5778 New Year's Eve Celebrations Trivia Questions with Answers
5778 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which city is home to Scotland's Hogmanay New Year's Eve festival?
Answer
Edinburgh
Which New Year's Eve celebration in New York City uses a crystal ball covered with Waterford crystal panels?
Answer
Times Square Ball Drop
What is the name of the New Year's Eve church service held in many African American congregations?
Answer
Watch Night service
What name did the American television special Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve have when it debuted in 1972?
Answer
Three Dog Night's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Which pope introduced the Gregorian calendar that determines today’s January 1 New Year’s date?
Answer
Pope Gregory XIII
What food tradition sees people in Spain eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Answer
The twelve grapes
Which New Year's Eve race in São Paulo is held on the streets of Brazil's largest city?
Answer
São Silvestre Road Race
Which New Year's tradition involves eating 12 grapes at midnight in Spain?
Answer
Las doce uvas de la suerte
Which New Year's Eve broadcast in the United States is hosted from Times Square by Dick Clark's name?
Answer
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Which Vienna classical-music concert is traditionally broadcast worldwide on New Year's Day rather than New Year's Eve?
Answer
Vienna New Year's Concert
Which New Year's Eve event in London features midnight fireworks launched from the River Thames near the London Eye?
Answer
London New Year's Eve fireworks
Which ABBA song, released in 1980, is strongly associated with New Year celebrations?
Answer
Happy New Year
In the New Year's Eve celebration in Sydney Harbour, which famous building is lit by fireworks?
Answer
Sydney Opera House
What name is commonly given to New Year's Eve in France?
Answer
Saint-Sylvestre
What is the traditional New Year's Eve event in Brazil often called?
Answer
Réveillon