50 FUN NEW YEAR’S TRIVIA QUESTIONS
It feels sort of crazy that we celebrate a holiday as big as New Year’s just a few days after commemorating another major holiday like Christmas! Either way, we love a reason to give a toast! So, bring on the glasses of champagne, throw on some New Year’s movies, and begin working on your resolutions – because we’ll be celebrating 2024 like never before! But first, we thought we’d honor the special holiday with something fun, so we created a list of New Year’s trivia questions for your to quiz yourself with!
How many questions about the history of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day can you get right ? Can you nail all of the questions about the Times Square Ball ? Do you know how people celebrate New Year’s Day around the world ? Scroll down and answer these New Year’s trivia questions to find out!
1. When did the New Year’s Eve Ball first drop in Times Square ?
ANSWER : 1907
2. How large is the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball in diameter ?
ANSWER : 12 feet
3. When did partiers first celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square ?
ANSWER : 1904
4. How many versions of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball have there been to date ?
ANSWER : Seven
5. What materials made up the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : Iron and Wood
6. How much did the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball weigh ?
ANSWER : 700 pounds
7. How many light bulbs covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : 100
8. When did LED lights first appear on the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : 2007
9. How many LED modules are in the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : 672
10. How many triangles total are there on the Times Square ball ?
ANSWER : 2688 crystal triangles
11. How many colors can the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball display ?
ANSWER : 16 million
12. How much does the Times Square ball weigh ?
ANSWER : 11,875 pounds
13. How many total LED lights are in the Times Square ball ?
ANSWER : 32,256
14. When was the second Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball introduced ?
ANSWER : 1920
15. What metal replaced iron in the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : Aluminium
16. When were computer controls introduced to the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : 1995
17. What are the triangles on the Times Square ball made from ?
ANSWER : Waterford Crystals
18. When did the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball debut ?
ANSWER : 1999
19. What is the geometrical shape of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : Geodesic Sphere
20. What is the address of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : One Times Square
21. How tall are the numerals on the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball ?
ANSWER : 7 feet
22. How much does the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Weigh ?
ANSWER : About six tons (12,000 pounds)
23. When was the first “time ball” drop on record ?
ANSWER : 1833
24. What newspaper sponsored the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve party ?
ANSWER : The New York Times
25. What two years did the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball not drop ?
ANSWER : 1942 and 1943
26. How much confetti is dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve ?
ANSWER : About one ton
27. How many people tune watch the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball drop each year ?
ANSWER : About 1 billion
28. Who is credited with writing the poem “Auld Lang Syne?”
ANSWER : Robert Burns
29. When did the ball first drop in Times Square ?
ANSWER : 1907
30. What was the most popular New Year’s resolution back in 2010 ?
ANSWER : To exercise more
31. What ancient Greek God’s celebrations inspired Baby New Year ?
ANSWER : Dionysus
32. Many New Year’s and Christmas traditions can be traced back to which Pagan holiday ?
ANSWER : Saturnalia
33. In Scottish traditions, who do you kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve ?
ANSWER : Everyone in the room
34. In what year was January 1 officially declared the first day of the new year ?
ANSWER : 46 B.C
35. When was Babylonian New Year celebrated ?
ANSWER : The first new moon after the first day of spring (or middle of March)
36. When was the Gregorian calendar first officially used in Western countries ?
ANSWER : 1582
37 . Immigrants from what country introduced the New Year baby to the United States ?
ANSWER : Germany
38. The Dutch believe eating what on New Year’s Day will bring good luck ?
ANSWER : Donuts
39. When was the first Tournament of Roses parade ?
ANSWER : 1890
40. In Spain, 12 of what type of food is eaten at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck ?
ANSWER : Grapes
41. “January” gets its name from what Roman god ?
ANSWER : Janus, the god of doors and gates
42. What was given as gifts on New Year’s Day in ancient Persia ?
ANSWER : Eggs
43. Who was the first broadcast host of Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations ?
ANSWER : Guy Lombardo
44. What country gained Independence on Jan 1, 1803 ?
ANSWER : Haiti
45. On Average, How many babies are born each January 1 in the United States ?
ANSWER : 11,293
46. What do people in the Southern United States eat for good luck on New Year’s Eve ?
ANSWER : Black-eyed peas
47. How many glasses of bubbly are consumed on New Year’s Eve ?
ANSWER : 360 million
48. Smashing a peppermint version of what animal is considered good luck in New York ?
ANSWER : Pig
49. According to the International Date Line, where on Earth in New Year’s celebrated first each year ?
ANSWER : The Kiritimati Atoll in Kiribati
50. About 360 million glasses of what drink are served in the United States each New Year’s Eve ?
ANSWER : Champagne
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