Chinese New Year
What animal represents 2026 for the Chinese New Year?
Horse
This American tradition has a big turn out in New York?
The ball frop
This religion lost a beloved leader this year?
The Catholic Pope Francis passed The new pope is Pope Leo XIV.
This tour was the HIGHEST GROSSING of all time, making 1$ billion dollars gross?
Eras tour Taylor Swift
How long doo New Years celebrations date back in history to?
4000 years to babylon who celebrated it at the vernal equinox
What month does the Chinese New Year start? Extra points for the date?
February the 17th
This culture believes in eating 12 of these items at the stroke of 12?
Spanish 12 grapes its believed to bring good luck, fortune and love
This person got elected...again?
Trump
Who headlined the 2025 super bowl?
Kendrick Lamar
What year saw Times Square host the first modern day new years celebration?
1904
What animal represents 2025?
The snake
This tradition is found in the land of the rising sun and is called Joya no Kane and symbolizes cleansing and renewal?
Joya no Kane: The bell is struck 108 times at midnight, each toll representing one of the 108 earthly desires that lead to suffering.
This natural disaster wracked the Palisades and Eaton?
During the 2025 half time show this tennis celebrity was seen crip walking?
Serena Williams
Although the first New Year celebrations in NY had fireworks it switched over the ball drop in this year due to a ban?
1907
What color is associated with the Chinese New Year?
Red
This country referred to as the land of the brace (Braveheart) has a tradition known as the first footing? The first person to enter a home after the new year brings good luck. Traditionally, this person should be a tall, dark-haired male who brings symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt, and whisky to the household. The practice is part of the Hogmanay celebrations, which mark the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. The tradition emphasizes hospitality and the importance of welcoming the new year with positive intentions.
Scotland
On June 13, 2025 this country launched an attack claiming it was preventing another country from developing nuclear weapons?
Israel-Iran
This pop music star went to space in 2025?
Katy Perry
What country created the practice of kissing at midnight?
Rome celebrated the Roman Saturnalia festival thought to bring luck and love
What do the Chinese give out during the new year?
Hongabo, bring red envelopes that usually contain money. The practice started around 960-1368
In this country they gather at loved ones graves and bring good and drink? This country is known as the Country of Poets and is located in South America?
Chile
These two Asian countries had a military conflict over their border?
Cambodia-thailand
Most streamed song on spotify was done by lady gaga and Bruno Mars?
Die with a smile
This song is an old Scottish song that is traditionally sung after the ball drops to reflect on the past year? Yes we sing it in America to!
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup!
and surely I’ll buy mine!
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
Auld Lang Syne