New Year's
Riddles (Anyone can answer)
General
Kids-only questions
Christmas
100

(Kids question) What is the date and time of New Year's Day this year? 

12:00 AM, January 1st, 2024

100

I'm tall when i'm young, and short when i'm old. What am I?

A candle

100

(Kids question) Leap years happen how often?

Every 4 years

100

Name all of Santa's reindeer.

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.

100

(Kids question) How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish?

Feliz Navidad

200

(Anyone can answer) What day is Chinese New Year, and Telugu New Year/Ugadi?

Chinese New Year: Saturday, February 10th, 2024.

Telugu New Year/Ugadi: April 9th, 2024.

200

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?


A bank

200

(Anyone can answer) When did World War II begin?

September 1, 1939

200

How many times can you fold a paper in half?

7

200

What are the two other most popular names for Santa Claus? (Anyone can answer)

Kris Kringle and Saint Nick

300

(Anyone can answer) What Australian city has one of the largest New Year’s celebrations?

Sydney, Australia

300

A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?


Four sisters and three brothers.


300

(Parents question) Before founding Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg created a website that allowed users to compare the attractiveness of two people side by side. What was the name of this website?

Facemash

300

Name countries or states that start with these letters:

A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, M, N, P, R, S, T 

N/A

Arizona, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, Nashville, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Thailand.



300

What environmentalist U.S. president banned Christmas trees at the White House? (Anyone can answer)

President Theodore Roosevelt

400

How much confetti is dropped on New Year's Eve?(Anyone can answer)

3,000 pounds - 250 pts

More than 1 ton - 200 pts

400

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month, and in the same year. However, they're not twins. How is this possible?

The two girls are part of a set of triplets.

400

(Anyone can answer) Throughout the Harry Potter novels, Harry is mentioned by name 18,956 times. Which character is the second most mentioned coming in at a total of 6,464? 

Ron Weasley

400

How many keys are there on a standard piano?

88

400

What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving? 

"Jingle Bells"

500

Which country will be the first to celebrate New Year's? (Parents question)

Kiribati, a country in the Pacific Ocean. If you guessed it right, you get 700 :)

500

I am a five letter word. I sound the same when you remove my first letter. I sound the same when you remove my third letter. I sound the same when my last letter is removed and I sound the same when all three are removed. What word am I?

Empty (empty, emty, emp-t, m-t)

500

(Anyone can answer) The highest denomination bill ever printed in the United States was $100,000. Who was on the bill?

President Woodrow Wilson 

500

(Parents can help) What was the first country to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand

500

How many gifts in total were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song?

364