New Year Traditions
The first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square happened in...a) 1956 b) 1907 c) 1878
b) 1907
Number of glasses of champagne/sparkling wine consumed on New Year's Eve by Americans...a) 300 thousand b) 360 million c) 370 billion
b) 360 million
The dropping of this on New Year's Eve in New York's Time's Square is almost a century old tradition
The Ball and confetti
January is known for being the ........ month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere....a) longest b) coldest c) earliest
b) coldest
Physical game in which balls of snow are thrown the intention of hitting someone else
Snowball fight
Month and date of New Year's Day in the United States
January 1st
True or false: Vehicles are stolen on New Year's Day more than any other holiday.
True: Honda Accord was the most stolen car
The hour during which the ball begins lowering in Times Square every year.
midnight
January was named after this Roman god...a) Janus b) Thor c) Zeus
a) Janus
Made in the fresh snow, by lying on one's back and moving one's arms up and down and one's legs from side to side to form this
Snow angel
The traditional song for ringing in the New Year
Auld Lang Syne
Percentage of Americans that make New Year's resolutions: a) 90% b) 45% c) 20%
b) 45%
According to CBS.com some of the best places in the United States to celebrate New Year's Eve
New York City, Las Vegas and Disney World
This is the flower for January...a) rose b) tulip c) carnation
c) carnation
Snow sculpture of a man often built in regions with sufficient snowfall and is a common winter tradition
Snowman
Percentage of Americans that give up on their resolutions by the second week of January...a) 25% b) 50% c) 75%
a) 25%
The activity known to be performed on New Year's day to bring good luck in the coming year that involves a body of water...a) big bear dive b) polar express c) polar bear swim/plunge
January's birthstone is the...a) amethyst b) garnet c) aquamarine
b) garnet
Popular warm winter beverages
Hot chocolate, apple cider, eggnog, hot toddy
Most common New Year's resolutions
Eating healthy, losing weight, exercising, quit smoking, travel more, read more, spend more time with family and friends
Credited with the "kissing tradition" on New Year's Eve...a) Ancient Romans b) Scottish c) Marilyn Monroe
a) Ancient Romans because of their Saturnalia festival, honoring Saturn, the god of time
Some of the most common New Year's activities
attending parties, eating special foods, making resolutions, watching fireworks and the ball drop
True or false: Couples tend to divorce or separate more so in January than any other month of the year
True
In winter, there is little food left for animals to eat. This means that many species survive by conserving their energy through this activity...a) hibernation b) slumber c) habitat
a) hibernation