New Year Traditions
This country drops a giant crystal ball in Times Square at midnight.
What is the United States?
The first country to celebrate New Year’s Day each year is located in this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
100: The most common New Year’s resolution is to do this more often.
Answer: What is exercise?
100: This famous singer’s “New Year’s Day” song was released on her Reputation album.
Answer: Who is Taylor Swift?
100: The Times Square Ball weighs approximately this many pounds.
Answer: What is 11,875 pounds?
This Asian country celebrates Lunar New Year with red envelopes filled with money.
What is China?
The month of January is named after this Roman god.
Who is Janus?
200: This percentage of people typically keep their resolutions for the entire year.
Answer: What is about 8%?
200: This movie features a famous New Year’s Eve scene where Harry finally confesses his love to Sally.
Answer: What is When Harry Met Sally?
200: The Times Square Ball has this many Waterford crystal triangles.
Answer: What is 2,688?
In Spain, people eat 12 of these at midnight for good luck.
What are grapes?
The Gregorian calendar was introduced by this Pope in 1582.
Who is Pope Gregory XIII?
300: The tradition of making resolutions began with this ancient empire.
Answer: What is Babylon?
300: This TV show had a memorable New Year’s episode called “The One with All the Resolutions.”
Answer: What is Friends?
300: The largest New Year’s fireworks display used over this many fireworks in Dubai.
Answer: What is 479,651 fireworks?
In Scotland, the tradition of “first-footing” means being the first person to do this after midnight.
What is enter someone’s home?
This city hosts the largest fireworks display in the world on New Year’s Eve.
What is Dubai?
400: This U.S. state is the last to celebrate New Year’s due to its time zone.
Answer: What is Hawaii?
400: This artist’s hit song “Happy New Year” became a global anthem for celebrations.
Answer: Who is ABBA?
400: The longest New Year’s celebration lasts 15 days and is part of this holiday.
Answer: What is Lunar New Year?
In Denmark, people jump off this piece of furniture at midnight to “leap” into the new year.
What is a chair?
The earliest recorded New Year celebrations date back to this ancient civilization.
What is Mesopotamia?
500: The song traditionally sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve is called this.
Answer: What is “Auld Lang Syne”?
500: In the movie New Year’s Eve, this actress plays the character Claire Morgan.
Answer: Who is Hilary Swank?
500: The record for the most champagne bottles opened in one minute is this number.
Answer: What is 66 bottles?