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WorksheetsG6 NEW YEAR TRIVIA TIME
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of these countries gets to celebrate New Year's first?
Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati
New Zealand, Australia, and Japan
Aruba, Bermuda, and Curacao
Howland and Baker Islands
Which American state do people gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square to celebrate the New Year?
London
Paris
New York
Manila
What is the meaning of the traditional song "Auld Lang Syne?"
"It's a Wonderful Life"
"Times Gone By"
"So Long and Thanks for All the Fish"
"Happy New Year"
In this country, kids try to jump as high as they can at midnight to grow taller in the next year.
Philippines
Spain
Scotland
South Africa
Filipino people wear clothes with these shapes on New Years to bring them good luck, particularly with money.
triangles
squares
circles
swirls
When is Chinese New Year traditionally celebrated?
The first full moon after the Winter Solstice
The second full moon after the Winter Solstice
The first full moon after the Summer Solstice
The second full moon after the Summer Solstice
Who puts mistletoe under their pillow in Ireland?
unmarried people
married people
teenagers
parents
What do people in Denmark throw at the doors of their friends on New Year's?
dishes
paint
eggs
letters
In Scotland what do people do to bring in the new year?
You should wear your prettiest outfit to show your love for the new year.
They bring food to the Emperor so he will grant them good luck.
They go outside and turn around 12 times to show the turning of the new year.
They believe that the first person that enters the house should bring a gift to bring good luck through the year.
Greece brings in the new year by hanging what above their door?
Onion
Grapes
A Lottery Ticket
Shoes
In Colombia, people believe you should do which of these to ensure a new year of travel?
Run around the house as the clock turns 12
Ride around town on the bus
Carry an empty suit-case around the block
Family and friends have a traveling party from one person's house to another through the night.
Which country eats seven times on New Year's Day, believing that it will yield the strength of seven men the following year?
Estonia
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ecuador
Which country eats 12 grapes at midnight to bring in good luck?
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Philippines
Which country celebrates Hogmanay, which includes gift-giving and visiting the homes of friends and neighbours, with special attention given to the first guest of the new year?
Chile
Spain
Netherlands
Scotland
Which country celebrates the New Year's by writing a wish on a scrap of paper, burning it, and mixing its ashes into a glass of champagne?
Russia
England
Argentina
Brazil
What do you wish for the New Year?
