Goodbye 2024 Hello 2025
This event happened this past year, where countries from all over the world competed in different sports and games.
The Summer Olympics
What was the #1 grossing movie of 2024?
A. Moana 2
B. Inside Out 2
C. Deadpool and Wolverine
B. Inside Out 2
What is a resolution?
A) A forcible overthrow of a government or social order
B) A firm decision to do something
C) An answer to a math problem
D) The thing that cuts donut holes out of donuts
B) A firm decision to do something
Where can you go to watch the famous ball drop on New Year's Eve?
Times Square (New York City)
In Spain which food is eaten 12 times at each of the clocks chimes?
A) Hotdogs B) Grapes C) Shoes D) Cookies
B) Grapes
Which of the following is devastating California to start 2025?
A. Earthquakes
B. Hurricane
C. Wildfires
D. Tsunami
C. Wildfires
What was the top grossing musical album of 2024?
A. The Tortured Poets Department
B. The Highlights
C. Stick Season
D. Short N Sweet
A. The Tortured Poets Department
How long ago were the first resolutions made?
A) 2,000 years ago
B) 3,000 years ago
C) 4,000 years ago
D) I don't know I wasn't born yet
C) 4,000 years ago
This many people usually gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the ball drop.
A) 1 Million B) 2 Million C) 14 people D) 5 Million
A) 1 Million
In this country they eat Soba noodles as a popular dish for New Years.
a.) South Korea b.) China c) Vietnam d.) Japan
Japan
Last year (2024), a presidential election occurred. When will the next presidential election be?
2028
What was the most streamed song of 2024?
A. "Espresso" (Sabrina Carpenter)
B. "Lose Control" (Teddy Swims)
C. "Cruel Summer" (Taylor Swift)
D. "Birds of a Feather" (Billie Eilish)
D. "Birds of a Feather" (Billie Eilish)
What percentage of Americans make New Year's resolutions?
A) 12% B) 30% C) 54% D) Everyone
B) 30%
Out of America's top 5 favorite holidays, New Year's takes ___ place.
a.) 1st b.) 2nd c.) 3rd d.) 4th e.) 5th
4th
Hanging onions is a New Year's Eve tradition in this country...
a.) Italy B.) Greece C.) Mexico D) Jupiter
Greece
The Super Bowl will be played in February 2025, where will this event be played?
A. Kansas City
B. New Orleans
C. Glendale
D. Los Angeles
B. New Orleans
What was the most streamed TV show of 2024?
A. "Bridgerton"
B. "The Lincoln Lawyer"
C. "Bluey"
D. "Stranger Things"
B. "The Lincoln Lawyer"
About what percentage of people quit their New Year's resolutions by the end of January?
A) 12% B) 25% C) 44% D) 60%
C) 44%
What year did the first ball drop in NYC?
a.) 2019 b.) 1907 c.) 1923 d.) 1801
B) 1907
What major country celebrates New Year's first?
a.) China b.) America c.) New Zealand D) Canada
C) New Zealand
2024 was a leap year, when will the next leap year be?
2028
What was the most streamed movie of 2024?
A. Moana 1
B. Moana 2
C. Wicked
D. Society of the Snow
A. Moana 1
What is the most common New Year's resolution that people have worldwide?
To get healthier
What happens during a popular New Year’s Day event called the Polar Bear Plunge?
People take a dip or swim in a cold body of water.
What occurs in Japan shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve to welcome the Gregorian New Year on January 1st?
a. People crash their cars in the local ravine
b. People run through the streets banging pots and pans
c. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times
d. The sun shines for 3 days straight
C. Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times