🎊 New Years Trivia - Mind-Blowing Celebration Secrets That Will Shock Your Party

Q: The original 1907 Times Square ball frame was made of which materials and lit by how many bulbs?

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Which Indian region treats the day after Diwali as a business New Year with ledger opening?

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Which tradition involves writing personal goals as the year begins?

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Scotland officially shifted New Year's Day to January 1st in which year ahead of England?

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What is a common English phrase shouted as the countdown ends?

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Which United States territory is among the last places to ring in the New Year?

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Which Greek coin cake tradition names the coin after a saint connected to fourth-century charity?

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Which South American custom has people jumping seven waves at midnight?

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Which specific Georgian tradition puts a lucky first footer called Mekvle at the threshold after midnight?

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Which pope promulgated the Gregorian calendar in 1582 to correct the drift of the Julian system?

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Which island nation moved the date line in 2011 so it could greet the New Year earlier than neighbors?

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Which beverage is most associated with toasts at midnight in many countries?

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Which fast food chain once rang in the New Year with a Times Square billboard countdown tie-in?

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Which Roman god with two faces looks forward and back and gives January its name?

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Which New Year of the Gregorian reform was first kept by Catholic realms in 1582, skipping ten days in October?

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What fruit are people in Spain tradition bound to eat at each stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve?

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Which legume is eaten with pork in the U.S. South for luck on New Year's Day?

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Which Mexican tradition includes sweeping the house at midnight to clear out the old?

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Which Asian celebration is also called Spring Festival and follows a lunar calendar?

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Which Taiwanese skyscraper became famous for synchronizing fireworks with facade numbers at New Year?

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Which Chinese calendar rule sets New Year on the new moon that falls between two solar markers?

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Which bandleader made Auld Lang Syne the signature midnight song on American broadcasts?

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Which month holds New Year's Day in the Gregorian calendar for most countries?

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Which Thai province town is famed for an extended Songkran water fight billed as one of the longest street parties?

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Which American morning-after dish tied to luck mixes pork, rice, and beans in the Carolinas?

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Which nation often wears white on beaches at New Year for good fortune?

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Which early radio network carried Guy Lombardo New Year programs from the Roosevelt Hotel?

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Which Middle Eastern New Year called Nowruz occurs on the spring equinox?

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Which Netherlands seaside event centers at a precise beach on January 1st at noon?

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Which Balinese lunar solar calendar day determines Nyepi with the island-wide closure?

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Which Thai festival marks the traditional New Year with nationwide water fights?

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Which two war years saw no illuminated ball in Times Square due to dimout regulations?

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Which Caribbean custom includes tossing water from windows at midnight to wash away bad luck?

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Which country has a Day of Silence New Year when even airports pause operations?

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Which South American country welcomes New Year with fireworks over Copacabana beach?

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Which classic romantic comedy ends with a heartfelt confession at a New Year party?

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Which early ruler fixed January 1st as New Year's Day in the Julian calendar beginning 45 BCE?

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Which sweet circular bread with a hidden charm is enjoyed in Greece around New Year?

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Which poet is credited with preserving the words of Auld Lang Syne in the late eighteenth century?

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Which island group is among the first to greet the New Year due to time zones?

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Which country has a custom of smashing an old plate against a friend's door for New Year luck?

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Which Southeast Asian city does a mass bell ringing at Shwedagon on New Year in local tradition?

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Which Brazilian beach ritual honors the sea deity by placing flowers and candles on floating offerings?

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Which vegetable with symbolic leaves is eaten in the U.S. South for wealth on New Year's Day?

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Which precise clock strikes define the grape eating in Madrid with cameras on a named tower?

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Which equatorial nation celebrates Nowruz as part of the wider Persian cultural sphere?

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Which British monarch calendar change led to New Year's Day fixed on January 1st in Britain?

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Which United States parade traditionally takes place on January 1st in Pasadena?

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Which poem title literally means 'old long since' and became tied to New Year singing?

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Which stadium hosts a January 1st college football tradition named for flowers?

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Which United States state drops a giant peach at midnight as a local twist?

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Which disaster film begins with a New Year's Eve party aboard an ocean liner?

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Which Mexican state capital hosts a New Year mass among graves that draws national attention?

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Which Caribbean nation celebrates Junkanoo parades on New Year's Day?

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Which Roman practice of gift giving at the Kalends influenced New Year customs?

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Which oceanfront city is globally known for huge New Year fireworks over its harbor bridge?

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Which city tradition rings the Omotesando bells exactly 108 times between late night and dawn for New Year purification?

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What traditional Scottish song is widely sung at midnight on New Year's Eve?

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Which exact Vienna hall hosts the world famous New Year concert by the Philharmonic?

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Which African nation celebrates Enkutatash as its New Year in September?

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Which European nation often serves pickled herring at midnight for luck?

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Which Scottish New Year celebration is famous for first footing?

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Which European legal document codified January 1st as civil New Year in France during the sixteenth century?

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Which exact Cuban New Year moment coincides with a historical flight that left Havana as a regime fell?

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Which year did the Rose Parade shift to never hold the parade on a Sunday to avoid frightening horses?

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Which United States president signed a proclamation naming January 1st as Emancipation Day in 1863?

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Which newspaper owner staged the very first Times Square New Year fireworks in 1904 to open a new headquarters?

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Which French city hosts a famous January 1st classical concert by an elite orchestra?

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What sweet do many in the United States and Canada eat on New Year's morning for good luck?

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Which European capital gathers at a clock tower called Puerta del Sol to eat lucky grapes?

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The original 1907 Times Square ball frame was made of which materials and lit by how many bulbs?

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England shifted from March 25th to January 1st as legal New Year in which calendar change year?

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Which exact American television location hosted Dick Clark's primary New Year stage before Times Square became dominant?

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Which precise Irish custom on New Year once involved banging bread against doors to chase away hunger?

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Which exact American Samoa location hosts the last sunset New Year celebration with island music?

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Which New Year television special became notorious for a vocal glitch in Times Square in 2016?

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Which Russian salad popular at New Year tables is known by a name honoring a nineteenth-century chef?

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Which Scottish capital hosts the Loony Dook swim as part of New Year festivities?

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Which precise Hawaiian locale conducts a unique New Year torches procession along a royal seawall?

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Which first European country by longitude regularly enters the New Year before continental neighbors?

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What precise location marks the annual New Year's Eve broadcast stage at Times Square?

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Which Iberian explanation credits a bumper harvest in a specific province for the twelve grape custom?

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Which Mexican bakery item with a hidden figure is eaten around Epiphany after New Year?

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Which Romanian New Year carol features children wearing goat masks and rattles?

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In which year did the first Times Square ball descend to mark New Year in New York?

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Which London landmark hosts a riverside fireworks spectacle to greet January 1st?

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Which Ethiopian calendar date corresponds to Enkutatash in most years relative to the Gregorian system?

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Which Italian food is eaten for prosperity due to its coin-like shape?

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Which Chinese New Year food name sounds like surplus and symbolizes abundance?

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Which early modern Scottish statute codified January 1st as New Year distinct from England practice at the time?

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Which television year saw New Year Rockin' Eve first air with Dick Clark as host?

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Which exact dish name in German is tied to New Year luck when eaten at midnight?

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Which Chinese zodiac animal opened the cycle for 2020 in the Gregorian year?

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Which Mexican and Spanish-speaking custom includes carrying a suitcase at midnight?

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Which symbol do many people kiss under at midnight for luck or romance?

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Which New Year custom in parts of the Balkans celebrates with music and leafy bear costumes?

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Which exact Peruvian city stages a yellow underwear market rush on New Year's Eve for luck?

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Which Japanese government reform adopted the Gregorian calendar beginning January 1st, 1873?

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Which city is famous for the midnight Ball Drop on New Year's Eve?

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Which city famous for Shibuya Crossing counts down with giant screens on New Year?

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Which year saw New Year Rockin' Eve return after Dick Clark's stroke with Ryan Seacrest joining as co-host?

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Which major college game is traditionally played on January 1st in Pasadena?

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Which seventeenth-century diarist recorded New Year gifts called étrennes reflecting Roman strenae?

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Which Gulf city set a world-noted synchronized drone and fireworks fusion for New Year in the twenty-tens?

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Which dessert from Milan often appears on winter and New Year tables in Italy?

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Which tradition in the Philippines favors clothing with a certain pattern for wealth?

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Which detailed Filipino fruit custom calls for a set number of round fruits displayed on the table?

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Which city popularized Auld Lang Syne on U.S. radio and television through a famous bandleader?

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Which South American country burns old year effigies called años viejos on New Year's Eve?

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Which East Asian postal custom sends millions of printed greetings delivered on January 1st?

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Which city hosts a famous New Year dive into cold water called Nieuwjaarsduik?

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Which Persian household item on the Haft Seen table symbolizes rebirth through sprouted greens?

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Which precise number of chimes are struck in Japanese Buddhist Joya no Kane to cleanse earthly desires?

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Which precise Ecuadorian street ritual judges the old year by reading a humorous last will for the effigy?

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Which European country melts tin or wax to read fortunes on New Year?

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Which year did Edinburgh first formalize the Loony Dook dip as an organized event after a charity stunt?

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Which animal zodiac cycle is counted during Lunar New Year with twelve creatures?

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Which Scottish fireball ceremony spins blazing cages over the head on the High Street at midnight?

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Which exact Scottish shortbread associated with New Year gifting has a name meaning thrice baked?

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Which European countries were among the first to adopt the Gregorian calendar in 1582?

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Which fruit is smashed at doorways in parts of Turkey for a lucky start?

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Which Japanese New Year practice sees temples toll bells 108 times?

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Which Waterford design theme decorated the Times Square sphere for the millennium change in 1999 to 2000?

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Which Indian region treats the day after Diwali as a business New Year with ledger opening?

Which tradition involves writing personal goals as the year begins?

Scotland officially shifted New Year's Day to January 1st in which year ahead of England?

What is a common English phrase shouted as the countdown ends?

Which United States territory is among the last places to ring in the New Year?

Which Greek coin cake tradition names the coin after a saint connected to fourth-century charity?

Which South American custom has people jumping seven waves at midnight?

Which specific Georgian tradition puts a lucky first footer called Mekvle at the threshold after midnight?

Which pope promulgated the Gregorian calendar in 1582 to correct the drift of the Julian system?

Which island nation moved the date line in 2011 so it could greet the New Year earlier than neighbors?

Which beverage is most associated with toasts at midnight in many countries?

Which fast food chain once rang in the New Year with a Times Square billboard countdown tie-in?

Which Roman god with two faces looks forward and back and gives January its name?

Which New Year of the Gregorian reform was first kept by Catholic realms in 1582, skipping ten days in October?

What fruit are people in Spain tradition bound to eat at each stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve?

Which legume is eaten with pork in the U.S. South for luck on New Year's Day?

Which Mexican tradition includes sweeping the house at midnight to clear out the old?

Which Asian celebration is also called Spring Festival and follows a lunar calendar?

Which Taiwanese skyscraper became famous for synchronizing fireworks with facade numbers at New Year?

Which Chinese calendar rule sets New Year on the new moon that falls between two solar markers?

Which bandleader made Auld Lang Syne the signature midnight song on American broadcasts?

Which month holds New Year's Day in the Gregorian calendar for most countries?

Which Thai province town is famed for an extended Songkran water fight billed as one of the longest street parties?

Which American morning-after dish tied to luck mixes pork, rice, and beans in the Carolinas?

Which nation often wears white on beaches at New Year for good fortune?

Which early radio network carried Guy Lombardo New Year programs from the Roosevelt Hotel?

Which Middle Eastern New Year called Nowruz occurs on the spring equinox?

Which Netherlands seaside event centers at a precise beach on January 1st at noon?

Which Balinese lunar solar calendar day determines Nyepi with the island-wide closure?

Which Thai festival marks the traditional New Year with nationwide water fights?

Which two war years saw no illuminated ball in Times Square due to dimout regulations?

Which Caribbean custom includes tossing water from windows at midnight to wash away bad luck?

Which country has a Day of Silence New Year when even airports pause operations?

Which South American country welcomes New Year with fireworks over Copacabana beach?

Which classic romantic comedy ends with a heartfelt confession at a New Year party?

Which early ruler fixed January 1st as New Year's Day in the Julian calendar beginning 45 BCE?

Which sweet circular bread with a hidden charm is enjoyed in Greece around New Year?

Which poet is credited with preserving the words of Auld Lang Syne in the late eighteenth century?

Which island group is among the first to greet the New Year due to time zones?

Which country has a custom of smashing an old plate against a friend's door for New Year luck?

Which Southeast Asian city does a mass bell ringing at Shwedagon on New Year in local tradition?

Which Brazilian beach ritual honors the sea deity by placing flowers and candles on floating offerings?

Which vegetable with symbolic leaves is eaten in the U.S. South for wealth on New Year's Day?

Which precise clock strikes define the grape eating in Madrid with cameras on a named tower?

Which equatorial nation celebrates Nowruz as part of the wider Persian cultural sphere?

Which British monarch calendar change led to New Year's Day fixed on January 1st in Britain?

Which United States parade traditionally takes place on January 1st in Pasadena?

Which poem title literally means 'old long since' and became tied to New Year singing?

Which stadium hosts a January 1st college football tradition named for flowers?

Which United States state drops a giant peach at midnight as a local twist?

Which disaster film begins with a New Year's Eve party aboard an ocean liner?

Which Mexican state capital hosts a New Year mass among graves that draws national attention?

Which Caribbean nation celebrates Junkanoo parades on New Year's Day?

Which Roman practice of gift giving at the Kalends influenced New Year customs?

Which oceanfront city is globally known for huge New Year fireworks over its harbor bridge?

Which city tradition rings the Omotesando bells exactly 108 times between late night and dawn for New Year purification?

What traditional Scottish song is widely sung at midnight on New Year's Eve?

Which exact Vienna hall hosts the world famous New Year concert by the Philharmonic?

Which African nation celebrates Enkutatash as its New Year in September?

Which European nation often serves pickled herring at midnight for luck?

Which Scottish New Year celebration is famous for first footing?

Which European legal document codified January 1st as civil New Year in France during the sixteenth century?

Which exact Cuban New Year moment coincides with a historical flight that left Havana as a regime fell?

Which year did the Rose Parade shift to never hold the parade on a Sunday to avoid frightening horses?

Which United States president signed a proclamation naming January 1st as Emancipation Day in 1863?

Which newspaper owner staged the very first Times Square New Year fireworks in 1904 to open a new headquarters?

Which French city hosts a famous January 1st classical concert by an elite orchestra?

What sweet do many in the United States and Canada eat on New Year's morning for good luck?

Which European capital gathers at a clock tower called Puerta del Sol to eat lucky grapes?

The original 1907 Times Square ball frame was made of which materials and lit by how many bulbs?

England shifted from March 25th to January 1st as legal New Year in which calendar change year?

Which exact American television location hosted Dick Clark's primary New Year stage before Times Square became dominant?

Which precise Irish custom on New Year once involved banging bread against doors to chase away hunger?

Which exact American Samoa location hosts the last sunset New Year celebration with island music?

Which New Year television special became notorious for a vocal glitch in Times Square in 2016?

Which Russian salad popular at New Year tables is known by a name honoring a nineteenth-century chef?

Which Scottish capital hosts the Loony Dook swim as part of New Year festivities?

Which precise Hawaiian locale conducts a unique New Year torches procession along a royal seawall?

Which first European country by longitude regularly enters the New Year before continental neighbors?