New Year Trivia Quiz
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New Year Trivia Quiz
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25 Questions

1. According to traditional beliefs in the southern United States, what must you do while making your New Year’s resolution to make it stick?
2. According to the ancient Roman calendar, a new year began on which date?
3. The New Year is the first day of the year on which calendar?
4. According to traditional customs in some countries, who should be spanked by the head of the household on New Year’s Day to bring health to the family?
5. In Italy, eating pig’s trotters with which food is believed to be a good omen for the next year?
6. People in which country carry a suitcase around their house on New Year’s Eve to fulfil their travelling dream?
7. The construction of which canal was started on 1st of January, 1881?
8. In the Netherlands, people believe that eating which food can bring good fortune on New Year’s Day?
9. Rosh Hashanah is the New Year in which religion?
10. Which former country officially split into two separate nations on New Year’s Day of 1993?
11. What do people in Romania often toss into rivers at New Year?
12. On 1st January 1803, Haiti gained its independence from which European country?
13. Chinese New Year is the occasion to celebrate the beginning of which season in China?
14. What is traditionally dropped in Times Square, New York City, to celebrate the New Year’s Eve?
15. In which nation would banging walls and doors with bread at New Year dispel bad luck from your house?
16. 1st of January was celebrated as the beginning of a new year for the first time in 153 B.C after the Romans changed the calendar. What was the reason for this move?
17. Which country has the tradition of signifying the beginning of the new year with a baby?
18. At Chinese New Year, what do children receive from their parents as a gift?
19. In which country do people believe that jumping into a frozen lake with a tree trunk can bring good luck at New Year?
20. According to superstition and tradition in Spain, how many grapes should you eat at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck for the next year?
21. On New Year’s Day in 1863, which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation to grant freedom to the slaves in the country?
22. On New Year’s Eve in London, which clock is supposed to strike at midnight?
23. What is the first country to celebrate the New Year?
24. At what time does New Year’s Eve end?
25. In Colombia, putting on which color underwear at New Year would bring good fortune and wealth in the next year?