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WorksheetsHappy New Year - holiday
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The New Year was first celebrated...
a)
2000 years ago in Babylonia
b)
4000 years ago in Babylonia
c)
153 years ago in Iraq
2.
The New Year was first celebrated in the month of
a)
January
b)
March
c)
December
3.
What group of people condemned celebrating the New Year because it wasn't religious?
a)
Christians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Romans
4.
Popular New Year's resolutions once included
a)
hunting boars.
b)
returning farm equipment.
c)
attacking enemies.
5.
In which country is a gong rung to forgive the past year's mistakes?
a)
Germany
b)
Greece
c)
Japan
6.
In which country do people melt lead to predict the future?
a)
Germany
b)
Greece
c)
Netherlands
7.
In which country will eating 12 grapes bring 12 months of good luck?
a)
Netherlands
b)
Greece
c)
Spain
8.
In which country do people visit each other right after midnight?
a)
Scotland
b)
Greece
c)
Netherlands
9.
In which country do people get rid of the old year by burning Christmas trees?
a)
Scotland
b)
Greece
c)
Netherlands
10.
What is a resolution?
a)
a law
b)
a promise
c)
a holiday
11.
On New Year's Day a year ago,
I started off the year
by making resolutions
that were probably severe.
Using context clues, what do you think severe means?
I started off the year
by making resolutions
that were probably severe.
Using context clues, what do you think severe means?
a)
too difficult
b)
simple and easy
c)
annoying
12.
I said I'd save my money,
as this seemed so very wise.
I vowed I would improve my health.
I swore I'd exercise.
Using context clues, what do you think vowed means?
as this seemed so very wise.
I vowed I would improve my health.
I swore I'd exercise.
Using context clues, what do you think vowed means?
a)
yelled
b)
cried
c)
promised
13.
I stated I would do my homework
every single day.
I'd brush my teeth religiously
to ward off tooth decay.
Using context clues, what do you think ward off means?
every single day.
I'd brush my teeth religiously
to ward off tooth decay.
Using context clues, what do you think ward off means?
a)
to cause
b)
to prevent
c)
to increase
14.
So now I'm fat and penniless.
My homework's overdue.
My sister's mad. My teeth are bad.
My room is messy too.
Using context clues, what do you think penniless means?
My homework's overdue.
My sister's mad. My teeth are bad.
My room is messy too.
Using context clues, what do you think penniless means?
a)
wealthy
b)
skinny
c)
poor
15.
January is named for what two-headed Roman god?
a)
Jason
b)
Jonas
c)
Jupiter
d)
Janus
16.
Which of these countries gets to celebrate New Year's first?
a)
Norway
b)
Chile
c)
New Zealand
d)
Rand McNally
17.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, what crime occurs more on New Year's Day than on any other day of the year?
a)
DUI
b)
shoplifting
c)
vehicle theft
d)
tax evasion
18.
What does the poet think of resolutions?
a)
Everyone should make resolutions because they are easy to keep.
b)
Everyone should make resolutions but they are challenging to keep.
c)
Resolutions are hard to keep so it's best not to make them.
19.
Why were the Time's Square New Year's Eve Ball Drops cancelled in 1942 and 1943?
a)
Light bulb shortage
b)
World War II restrictions
c)
Prohibition
d)
Not enough happy people
20.
How many animals are part of the Chinese Zodiac?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
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