New Year
The first day of the new year in this country is called "Hatsumode," a tradition of visiting temples and shrines.
What is Japan?
This U.S. space agency was responsible for landing astronauts on the Moon in 1969.
What is NASA?
This item is used in baseball to hit the ball, typically made of wood or aluminum.
What is a bat?
This soft drink, often paired with fast food, is famous for its red and white logo.
What is Coca-Cola?
This famous portrait, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, is displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
What is the Mona Lisa?
This ancient civilization is credited with creating the first calendar to mark the start of a new year, around 4000 B.C.
What is the Sumerians?
This Italian astronomer, famous for his observations of the moons of Jupiter, was sentenced to house arrest by the Catholic Church.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This country hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, with the games taking place in Beijing.
What is China?
This American retail company, famous for its "Everyday Low Prices," is the world’s largest retailer.
What is Walmart?
This famous Italian painter and architect painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the early 1500s.
Who is Michelangelo?
In this country, fireworks are a major part of New Year's celebrations, including the famous Sydney Harbour fireworks display.
What is Australia?
The largest planet in our solar system, known for its Great Red Spot, is called this.
What is Jupiter?
This NFL team is known for its “Green and Gold” uniforms and is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
What is the Green Bay Packers?
This German automotive brand, known for its luxury vehicles, has models like the 3 Series and the X5.
What is BMW?
This French artist, known for his works "Impression, Sunrise" and "Woman with a Parasol," gave the name to the Impressionist movement.
Who is Claude Monet?
This fruit is traditionally eaten for good luck on New Year's Eve in the southern United States, symbolizing wealth.
What are black-eyed peas?
This type of celestial object, often depicted as a "tail," is made of ice, dust, and gas and orbits the Sun.
What is a comet?
This basketball player is known as "His Airness" and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This French fashion brand is known for its luxury handbags, clothing, and accessories.
What is Louis Vuitton?
This art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, is known for its fragmented, geometric style.
What is cubism?
This U.S. state is the first to ring in the New Year because of its time zone, at 10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
What is Hawaii?
The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, has provided detailed images of distant galaxies in this type of electromagnetic radiation.
What is visible light?
This American swimmer won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a record for a single Games.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This Italian sports car brand is famous.
What is Ferrari?
This Russian artist is famous for his abstract works and is considered a pioneer of modern abstract art.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?