HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

New Years Eve

100

What is the most popular New Years resolution?

Get fit 

200

In which country is it customary to ring in the New Year by eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight?

Spain

300

According to a common New Year's tradition, what percentage of resolutions are estimated to fail by the end of the year?

80%

400

In the Southern United States, it is believed that eating which food on New Year's Day brings good luck and prosperity?

black-eyed peas and collard greens

500

 In what year did the world officially transition to the Gregorian calendar, leading to the adoption of January 1st as New Year's Day?

1582

Who died in 2023

100

Played the role of Chandler Bing on the popular sitcom Friends

Matthew Perry

200

Death of ________ December 1, 2023.

________  was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Court.

Sandra Day O’Connor

300

__________ dies on November 19, 2023.

Former first lady _____ dies at age 96. _____ was the first first lady to have a formal office in the White House, establishing the modern Office of the First Lady. She was known later for her charity work.

Rosalynn Carter 

400

Funeral of Pope ____________. 

(January 5, 2023)

Pope ____ is laid to rest. He resigned in 2013, and Pope Francis I was named his successor.

Pope Benedict XVI

500

Death of __________.

(April 25, 2023)

American singer, actor, producer, and civil rights activist ______ was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Banana Boat song

Harry Belafonte

Natural Disasters

100

(August 8, 2023)

The island of _______ in Hawaii is struck by a series of wildfires that devastate the historic resort town of Lahaina.

Maui

200

(November 26, 2023)

______ experiences a series of more than 700 earthquakes, a predictor of major seismic activity, culminating in a volcanic eruption in December.

Iceland

300

(September 10, 2023)

A strong Mediterranean cyclone, Storm Daniel, brings catastrophic flooding to eastern _______. The unusually heavy rains kill more than 4,000 people.

Libya

400

DAILY DOUBLE 

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 45 miles southwest of Marrakech, _____, on Sept. 8, taking 2,946 lives and injuring 5,674, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Morocco

500

Kahramanmaraş earthquake

(February 6, 2023)

_______ and ________ are hit by an earthquake and a severe aftershock. These high-magnitude events leave more than 50,000 people dead.

Turkey and Syria

2024?

100

When was the last leap year?

2020

200

Where will 2024 Olympics to held?

Paris

300

What day of the week will Christmas fall on in 2024?

Wednesday

400

In what month is a total solar eclipse expected across North America?

April

500

Nasa's Artemis II is due to launch in November. What are the distinguishing features of the three astronauts NASA plans to send to the moon?

First female, first African American and first non-American

Random

100

New most populous country(May 1, 2023).

India

200

Twitter is rebranded

(July 24, 2023)

Elon Musk rebrands social media site Twitter as _______.

X

300

New space race

(August 23, 2023)

____ becomes the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

India

400

British coronation

(May 6, 2023)

_______ is crowned in the United Kingdom. His coronation is the first in seven decades following the death of his mother.

King Charles III

500

Political showdown

(October 3, 2023)

Republican ____ is voted out as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the first time in history a speaker has been removed from office.

Kevin McCarthy