Happy New Year
What is recorded as the most common New Year resolution people have made?
to get healthier (to work out)
What kid's store features a giraffe as its mascot?
Toys "R" Us
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
Under the weather
feeling sick
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
Which dictator accepted January 1st as the date for New Year in 46 B.C.E.?
Julius Caesar
In which peachy southern state will you find The Home Depot headquarters?
Georgia
Istanbul was formerly called...
Constantinople
Let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret
How many sides do snowflakes have?
6
What country started the tradition of fireworks for the new year?
China
What 3-letter network has made home shopping into a multi-billion dollar business?
QVC
What is considered the largest empire in history?
Mongol Empire
Danny avoided answering the question by saying...
I plead the 5th
What mainland US state recorded the coldest temperature at -70 degrees?
Montana
Typically, how many people crowd into Times Square to watch the New Year's ball drop.?
1 million
47%
In what century is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?
14th century (1346)
This idiom refers to the absolute last minute that things can still be done.
At the eleventh hour
Which city has hosted both the Winter and Summer Olympics?
Beijing
One superstition says to not eat this animal on New Year's.
lobster
The idea of after-Thanksgiving sales didn’t start until which decade?
1920s
What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?
Mesopotamia
Being quick to criticize or blame. Often the quickest to find fault.
Cast the first stone
What monument is aligned to the sunset on the winter solstice?
Stonehenge