New Year Quiz @ 37 Caras de Andalucia

New Year Quiz

Media Noche 2021

We are currently using the revised Roman Calendar and Julian Calendar, called Gregorian Calendar.

12 months

Multiple Choice

Historically, our calendar year was not 12 months. It's 10 months only! What were the months added to complete the winter season?

• November & December

• January & February

• June & July

• September & October

Multiple Choice

The current calendar is named after which Roman Catholic Pope in 1582?

• Pope John Paul II

• Pope Francis

• Pope Benedict

• Pope Gregory XIII

Multiple Choice

The Greeks and Egyptians helped this dictator / ruler reform the Roman Calendar. Who proposed the Julian Calendar?

• Marcus Aurelius

• Commodus

• Julius Caesar

• Caesar Augustus

Multiple Choice

This month used to be called Quintilis – the Roman word for “fifth” as it was the fifth month of the ancient Roman calendar. It was renamed after Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Anong month ito ngayon?

• June

• July

• May

• January

Multiple Choice

2021 na! Pero New Year's Day was celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect of this year

• 5 B.C.

• 25 B.C.

• 45 B.C.

• 55 B.C.

2021 A.D.

Dos Mil Veinte Uno

Multiple Choice

"Auld Lang Syne" has become the most synonymous song to New Year in the English-speaking world. What is the literal translation of this Scots-language title of a poem-turned-into-a-song?

• Old Times Since

• Olden Days Since

• Old Long Since

• Good Old Days

Multiple Choice

What is the literal translation of the Spanish word "Media Noche" in English?

• Half Moon

• Half Night

• Cuban Sandwich

• Half Time

Medianoche / Media Noche

• Spelled as one word, “medianoche” can be midnight. “Medianoche” can also refer to a type of bread roll/sandwich.

• Spelled as two words, “media noche” means half the night, as in “me pasé media noche despierta” (I was awake half of the night).

Multiple Choice

Pero dito sa atin, Media Noche means New Year's Eve Feast! Speaking of festivity, what Media Noche tradition symbolizes prosperity for all 12 months of the year?

• 12 round fruits

• 12 coins

• Coins in pockets

• Polka-dotted clothes

Round is the preferred shape because a circle has no end, therefore implying never-ending wealth

Prosperous New Year!

Multiple Choice

This Media Noche dish is served to symbolize a long life that’s uninterrupted by illness.

• Lechon

• Noodles / Pancit

• Puto

• Fruit Salad

Multiple Choice

These Media Noche desserts are consumed so that families will continue to “stick” together.

• Fish

• Leche Flan

• Golden Baked Chicken

• Kakanin / Sticky-Rice Snacks

Multiple Choice

To guarantee a bright and better year ahead, these Filipino rituals are observed when the clock strikes 12, except for this one.

• Don't clean the house on New Year's Day

• Turn on all the lights

• Keep the doors and windows open

• Spend money on New Year's Day

Multiple Choice

No fireworks/firecrackers allowed this year. But did you know that "Kwitis" is from the Spanish word "cohetes". Ano ang ibig sabihin nito?

• Dragon

• Fire

• Rockets

• Launchpad

HAPPY NEW YEAR!