Test Your Knowledge of New Year's Traditions and Customs Around the World!
New Year’s is a time of celebration, reflection, and new beginnings. It is observed around the world with various customs and traditions that vary from country to country and even region to region. While many of us are familiar with popular New Year’s traditions such as fireworks, champagne toasts, and the Times Square ball drop, there are countless other unique customs to explore. For instance, did you know that in Spain it is customary to eat twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight to bring good luck for the coming year? Or that in Japan, the first sunrise of the year is considered a particularly auspicious event and is celebrated with visits to local shrines and temples? Take this trivia quiz to test your knowledge of New Year’s traditions and customs from around the world!
New Year's Trivia Questions
Here are some sample trivia questions from this quiz. If you want to see all of our New Year’s trivia questions and answers, you’ll need to complete the quiz.
- In which country is New Year’s Eve celebrated first?
- What year did New Year’s Eve celebrations begin in Times Square, New York City?
- Which food is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day in the southern United States for good luck?
- What is the name of the Scottish New Year’s Eve celebration?
- What is the name of the famous New Year’s Day parade held in Pasadena, California?
- In Spain, it is tradition to eat twelve of which food at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck?
- What is the name of the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop location in New York City?
- In which country is it traditional to jump off a chair at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck?
- What is the name of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Brazil?
- What is the name of the Scottish song that is traditionally sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
- What country celebrates the new year first?
- What is the name of the famous ball that drops in New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve?
- Which Roman god is January named after?
- What traditional New Year’s Eve song do people sing just before midnight?
- Which country hosts the largest New Year’s Eve fireworks display?
- In Spain, people eat twelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Why?
- In which country do people light fireworks to scare away evil spirits on New Year’s Eve?
- What is the traditional food eaten in the southern United States on New Year’s Day?
- In Scotland, what do people call their New Year’s Eve celebration?
- What is the name of the annual parade that takes place in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day?