WorksheetsNew Year
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When was the first New Year's Day celebrated?
1000 BC in a Bablyonian festival called Akitu
2000 BC in a Bablyonian festival called Akitu
2500 BC in a Bablyonian festival called Akitu
1500 BC in a Bablyonian festival called Akitu
In Ancient Rome, the original calendar consisted of...
9 months
11 months
7 months
10 months
New Year's Day was dedicated to the god...
Janus
Genesis
Zeus
Morpheus
Spain celebrates the New Year by...
eating 12 apples to bring good luck and prosperity.
eating 12 cherries to bring good luck and prosperity.
eating 12 grapes to bring good luck and prosperity.
eating 12 bananas to bring good luck and prosperity.
In this country, people wear white on New Year's Day to bring prosperity, good luck, and peace to the new year.
Greece
Germany
Bolivia
Brazil
How do people in the Philippines celebrate new year?
They wear clothes with polka dots and display 12 round fruits on the table.
They wear clothes with stripes and display 12 round fruits on the table.
They wear clothes with stars and display 10 round fruits on the table.
They wear clothes with polka dots and display 11 round fruits on the table.
In Canada, people gather on the beach and plunge into the cold water on New Year's Day. It's called...
Bear Plunge
Polar Bear Plunge
Penguin Plunge
Seal Plunge
In this country, they exchange small gifts like marzipan pigs and four-leaf clovers on New Year's Day.
Japan
Albania
Germany
Italy
In Turkey, they smash this fruit in front of their homes to bring good fortune in the new year.
pineapple
watermelon
coconut
pomegranate
In the Bahamas, they ___________ on New Year's Day.
sing traditional junkanoo music
dance in a parade featuring junkanoo music
sing and dance in a parade featuring junkanoo music.
dress up and dance in a parade featuring traditional junkanoo music.
In Romania, people dress up in _______ to fend off evil spirits in the coming year.
fairy costumes
bear costumes
witch costumes
lion costumes
In this country, bells in Buddhist temples are rung 108 times to welcome the god of New Year called Toshigami.
China
Taiwan
Japan
Mongolia
In Greece, people hang _____ on their doors on New Year's Eve to wish their children good will.
garlic
wheat
red bell peppers
onions
What is present on the tables of houses in Cuba, Austria and Portugal that brings progress and prosperity?
chicken
pig/pork
cow/beef
fish
__________ are a sign that the new year has come full circle and are served in Mexico, Greece, and elsewhere.
Round plates
Round tables
Ring-shaped cakes and pastries
Ring-shaped toys
In Norway and Sweden, when you find an almond nut in your rice pudding you will have...
12 months of good fortune
12 months of bad luck
12 months of heartbreak
12 months of hard work
In Denmark, people smash plates on their friends' doors as a sign of...
ill will
happiness
good luck
bad luck
Where do they gather in New York, USA to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve?
Statue of Liberty
5th Avenue
Times Square
Rockefeller Center
What is the most popular song among English speakers on New Year's Day?
Old Man Syne
Auld Lang Syne
Auld Syne
Old Lang Sign
What is a New Year's resolution?
It is a law you follow from the government.
It is a wish for the new year.
It is a prayer for good luck.
It is a promise you make to improve yourself.
