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New Year Trivia Questions and Answers
Here are 45 New Year trivia questions with answers, from easy to impossible, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.
The list has 10 easy, 15 medium, 15 hard, and 5 impossible questions, so it works for New Year's Eve parties, families and classrooms. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos. Tap Reveal all answers to check everything at once, print the page for a game night, or play the questions as a scored quiz.
45 New Year trivia questions
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On which date is New Year's Day?
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January 1 Easy question
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At what time does the new year begin?
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Midnight Easy question
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From which number do people usually count down in the last seconds of the year?
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10 Easy question
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What do people set off in the night sky to celebrate the new year?
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Fireworks Easy question
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What is a promise to improve yourself in the new year called?
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A resolution Easy question
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Which New York square is famous for its New Year's Eve ball drop?
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Times Square Easy question
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What is the last day of the year called?
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New Year's Eve Easy question
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How many months are in a year?
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12 Easy question
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How many days are in a normal year that is not a leap year?
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365 Easy question
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Which extra day is added in a leap year?
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February 29 Easy question
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What is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve called?
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Hogmanay Medium question
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In Spain, which fruit do people eat at each stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve?
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Grapes Medium question
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How many grapes do people in Spain eat at midnight on New Year's Eve?
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12 Medium question
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How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac?
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12 Medium question
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Lunar New Year in China is also called which festival?
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Spring Festival Medium question
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What color are the money envelopes given at Lunar New Year?
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Red Medium question
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Which city's harbour fireworks over its famous bridge and opera house welcome the new year?
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Sydney Medium question
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Which calendar, used by most of the world today, starts the year on January 1?
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Gregorian calendar Medium question
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January is named after which two-faced Roman god?
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Janus Medium question
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In Brazil, what color clothes do many people wear on New Year's Eve?
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White Medium question
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Thailand's New Year festival, famous for water fights, is called what?
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Songkran Medium question
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What is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year called?
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Tet Medium question
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Which country invented fireworks?
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China Medium question
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The International Date Line runs mostly through which ocean?
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Pacific Medium question
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What is the famous New Year's Day parade in Pasadena, California?
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The Rose Parade Medium question
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Which Scottish poet wrote the words of Auld Lang Syne?
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Robert Burns Hard question
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What does the Scots phrase auld lang syne roughly mean?
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Times gone by Hard question
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Which animal is the first sign of the Chinese zodiac?
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Rat Hard question
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Which festival on the 15th day ends the Lunar New Year celebrations?
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Lantern Festival Hard question
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Which Pacific country's Line Islands are the first place on Earth to welcome each new year?
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Kiribati Hard question
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Which of these places is one of the last inhabited places to reach the new year?
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American Samoa Hard question
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Which Roman leader's calendar made January 1 the start of the year in 45 BC?
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Julius Caesar Hard question
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In Scotland, what is the first visitor to a home after midnight on New Year called?
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The first-footer Hard question
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In Denmark, what do people smash against friends' doors on New Year's Eve?
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Old plates Hard question
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In Denmark, people leap into the new year by jumping off what at midnight?
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Chairs Hard question
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Which Japanese noodles are eaten on New Year's Eve for a long life?
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Soba Hard question
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In the southern US, which beans are eaten on New Year's Day for luck?
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Black-eyed peas Hard question
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Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox, is called what?
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Nowruz Hard question
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What is the Korean Lunar New Year called?
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Seollal Hard question
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Which element gives fireworks a bright red color?
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Strontium Hard question
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The first ball drop in Times Square was held at the end of which year?
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1907 Impossible question
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Which pope introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582?
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Pope Gregory XIII Impossible question
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How many times is a Japanese temple bell traditionally rung on New Year's Eve?
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108 Impossible question
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Which element gives fireworks a blue color?
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Copper Impossible question
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In which month did the earliest Roman calendar begin the year?
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March Impossible question
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There are 45 New Year trivia questions in this list (10 easy, 15 medium, 15 hard, and 5 impossible), spread over 1 page. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
What are 10 good New Year trivia questions?
1) On which date is New Year's Day? January 1. 2) What is a promise to improve yourself in the new year called? A resolution. 3) Which extra day is added in a leap year? February 29. 4) How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac? 12. 5) January is named after which two-faced Roman god? Janus. 6) Which country invented fireworks? China. 7) Which animal is the first sign of the Chinese zodiac? Rat. 8) Which Roman leader's calendar made January 1 the start of the year in 45 BC? Julius Caesar. 9) In the southern US, which beans are eaten on New Year's Day for luck? Black-eyed peas. 10) The first ball drop in Times Square was held at the end of which year? 1907.
What is the hardest New Year trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: The first ball drop in Times Square was held at the end of which year? The answer is 1907. 5 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
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