Thanksgiving
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NYE Around the World
100

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

The fourth Thursday of November

100

What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?

Kiss

100

What three colors are typically associated with Kwanzaa?

Red, green, and black

100

When we make a goal for the new year, it's called this. 

A new year's resolution.

100

In Russia, people burn this for their New Years.

Wishes

200

Thanksgiving is based on when this group of people left England for religious reasons and landed on Plymouth Rock

The Pilgrims
200

This person is the most-recognized non-religious symbol of Christmas.

Santa Claus

200

How many days does Kwanzaa last?

7

200

Where does the ball drop every year?

Times Square

200

This city is one of the first large cities in the world to ring in the New Year.

Sydney

300

Who helped the Pilgrims when they first came to America?

Native Americans

300

Christmas customs come from what kind of festival?

Pagan festivals

300

Kwanza is the celebration of what?

The Seven Principles (Nguzu Saba - Unity, Self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith)

300

This famous person in history named January 1 as the first day of the year

Julius Caesar

300

In Spain, people eat 12 of this fruit when the clock strikes midnight.

Grapes

400

The first Thanksgiving lasted for how many days?

3 days

400

Santa travels with what kind of transportation?

A sleigh pulled by reindeer

400

While other common holidays in the winter are a religious practice, Kwanza is a celebration of...

African-American heritage, unity, and culture. 

400

January 1 was officially declared the first day of the new year during this year.

46 BC

400
In Afghanistan, the New Year is celebrated during this month.

March

500

What food did the colonists and Native Americans not have at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey

500

What does the star on top of the tree represent?

The north star

500

Where was Kwanzaa first celebrated?

California

500

About 360 million glasses of this drink are served in the United States each New Year’s Eve

Champagne

500

Chinese New Year is based on this kind of calendar.

Lunar calendar