Winter
The “New Year around the world” quiz — Winter. It has 25 questions in five categories: Time Zones, Lucky Foods, Midnight Rituals, World Celebrations, Holiday History. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
In which American metropolis does a crystal ball drop in Times Square as the crowd counts down to midnight?
Which imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean separates two consecutive calendar dates on Earth?
Which Pacific island nation…
In the gameWhich island nation jumped…
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In the gameIn which country is it customary to eat twelve grapes at midnight, one for each chime of the clock?
Which flat, round legume do Italians eat on New Year's Eve, believing it resembles coins and attracts wealth?
What is the name…
In the gameWhich buckwheat noodles do…
In the gameWhich deep-fried dough balls…
In the gameWith what empty item do people in Colombia and Mexico run around the block at midnight to manifest future travels?
In which European country do people smash old plates and dishes against the front doors of friends for good luck?
What pattern or print…
In the gameAn effigy of what…
In the gameWhich dark item, symbolizing…
In the gameThe chimes of which famous clock at the British Parliament are broadcast at midnight to ring in the New Year?
On which famous beach in Rio de Janeiro do millions of people dressed in white gather to release flowers into the sea?
Along to which lively…
In the gameCarrying what flaming objects…
In the gameHow many times are…
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What is the name of this two-faced Roman god of beginnings, after whom January was named?
Which Roman ruler introduced a new calendar in 45 BC that established January 1 as the official start of the year?
Which Scottish poet penned…
In the gameIn which spring month…
In the gameIn which ancient empire…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.