Traditions on New Year’s
Food & drinks at New Year’s
Sports
Current events
Music
100

The city where a ball “drops” at Midnight

New York

100

Champagne’s origin country

France (Champagne region)

100

The city hosting the 2024 Olympics

Paris, France

100

The historic building in Copenhagen that burned 

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Børsen)

100

The city often referred to as the birthplace of jazz

New Orleans, Louisiana

200

The country with a tradition of jumping off a chair at midnight to avoid having bad luck in the new year

Denmark

200

The traditional confection eaten in Norway and Denmark on New Year’s (or other festive occasions)

Wreath cake (kransekage)

200

The winner of Champions League 2024

Real Madrid (2-0 over BVB Dortmund)

200

Taylor Swift had a successful year. So did her boyfriend, what is his name?

Travis Kelce (TE for the Kansas City Chiefs winning SB LVIII)
200

FredAgain played at this festival this summer

Syd for Solen

300

The second Friday in January

Quitters Day (the day on which many give up on their New Year’s resolutions)

300

The Swiss dish popular in many Danish homes on New Year’s Eve

Fondue

300

The body of water in which triathletes swam at the Olympics 2024

The Seine

300
In November, Donald Trump was elected as President of the U.S.. He will be the #th President.

47th

300

The song from Barbie winning an Oscar for “Best song”

“What was I made for?” by Billie Eilish

400

The city that drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight

Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA)

400

The fruit Spanish people eat 12 of when midnight strikes

Grapes

400

The country eliminating Denmark from the European championship in football

Germany (2-0 in round of 16)

400

This President chose to hold a legislative election in June 2024 in a European country

Emmanuel Macron, President of France

400

This song by an American woman were top of the hit list for 9 weeks in February and March

“Flowers“ by Miley Cyrus

500

The practice of taking a dip/swim in a cold body of water on New Year’s Day

The Polar Bear Plunge

500

The percentage of Danes using catering for the menu  on New Year’s Eve  

22% (20-25% is also acceptable)

500

The double Olympic champion in men’s badminton

Victor Axelsen (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024)

500

The number of daily visitors at Smukfest 2024

60.000

500

The three judges of American Idol for the last 7 seasons

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan