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New Years' Around the World

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Spain, people eat 12 _____ right before midnight. One for each bell strike.

a)

Chickens

b)

Grapes

c)

Loaves of bread

2.

In Belgium, kids prepare rhyming _________ in school for their grandparents and godparents.

a)

New year's letters

b)

party favors

c)

a school musical

3.

People in Finland predict what'll happen in the new year by _____________.

a)

Melting molten tin into the water and interpreting the shape

b)

Visiting a psychic to predict the future

c)

Watching a large illuminated ball drop

4.

What is baked into sweets as a good luck token in Bolivia?

a)

Coins

b)

Grapes

c)

Pieces of tin

5.

In which city in the U.S. do millions of people gather to watch the ball drop at midnight?

a)

Chicago, IL

b)

New York City

c)

Los Angeles, CA

6.

In Russia, people write down wishes on paper. What do they do with them afterwards?

a)

Burn them, throw it in a Champagne glass and drink it!

b)

Put them out to sea in a little bottle

c)

Hide them in the house and hope to find them in 10 years

7.

In Colombia, people believe that _____________ will increase their chances to travel in the new year.

a)

Leaving the country at midnight

b)

telling their neighbors all their goals

c)

Running around the block with their suitcases

8.

Why do Ecuadorians and those from other Latin-American countries burn life-size homemade scarecrows at midnight?

a)

To burn away the old year and start with a clean slate

b)

Because they like burning things

c)

Because it's the best option after fireworks