New Years trivia/history
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Dune 2 was one of the big movies of 2024, something other than the movie was however catching peoples eyes when going to see the movie in cinemas, what kind of snack item was this?
Popcorn bucket
What is the name of Sabrina Carpenters hit song released in April that took the world with storm
Espresso
In which country did the Olympic games originate
Greece
Wild Card!! Category: Name F1 drivers that drove in the 2024 season (excluding reserve drivers)
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz, George Russel, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hulkenberg, Yuki Tsunoda, Lancr Stroll, Estaban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, Alexander Albon, Daniel Ricciardo, Oliver Bearman, Franco Colapinto, Zhou Guanyu, Liam Lawson, Valterri Bottas, Logan Sargeant and Jack Doohan
In what year was January 1 officially declared the first day of the new year
a. 82 b.c., 16 b.c., 74 a.d. or 46 b.c.
46 b.c.
Julius Caesar, established the Julian calendar which again denoted January 1 as the New Year. (However in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, he awkwardly had to extend the previous year to 445 days.(tihi))
Who plays Harleen “Lee” Quinzel in Joker: Folie à Deux
Lady Gaga
Who is the most streamed artist of 2024
Taylor Swift
how many Olympic medals did Denmark win in the 2024 Olympics
a. 2, b. 7, c. 9 or d. 13
c. 9 (2 Gold · 2 Silver · 5 Bronze)
The Assad family’s 50-plus-year rule over which nation ended this year after a lightning-quick two-week offensive effort from insurgents?
Syria
In Scottish traditions, who do you kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve
Everyone in the room
Oppenheimer
Singer, songwriter Lily Allen said in a 2024 interview that she makes more money with 1000 subscribers on one website than she makes from her 8 million monthly Spotify listeners. Which website was she referring to
OnlyFans
The US shared the honor of winning the most gold medals (that being 40) with which other country
China
Queen Margrethe II, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, surprised her country by announcing her abdication in a new year TV address. Her son Frederik has now taken over becoming King Frederik the _
X (10th)
In Spain, 12 of what type of food is eaten at midnight on New Year's Eve for good luck
Grapes
The SPUMC (Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, of course) came to an end this year, but which of its 2024 movies got the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score
Madame Web, 11% (only 4% lower than Kraven The Hunter)
Taylor Swift wrapped up her Eras tour this year. How many shows did she end up playing in total
a. 39, b. 149, c. 169 or d. 209
149
A lot of teenagers participated in the games this year, which of the following took home a gold medal?
a. Archer: Megan Havers b. Runner: Phoebe Gill, c. Climber: Toby Roberts or d. Skateboarder: Sky Brown
c. Climber: Toby Roberts
17-year-old sports climber Toby Roberts smashed it in the bouldering and lead where he took home a gold medal
Boing faced scrutiny in 2024, after a passenger jet lost what mid-flight?
Part of door
where did new year's originate
Mesopotamia (Babylon)
4,000 years ago (around 2000 bc) Babylonians celebrated the the new year during the first new moon in late March after the vernal equinox — the day with an equal amount of darkness and sunlight.
1 Inside Out 2
2 Deadpool & Wolverine
3 Despicable Me 4
4 Moana 2
5 Dune: Part Two
6 Wicked
7 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
8 Kung Fu Panda 4
9 Venom: The Last Dance
10 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
11 Gladiator II
12 Bad Boys: Ride or Die
13 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
14 Twisters
15It Ends with Us
16 Alien: Romulus
17 Mufasa: The Lion King
18 The Wild Robot
19 Red One
20 A Quiet Place: Day One
Kendrick Lamar and Drake had a beef for most of 2024, but who was the rapper that initially took part in starting the beef, only to quickly apologize to Kendrick Lamar
J Cole
Noah Lyles
Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU is about to end, and Poland takes over Jan. 1. Which country will take over after Poland?
Denmark