United States people eat this for good luck on New Years Eve.

What are Black Eyed Peas?
400

This is the year of the first "time ball" drop on record.

A) 1834 B) 1833 C) 1835 D)1836

What is 1833?

400

This country smashes plates to ward off evil spirits on New Years

What is Denmark?

500

There have been this many version of the New Years Eve Ball.

A)7 B)10 C)25 D)2

What is seven?

500

The year LED lights debuted on the Times Square New Years Eve ball.

What is 2007?
500

It is considered good luck to smash a peppermint version of this animal in New York City on New Years.

A) A chicken B) A goat C) A pig D) A goose

What is a pig?

500

The amount of confetti that is dropped on New Years Eve in Times Square.

A) One Ton B) Two Tons C) 10 tons D) 20 tons

What is about one ton?

500

Many New Years and Christmas traditions can be traced back to this Pagan holiday.

A) Samhain B) Ostara C) Saturnalia

What is Saturnalia?