New Year Quiz

Multiple Choice

What calendar traditionally helps you countdown to Christmas?

• Year planner

• Advent calendar

• None of the above

• Day planner

Multiple Choice

Who first recognized January 1st as the beginning of the New Year?

• • The Egyptians

• • Columbus

• • The Romans

Multiple Choice

In Scotland, New Year's Day is called …

• • Burns' Day

• • Haggis Day

• • Hogmanay

Multiple Choice

Which of the following foods is not thought to bring luck in the New Year?

• • Pork

• • Cabbage

• • Black-Eyed Peas

Multiple Choice

The New Year is the first day of the year on which calendar?

• Christian calendar

• Lunar calendar

• Gregorian calendar

Multiple Choice

In New Year’s Eve in London, which clock is supposed to strike at midnight?

• The Saviour Tower

• Rathaus-Glockenspiel

• Big Ben

Multiple Choice

What’s the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

• The Princess Switch

• A Christmas Story

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas

• Home Alone

Multiple Choice

At Chinese New Year, what do children receive from their parents as a gift?

• Toys

• Money

• Clothes

Multiple Choice

At what time does New Year’s Eve end?

• 12 a.m.

• 12 p.m.

• 6 a.m.

Multiple Choice

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

• Austria

• Paris

• Germany

• Finland

Multiple Choice

Gingerbread houses were inspired by which fairy tale?

• Little Red Riding Hood

• Snow White

• Hansel and Gretel

• Three Little Pigs

Multiple Choice

What fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?

• Apples

• Pomegranate

• Oranges

• Cranberries

Multiple Choice

What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?

• Cherry

• Chocolate

• Ring

• Coin

Multiple Choice

Which holiday was ‘Jingle Bells..’ originally written for?

• Thanksgiving

• New Years

• Easter

• Valentine’s Day

Multiple Choice

What is the colour of a mistletoe berry?

• Green

• White

• Red

• Black