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100

This city drops a giant chocolate kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

What is Hershey, Pennsylvania

100

People take a dip or swim in a cold body of water, typically in a place located in the Northern Hemisphere, during this popular New Year's Day event. 

What is a Polar Bear Plunge

100

This amount of confetti drops in Times Square on New Year’s Eve?

 a) 1 million pieces b) 1,000 lbs c) 1 ton d) 1 piece

What is 1 ton

100

In Italy, people wear this color underwear on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck and love?

What is Red

200

This country produces Champagne, the drink of choice on New Year’s Eve?

What is France

200

The name of the annual New Year’s Day parade that takes place in Pasadena, California?

What is The Rose Parade 

200

In what year did the ball-lowering celebration in Times Square first take place?

a) 1907 b) 1951 c) 1890 d) 1970

What is 1907 

200

This town in North Carolina drops a glowing three and a half foot pickle every year on NYE.

a) Lizard Lick b) Chocowinity c) Kill Devil Hills d) Mt. Olive

What is Mt. Olive, NC 

300

In what country is the tradition to eat 12 grapes to bring you good luck. Eat one for each month.

a) India b) Mexico c) Spain d) Djibouti 

What is Spain

300

People blow on this to make noise on New Year’s Eve?

A party horn, also called a party blower or noisemaker

300

It is at this time that the Times Square ball starts to make its descent on New Years Eve?

What is 11:59 pm.

300

This day is known as the day people give up on their New Year's resolutions. 

Quitters Day - Most commonly the second Friday of January

400

In this country, shaped like a boot, a New Year's Eve tradition is chucking furniture off of your balcony, or straight out the window.

What is Italy

400

New Year's Eve celebrations have been happening at the Cook household since what year. 

What is 2017.

400

The Times Square ball weighs this many pounds?

a) 2,000 lbs  b) 15,284 lbs  c) 11,875 lbs d) 1 mil lbs

What is 11,875 pounds 

400

The most common New Year's resolution is to:

a) Eat healthier b) Save more money c) Exercise more d) Lose weight 

What is Save More Money.

500

In this country whose flag is orange, white, and green, their New Year’s Eve tradition involves lobbing bread against doors and walls in their house, in order to help bat away lingering bad spirits and make some room for the good ones.

What is Ireland

500

The record for the amount of solo cups stacked in an evening in one pyramid.

What is 105 cups.

500

The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is how large in diameter?

a) 2' b) 6' c) 12' d) 16' 

What is 12'

500

Ugadi Pachadi is a popular dish eaten on New Year's Eve in this Asian Country.

What is India?