
New Year's Traditions Around the World

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the original New Year celebration called?
Beltane
Akitu
Saturnalia
Lupercalia
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who introduced a calendar that moved New Year's Day to January 1st?
Julius Caesar
Pope Gregory XIII
Augustus Caesar
Constantine the Great
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which calendar reform restored January 1st as New Year's Day?
Lunar Calendar
Julian Calendar
Gregorian Calendar
Babylonian Calendar
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which New Year's celebration lasts for a whole month?
Diwali
Eid al-Fitr
Rosh Hashanah
Chinese New Year
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which New Year's celebration is marked by the first day of Muharram?
Hindu New Year
Buddhist New Year
Jewish New Year
Islamic New Year
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which culture celebrates New Year's with 12 grapes at midnight?
Japanese
Spanish
Chinese
Greek
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do Greeks traditionally bake into their New Year's cakes?
Almonds
Raisins
Chocolate chips
Silver or gold coins
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