A Brand New Year

A Brand New Year

• Question 1 out of 10

  In which country do residents tote empty suitcases around the block to hope for a travel-filled year?

  Brazil

  Japan

  Columbia

  China

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• Question 2 out of 10

  During fireworks shows, what determines the pattern of firework explosions?

  Amount of Gunpowder

  Arrangement of Star Pellets inside the shell

  Type of Gunpowder

  Timing of the Explosion

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• Question 3 out of 10

  In the U.S., New Year’s Day marks the start of a new year according to which calendar?

  Gregorian

  Babylonian

  Julian

  Mesopotamian

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• Question 4 out of 10

  Which location was the last to celebrate the new millennium on January 1st 2000?

  Antarctica

  Russia

  New York

  Hawaii

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• Question 5 out of 10

  What does the song Auld Lang Syne literally mean?

  Old Long Ago

  Happy New Year

  Old Lost Soul

  Full of Life

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• Question 6 out of 10

  The first ball to be dropped in New York’s Times Square happened in what year?

  1895

  1907

  1943

  1947

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Who wrote the poem called Auld Lang Syne?

  Robert Burns

  Robert Frost

  Maya Angelou

  Walter Scott

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• Question 8 out of 10

  The tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight comes from which country?

  England

  France

  Norway

  Spain

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• Question 9 out of 10

  The practice of making New Year’s resolutions began in 2600 B.C. by which culture?

  The Romans

  The Zapotec civilization,

  The Babylonians

  The Moche culture

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• Question 10 out of 10

  On January 1, 1971, what kind of commercials were banned from American television?

  Coffee Commercials

  Alcohol Commercials

  Car Sales Commercials

  Tobacco Commercials

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