New Year Numbers
This is the number of days in one year.
What is 365?
The Earth completes its orbit around the sun in this period of time. We just started a new one!
What is one year?
At midnight in Spain, one might eat 12 of these small, round fruit.
New Year's Day is the name for this date.
What is January 1?
These periods of time often have different weather and are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis. My favorite is fall!
What are seasons?
This U.S. city hosts the ball drop on New Year's Eve.
What is New York City?
This year was the most recent leap year.
What is 2024?
What is winter?
This US state is both a popular vacation destination and among the last places to ring in the new year.
What is Hawaii?
This is the total number of minutes in one non-leap year.
What is 525,600?
This is the name for the Earth's path around the sun.
What is "orbit"?
Champagne, a bubbly drink commonly enjoyed on New Year's Eve, is named for the Champagne region in this country.
If a year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400, this is done to avoid shifting the seasons.
What is skipping a leap year?
Happening shortly before the new year begins in the northern hemisphere, this is the name for when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt away from the sun. It also has a summer counterpart!
What is the winter solstice?
This island is the first to welcome the new year, and shares its name with the holiday that falls one week before New Year’s Day.
What is Christmas Island?