Traditions
This Vancouver tradition, performed on New Year's day, is said to bring you good luck in the coming year.
a) Polar Puck Challenge | b) Polar Bear Swim | c) Big Bear Dive
b) What is the Polar Bear Swim?
January 1st marks New Year's Day on this calendar.
a) Julian | b) Gregorian | c) Jewish | d) All of the above
b) What is the Gregorian calendar?
The first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square happened in this year.
a) 1907 | b) 1918 | c) 1899
a) What is 1907?
This American president issued the Emancipation Proclaimation on January 1st, 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones helped found this Brittish hard rock band in 1968.
Who is Led Zeppelin?
In Bolivia, these are baked into cakes. Finding one means endless good luck in the next year.
a) rocks | b) bones | c) coins
c) What are coins?
The annual Jewish new year holiday of Rosh Hashannah is observed between these two months.
a) February-March | b) September-October | c) November-December
b) When is September-October?
The weight of the Waterford crystal ball used in New York City's NYE celebration in Times Square
a) 2,010 lbs | b) 11,875 lbs | c) 14,250 lbs
b) What is 11,875 pounds?
This American entrepreneur obtained the patent for the first-ever lightbulb in January 1880.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Mike Patton, lead singer of this funk/hard rock band, repeatedly asked the question "What is it?" in their most famous hit.
a) Mr. Bungle | b) Tomahawk | c) Faith No More | d) Fantomas
c) Who is Faith No More?
In this practice, the monks of Japan's Chion-in temple ring all bells 108 times at Midnight to bring cleanliness in the new year.
a) Shintoism | b) Buddhism | c) Confucianism
b) What is Buddhism?
In early Rome, this date marked the new year.
a) January 1st | b) February 1st | c) March 1st
c) What is March 1st?
This annual New Year's Eve celebration is recognized as the largest in the world.
a) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | b) Sydney, Australia | c) Berlin, Germany
b) Where is Rio De Janeiro, Brazil?
New York City was formerly known by this name.
What is New Amsterdam? (The name change took place in 1664)
Though not his best-known, this ever-transformative glam rocker adopted personas such as Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, and the Thin White Duke.
Who is David Bowie?
This state marks new year's eve with its annual Great Pine Cone Drop.
a) Montana | b) Arizona | c) Idaho
b) Where is (Flagstaff,) Arizona?
The Losar festival marks the New Year's celebration on this calendar originating in East Asia.
a) Tibetan | b) Thai | c) Vietnamese
a) What is the Tibetan calendar?
Excluding territories and uninhabited islands, this country is the last to observe New Year's Day each year.
a) Canada| b) United States | c) Belize
b) What is the United States?
The month of January was named after this Roman god of beginnings.
Who is Janus?
This German Industrial band's frontman once bought an entire zoo to make sure the animals in it were not separated.
Who is Till Lindemann? / Who is Rammstein?
In Spain, eating 12 of this small oblong food under a table will bring you good luck in the New Year.
What are grapes?
Lunisolar calendars use an extra one of these every two or three years to align the new year with the phases of the moon and the sun.
What is a month?
Thanks to the international date line, this festively named country is the first to officially observe New Year's Day each year.
What is Christmas Island (Kiribati)?
This astronomer, long before the telescope named in his honor, was the first to publish his findings of galaxies beyond the Milky Way in January 1925.
Who is (Edwin) Hubble?
This band's frontman drove garbage trucks in NYC before making it big with albums such as Bloody Kisses and October Rust.
Who is Peter Steele? / Who is Type O Negative?