New Year's
Around the World
Around the World
This Pacific Island is one of the first places to celebrate the New Year
A. Ireland
B. Hawaii
C. The Pacific Island of Tonga
D. St. John
What is C: "The Pacific Island of Tonga"?
These loud bursts of color often fill the skies on New Years eve
What are "fireworks"?
What activity is considered bad luck on New Years Day?
A. Cooking
B. Cleaning
C. Running
D. Singing
What is B: "cleaning"?
What is the most popular New Years Resolution?
What is "to exercise more"?
In which American city does a giant crystal ball descend to celebrate the mark of the New Year?
What is "New York City"?
In 2022, Halloween will fall on which day of the week?
What is "Monday"?
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 is the year of what animal?
A. Mouse
B. Pig
C. Ox
D. Tiger
What is D: "the year of the Tiger"?
Many happy couples kiss at when the clock strikes what time on New Years?
What is 12:00AM (midnight) ?
Why are noisemakers used to celebrate the New Year?
A. To wake your family
B. To wake your neighbors
C. To wake your pets
D. To scare away evil spirits
What is D: "To Scare away Evil Spirits"?
25% of people forget about these by the end of January
What are "resolutions, goals, or promises"?
At what time does the New Years Eve Ball begin to descend on Times Square?
What is "11:59PM"?
There will be 1 "Friday the 13th" in 2022. In which month will this occur?
What is "May 13th"?
What was given as gifts on New Year’s Day in ancient Persia?
A. Eggs
B. Milk
C. Corn
D. Pigs
What is A: "Eggs"?
Many people create these special goals at the start of the new year
What are "resolutions"?
In Spain, people eat this number of grapes for good luck on New Years
A. 3 grapes
B. 7 grapes
C. 12 grapes
D. 20 grapes
What is C: "12 grapes"?
What percentage of adults fall asleep before midnight on New Years Eve?
A. 10%
B. 22%
C. 50%
D. 75%
What is B: "22%"?
The New Year's ball can project this many colors
A. 100 colors
B. 1 million colors
C. 16 million colors
D. 30 million colors
What is C: 16 million colors?
On May 16, 2022, we will experience this lunar event.
What is "a Total Lunar Eclipse"?
Immigrants from what country introduced the "New Year Baby" to the United States?
A. England
B. India
C. Russia
D. Germany
What is D: "Germany"?
In this daredevil act, some New Years celebrators run into the cold ocean on New Years Day
What is a "Polar Plunge"?
What do the Dutch eat on New Years for good luck?
A. Cupcakes
B. Donuts
C. Pie
D. Brownies
What are B: "donuts"?
On average, how many babies are born in the United States on New Years Day (January 1st?)
A. 500
B. 7,500
C. 11,293
D. 15,000
What is C: "11,293"?
In what year did the New Years's Eve Ball first drop in Times Square?
A. 1900
B. 1907
C. 1980
D. 2000
What is B:"1907"?
The last day of the year, December 31st 2022, will be on this day of the week
What is "Saturday"?
In this Mediterranean country, family members eat a New Years cake at midnight with a lucky coin baked inside. (The person who finds the lucky coin in their cake is said to have a prosperous New Year!)
A. Italy
B. Greece
C. France
E. Egypt
What is B: "Greece"?
Many people play this song at the start of the new year
What is "Auld Lang Syne"?
What do people in the Southern United States eat for good luck on New Year’s Eve?
A. Black-Eyed Peas
B. Cornbread
C. Cabbage
D. Fish
What are A: "Black-Eyed Peas"?
On average, about how much confetti is dropped on Times Square on New Years eve?
A. 50 pounds
B. 100 pounds
C. 500 pounds
D. one ton
What is D: "one ton"?
How many feet wide is the New Year's Eve ball (in diameter)?
A. 3 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 15 feet
D. 25 feet
What is B: "12 feet"?
Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, will happen on what day in 2022?
What is "Tuesday June 21st, 2022"?