Packing Up My 2020

New Year's
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1. Submit your answers in one minute.
2. Score honestly. Each correct answer carries 1 point.
3. No searching for answers online.
4. The quizmaster's decisions are final.
5. Have fun!
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Yes or No Multiple Choice Enumeration

True or False Fill in the Blanks Video Question

 Round One

Easy Round
 Round One

Yes or No
Is the New Year's Eve ball drop held in One Times
Square, New York?
 Round One

Yes or No
Yes. This tradition began in 1907 when the owner of The
New York Times celebrated the opening of their One Times
Square headquarters with a ball drop.
 Round One

True or False
In 153 B.C., Romans moved the first month of their
calendar to January in honor of Janus, the god of
beginnings and transitions.
 Round One

True or False
False. The Romans moved the New Year to coincide with
the assumption of office
of their newly elected officials.
 Round Two

Average Round
 Round Two

Multiple Choice
Which of these countries celebrate New Year first?

a. Australia c. Kiribati

b. New Zealand d. Micronesia

 Round Two

Multiple Choice
Kiribati lies immediately west of the International Date Line. This Oceanic country is on UTC+14,
the most advanced time zone on earth.

a. Australia c. Kiribati

b. New Zealand d. Micronesia

 Round Two

Fill in the Blanks

The Scottish poet ____________ wrote
Auld Lang Syne, a traditional folk song that is
sung on midnight of New Year's Eve.
 Round Two

Fill in the Blanks

The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, a traditional
folk song that is sung on midnight of New Year's Eve. The practice
spread from Scotland to other parts of Britain, and eventually the
world.
 Round Three

Difficult Round
 Round Three

Enumeratio
n
List the 12 lucky fruits which, according to
feng shui, you should have in your home to
have good luck in the New Year.
 Round Three Apple Mango

Avocado Orange

Enumeratio Banana Papaya

n Grapes Pineapple
List the 12 lucky fruits which, according to
feng shui, you should have in your home to Lemon Pomelo
have good luck in the New Year.
Lychee Watermelon
 Round Three

Video
Question
Americans in the south eat this legume
for good luck
on New Year's Day.
 Round Three

Video
Question
Americans in the south eat this legume
for good luck
on New Year's Day.

Black-eyed peas
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