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New Year's Eve traditions and celebrations around the world

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many grapes people eat in spain to celebrate the new year?

a)

15

b)

14

c)

12

d)

22

2.

Which promotes sprinkling hands with salt during the New Year in Turkey?

a)

peace and joy

b)

peace and prosperity

c)

peace

d)

prosperity

3.

What melts in Germany and then poured into the water during the new year

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

lead

d)

tin

4.

what was the name of the Germanic goddess?

a)

Perchta

b)

Mercale

c)

Nizijak

d)

Amaliwe

5.

how do the new year is celebrated in Brazil?

a)

wash the sole of your shoes

b)

they throw white flowers into the ocean

c)

they shoot lanterns into the sky

d)

no udders

6.

what is baked in Armenia on New Year's Eve?

a)

bread

b)

cookies

c)

cake

d)

croissants

7.

what as officially called January 1st in Scotland?

a)

Mogmany

b)

Loneway

c)

Hogmanay

d)

Ameganay

8.

what the Greeks consider a symbol of rebirth?

a)

tomatoes

b)

onion

c)

cucember

d)

bread

9.

what the greeks throw at their door?

a)

pomegranate

b)

apple

c)

pear

d)

orange

10.

what people in Denmark throw at the door to get rid of bad energy before the new year?

a)

forks

b)

apples

c)

dishes

d)

spoons

11.

in which country are bonfires lit on New Year's Eve

a)

Germany

b)

Poland

c)

Ecuador

d)

Armenia

12.

In Ireland, boys or girls sleep with mistletoe under their pillow

a)

girls

b)

boys

13.

What color of underwear do Italians wear in the new year?

a)

white

b)

orange

c)

red

d)

black

14.

In which country the future is foretold with the apple

a)

Turkey

b)

Ireland

c)

Estonia

d)

Czech Republic

15.

Where New Year's Eve masses are held in Chile

a)

in the church

b)

in the cemetery

16.

What were the names of the two divers

a)

Fater Sendien and the Ice Lost

b)

Father Maiden and the Ice Frost

c)

Father Frost and the Ice Maiden

d)

Father Brost and the Ice Weiden

17.

how many meals they eat in Estonia

a)

7

b)

15

c)

6

d)

12

18.

in which country the wishes are written on a sheet of paper

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Poland

d)

Greece