New Year's Trivia

On, What Day Is New Year's Eve?

• December 31

• January 1

• December 24

• December 25

On, What Day Is New Year's?

• January 1

• December 24

• December 25

• December 31

Up until 1750, what day was New Year's Day?

• January 1

• February 15

• March 21

• April 2

New Year's is a national holiday.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• I don't know.

The month of January was named after Janus, the Roman God of what?

• Beginnings
• Endings
• The Sea
• Love

If you wanted to join a celebration of the lunar new year, what country might you visit?

• Spain

• Brazil

• China

• Greenland

Why do different cultures celebrate New Year's at different times of year? Choose the best answer.

• Because it takes a while for the New Year to make it all the way across the planet

• Because different cultures use different calendars

• Because the solar year is longer in different parts of the world

• Because no one knows exactly when the New Year begins

If you were in Venezuela during the New Year, what might you do at midnight?

• Sing "Auld Lang Syne"

• Light firecrackers

• Roll a barrel of tar through the streets

• Eat 12 grapes

What is the name of the day before New Years Day?

• Christmas Eve

• New Years Eve

• Easter

• Thanksgiving

How long was Winter break?

• It was timeless.
• Exactly 2 weeks.
• At least a month.
• About 3 weeks