New Year Traditions
The first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square happened this year. A. 1800 B. 1907
What is B. 1907?
The original name of New York City was New Haven or New Amsterdam
What is New Amsterdam?
New York's Waterford crystal ball weighs
A. 11,875 lbs B. 14,250 lbs
11,875 pounds
In 1965, a first-class postage stamp cost this many cents.
5 cents
The annual New Year's Eve celebration in U.S. takes place. Hint: New York City or Miami
New York City is the most famous place to spend New Year's Eve in the United States, thanks to the legendary party thrown every year in Times Square.
This is the most popular New Year's Day parade.
A. Rose Parade B. Macy's Day Parade
The Rose Parade, a New Year's tradition more than 100 years old, uses more than 18 million flowers for the floats that travel through the streets of Pasadena, California. The Tournament of Roses demands about 80,000 hours of manpower every year.
The crystal ball begins lowering in Times Square at this time: A. 11:59 PM or B. 12:00 PM
11.59 PM
A gallon of regular gasoline in the mid-60s averaged about this much (within 5 cents).
31 cent
The celebration known as the Lunar New Year: Dragon Celebration or Chinese New Year
What is the Chinese New Year?
This country celebrates from April 13 to 15 by throwing water A. Cambodia. B. Thailand
The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.
In the ancient Roman calendar, the new year began on February 1. March 1. January 1
March 1
A standard glass bottle of Coca-Cola from a vending machine usually cost this much.
10 cents/a dime
On this calendar, New Year's Day falls on Jan. 1, Gregorian Calendar, Chinese Calendar
Gregorian Calendar. Fun Fact: New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar moves each year but always lands between January 21 and February 20th.
New Year's gift that ancient Persians give? A. Money. B. Eggs
The ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, which symbolized productiveness.
which country celebrates the new year first?
The Republic of Kiribati (specifically the Line Islands, which include Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island).
A ticket to the movie theater in 1965 would cost you about this much.
$1.00
In Spain, eating 12 of these are said to bring you good luck in the New Year. A. Grapes. B. Churros.
What are Grapes?
In Bolivia, _____are baked into sweets and whoever finds the ____has good luck for the next year. A. Beans. B. Coins
One of the sweetest New Year traditions to come out of South America, in Bolivia, they bake coins into their desserts. Whoever finds a coin will be blessed with good fortune for the year ahead.
The Dutch believe eating this on New Year's Day will bring good luck.
Donuts.
A brand new Ford Mustang in 1965 had a starting price of roughly this amount.
$2400