New Years Traditions
Where can you watch the famous ball drop on NYE?
Times Square in New York
"Mamma Mia" is a musical based around the music of which band?
ABBA
Which US state gave it's name to this variation of the game poker?
Which tower replaced the CN Tower as the world's tallest building?
The Burj Khalifa, Dubai
"He's in the army now, a blowin' reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy __ _____ _"
"of Company B"
True or false: It's said that kissing a loved one at midnight came from English/German folklore
True
Which musical shares it's name with a US state?
Oklahoma
What constitutes being "busted" in Blackjack?
A score over 21
In which decade was Tim Horton's founded?
1960's
"You and I will be as free, as the birds up in the trees
Oh, please ___ __ __, ____"
"stay by me, Diana"
In Spain, it's tradition to eat a certain number of grapes before the clock strikes 12. How many grapes do they eat?
12 grapes
Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in this famous musical of two singing murderers who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in the 1920s.
Chicago
What is the highest hand possible in poker?
A Royal Flush
(A straight flush including ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all in the same suit)
What was Dominion Day renamed as in 1981?
Canada Day
"When the night has come, and the land is dark, and the moon is the ____ ___ __ ___"
"only light we see"
What colour do Brazilian people wear while jumping into the ocean at midnight?
White
The musical "Rent" is based in what city?
New York
What is the highest score you can have in one hand of cribbage?
29
How many time zones are in Canada?
6
"So won't you say you love me? I'll make you so proud of me. We'll make 'em turn their heads ___ ___ __ __"
"every place we go"
What vegetable do Greek people hang at their front door to invite in good luck for the new year?
Onions
With 13,981 performances to date, which is the longest running musical on Broadway?
Phantom of the Opera - opened 1988
The first playing cards are said to be from the 9th century (801 – 900 AD). What country did these originate from?
China
How old does the Canadian flag turn this year?
60 years old
(Feb 15, 1965)
"We can't go on together, with suspicious minds. And __ ___ ___ __ ____ on suspicious minds"
"we can't build our dreams"