New Years Trivia 2021

Question 1

When was the first New Years Eve celebrated?

Accepted Answer

2000 b.c

Question 2

How many people gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square?

Accepted Answer

1, 000, 000 +

Question 3

What percentage of Americans are making a new years resolution into 2021 according to the US Census Bureau?

Accepted Answer

74.02%

Question 4

What town has a ten-foot Crayola Crayon lowered each New Years Eve?

Accepted Answer

Easton PA

Question 5

In which country grapes are eaten by New Year’s revelers at the stroke of midnight?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 6

In what year was the ball not dropped?

Accepted Answer

1943, 1942

Question 7

In ancient Egypt what event dictated the timing of New Year's celebrations?

Accepted Answer

Flooding of the Nile

Question 8

How much does the dropped ball at midnight weigh?

Accepted Answer

11,875 pounds, 5.9375 Tons

Question 9

On average how many pounds of confetti is dropped on New Years Eve in Times Square?

Accepted Answer

2, 000 pounds

Question 10

What is the most popular New Years resolution?

Accepted Answer

Stay fit and healthy

Question 11

Who wrote Auld Lang Syne?

Accepted Answer

Robert Burns

Question 12

What name is given to the Jewish New Year?

Accepted Answer

Rosh Hashanah

Question 13

What year did the first "ball" drop in NYC?

Accepted Answer

1907

Question 14

What is the first country to celebrate the New Year every year?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 15

What time does the ball in time square start it's descent?

Accepted Answer

11:59 pm

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