New Year Around the World
This US state drops a giant illuminated ball in Times Square to celebrate New Year
What is New York?
This artist broke the record for highest grossing concert tour
Who is Taylor Swift?
The most common New Year’s resolution
The only month of the year with 28 days
What is February?
This empire first declared January 1st as the start of the new year
What is the Roman Empire?
This city holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s biggest fireworks display, which takes place on New Year's Eve
What is Dubai?
The global sports event hosted in Paris, France, in 2024
What is Summer Olympics?
Many people resolve to sleep better. This is the recommended number of hours of sleep for an adult
What is 7-9 hours?
The term for the time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun
What is a year?
This calendar reform, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, standardized January 1 as New Year’s Day
What is Gregorian calendar?
The Chinese New Year animal for 2024
What is dragon?
The Best Picture Oscar in 2024
What is Oppenheimer?
This practice, often part of resolutions, involves mindfulness and focusing on the present moment
What is meditation?
The term for the imaginary line where one day changes to the next
International Date Line
The month of January is named after this Roman god, honoured at the start of the new year, symbolizing beginnings and transitions
Who is Janus?
The fruit eaten at midnight in Spain to symbolize good luck
What are grapes?
The film adaptation of a popular musical that was released in 2024 and achieved notable box office success
What is Wicked?
This popular time-management method involves working for 25 minutes followed by a 5-minute break
What is The Pomodoro Technique?
The name of the extra second occasionally added to synchronize atomic time with Earth's rotation
What is leap second?
This ancient civilization is credited with celebrating the first New Year around 4,000 years ago
What is Babylonians?
The first country to ring in the New Year every year
What is Kiribati?
The critically acclaimed sci-fi movie, directed by Denis Villeneuve, released in 2024
What is Dune: Part Two?
This day is known as "Quitter’s Day," is when most people abandon their resolutions
What is the second Friday in January?
This country abolished Daylight Saving Time in 2022
What is Mexico (or Syria)?
The year the famous New York Times Square ball drop tradition began
What is 1907?