New Years

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

• Christmas Eve
• New Years Eve
• Easter
• Thanksgiving

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What do people do on the night before New Years Day?

• Countdown
• run laps
• look for eggs
• sing Christmas Songs

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How many months are in a New Year?

• 10
• 11
• 12
• 9

In Greece, people bake a cake with a hidden _______inside

• coin
• baby
• shoe
• rope

January is named after what Roman god who had two faces so he could look ahead to the future and back at the past at the same time?

• Jupiter
• Janus
• Jason
• Justica

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

• January 1
• February 15
• March 21
• April 2

New Year's is on January __.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Who created the first ever New Years Resolution?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Babylonians

• Aztecs

The first resolution consisted of the following :

• keep in good standing with the gods, pay debts and return farm equipment

• become healthier by going on a kale juice cleanse

• being a faithful partner to their spouse, and providing for their children

• grow considerably more crops by the same time next year

According to an American study, the top New Year's Resolution of 2019 was to:

• exercise to get in shape

• diet to lose weight

• save money

• eat healthier in general