New Years Around the World
This country has a ball drop at midnight.
What is the United States?
The holiday that falls on December 31st.
What is New Year's Eve?
Eating this is a southern US tradition said to bring economic prosperity in the coming year.
What are black-eyed peas?
The ball drop started because this was banned in New York city.
What are fireworks?
This major tech company released the 16 series of their popular smart phone in 2024.
What is Apple?
It is common to eat 12 grapes at midnight in this country.
What is Spain?
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a poem written in this country.
What is Scotland?
In this country, a popular New Years dish eaten is Soba Noodles.
What is Japan?
The average amount of people that watch the ball drop each year.
What is 1 Billion?
This city hosted the Summer Olympics.
What is Paris?
This country boasts the color red to bring good luck on New Years.
What is Italy?
The first New Year's celebration dates back this many years.
What is 4,000?
The Dutch eat this on New Year's Day for good luck.
What are doughnuts?
The year of the first ball drop in Times Square.
What is 1907?
This company opened a new theme park in China in 2024.
What is Disney?
In this country, people celebrate by jumping off a chair at midnight, symbolizing a leap into the New Year and a way to rid themselves of bad luck.
What is Denmark?
The first people to make New Year's Resolutions.
Who are Ancient Babylonians?
In France, they consume this on New Years Day.
What are pancakes?
There have been this many versions of the NYE Ball in Times Square.
What is 7?
This company "caught" their spacecraft's rocket booster on its descent.
What is SpaceX?
In this country, people write their wishes on pieces of paper, burn them, and then mix the ashes with champagne.
What is Russia?
In ancient Persia, this food gift would be given on New Years.
What are eggs?
In Greece, families hang this food on their front doors on New Year's Day.
What are onions?
This is the diameter of the NYE Ball.
What is 12 feet?
This world-renowned artist was featured in an exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2024.
Who is Pablo Picasso?