ellie925
New Year’s Eve is tomorrow, but how much do you actually know about it? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
See also
How Do You Celebrate New Year’s Eve?
How Much Do You Know About Christmas?
Happy New Year!
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Question of
Which of these places enters the New Year first?
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Chatham Islands, New Zealand
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Christmas Island, Kiribati
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Sydney, Australia
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Which of these places enters the New Year last?
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Alaska, USA
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Baker Island
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What fruit do New Year’s revelers in Spain eat at the stroke of midnight?
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Oranges
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Grapes
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Prunes
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Where in the USA does the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop?
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Bellagio
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Times Square
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Near the Hollywood Sign
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Since when does the earliest recorded New Year’s festivity date?
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3,500 years ago
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4,000 years ago
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4,500 years ago
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Traditionally, what do the Dutch eat to welcome the New Year?
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Frikadellen (hamburger patties)
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Gouda Cookies
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Oliebollen (donuts)
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Under which calendar is New Year’s Day January 1?
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Julian Calendar
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Gregorian Calendar
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Chinese Calendar
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Question of
What red clothing do people in Italy wear to bring good luck in the New Year?
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Hat
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Shirt
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Underwear
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very Lovely post and a beautiful photo!!!!
Thank you once again!
fantastic and professional image! ## got 4
Thank you very much!
got 7 out of 8 right!
Well done, Edith! Thanks for playing! 🙂
You are welcome Ellie925.
5 of 8 but there is one more question you could ask, when is the last time you stayed up until the new year? I haven’t made it to the new year in many years!
Well done and thanks for playing! New Year’s Eve is not that iimportant to me, but I always go to bed late.
I got 6 out of 8 correct….great quiz about the new year!
Well done and thanks for playing! 🙂
My pleasure….I had fun 🙂
i got 4 out of 8 correct. i am not familiar with other countries’ traditions.
You did well, thanks for playing! 🙂
Only 4 out of 8, but I did enjoy the quiz!
I’m happy to hear that, thanks for playing! 🙂
I got 7 out of 8. Great quiz! 🙂
Good job! Thank you so much; Happy New Year! 🙂
I got 6 correct and so cool to know about Italy’s red underwear. 🙂
Well done and thanks for playing; glad to hear that it was interesting! Happy New Year! 🙂
I got only 4/8. My mom also wears red underware for the New Year’s Eve
I should try it too! Happy New Year!
Why not? lol Happy New Year too!
Thank you very much! 🙂
I got 5 out of 8. That’s funny about the Italian red underwear 🙂
Well done and thanks for playing! There are so many interesting traditions all over the world. 🙂
7 out of 8. I didn’t know Italy was savage like that with wearing the red underwear to bring good luck to the new year. LMBO!
Well done! Haha, it seems that they have the same tradition in Spain too. This must work!
Is that where you’re at Ellie?
I’m in Bulgaria, but Elenka (lacho59) mentioned in the comments that they have the same tradition.
5/8 – I’ll have to look out my red underpants!
Haha, I hope they bring you even more luck! Happy New Year!
You got 4 out of 8 right!
Not so bad. The Spaniards eaten 12 grapes at 24:00 and dressed red underwear for luck. Strong, peaceful and successful in the 2018
Very interesting traditions! Thanks forplaying; Happy New Year!
Six out of eight on this quiz.
Well done and thanks for playing! Happy New Year!
You too Ellie925. Enjoy your 2018 as well.
Thank you so much! 🙂
You got 4 out of 8 right!
Not so bad
Thanks for playing, I hope you had fun! Happy New Year!
Fun facts about New Year’s Eve!
Thank you so much! Happy New Year!