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What is the name of the Scottish New Year custom in which the first visitor to a home is thought to bring luck?
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First-footing
How many grapes are traditionally eaten at midnight in Spain for good luck in the new year?
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Twelve
Which London landmark has traditionally featured prominently in televised New Year’s Eve fireworks?
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The London Eye
What is the name of the annual New Year’s Eve event first held in Boston in 1976?
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First Night
What is the traditional name for New Year’s Eve in Denmark, where people may smash old plates at friends’ doors?
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Nytårsaften
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What is the name of the New Year’s Eve concert held annually at Vienna’s Musikverein?
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Vienna New Year’s Concert
Which university employed J.R.R. Tolkien as a professor from 1945 until his retirement in 1959?
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University of Oxford
At which First World War battle did J.R.R. Tolkien serve as a signals officer?
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Battle of the Somme
When was J.R.R. Tolkien born?
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3 January 1892