New Year Traditions
What time do you stay up till to celebrate the new year?
Name one of the top 5 New Year's Resolutions that people make each year.
Lose weight/Exercise more, stop smoking, Stick to a budget, find a better job, become more organized
What time does the crystal ball begin lowering in Times Square?
11:59
January is known for being the ________ month of the year.
*Hint: has to do with the weather
Coldest
Miami
Dolphins
What do you watch drop on New Years?
The Waterford Crystal Ball
I will accept "the ball" as an answer
What is the name of one of the most popular New Year's Day parades?
A) Rose Parade
B) Rose-a-thon
C) Tournament of Roses
This percentage of people make New Year's Resolutions?
A) 45%
B) 90%
C) 60%
A-45%
Which city counts down to the New Year using an elevator?
A) New York
B) Seattle
C) Nashville
B- Seattle
Philadelphia
Eagles
What part of New York City is there a big celebration for New Years?
Times Square
The New Year's Eve ball first debuted in New York City in what year?
A) 1790
B) 1907
C) 1812
B) 1907
How much does New York's Waterford crystal ball weigh?
A) 2010 lbs
B) 11,875 lbs
C) 14,250 lbs
B) 11,875 lbs
In some countries they do this to their Christmas Trees on New Year's Day?
A) Re-decorate them
B) Put them on the curb
C) Have a bonfire with them
C- Have a bonfire
Pittsburg
Steelers
What are the goals you set for the new year that focus on self improvement?
Resolutions
Pope Gregory XIII established January the first as New Year's Day in what year?
A)1450
B) 1620
C) 1582
C- 1582
Some people ring in the New Year by popping a bottle of what?
Champagne
In which country is New Year's Eve a public non-working holiday?
A) United States
B) Japan
C) Brazil
C- Brazil
Denver
Broncos
Where is one of the largest annual New Year's Eve celebrations held?
A) Cancun, Mexico
B) Sydney, Australia
C) Paris, France
B- Sydney, Australia
The earliest known New Year's Eve celebration happened in Mesopotamia in what year?
A)2000 BCE
B) 2000 AD
C) 2000
A) 2000 BCE
About how many people gather in New York City on New Year's Eve?
A) 1 million
B) 10,000
C) 100,000
A- 1 million
The tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is believed to do what?
A) Bring prosperity for the next year
B) Return loved ones from war
C) Relieve constipation
A- Bring prosperity for the next year
Washington
Commanders