New Year’s Trivia Questions and Answers
Question: When did the New Year’s Eve Ball first drop in Times Square?Answer: 1907 Question: How large is the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball in diameter?Answer: 12 feet Question: When did partiers first celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square?Answer: 1904 Question: How many versions of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball have there been to date?Answer: Seven Question: What materials made up the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: Iron and wood Question: How much did the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball weigh?Answer: 700 pounds Question: How many light bulbs covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: 100 Question: When did LED lights first appear on the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: 2007 Question: How many LED modules are in the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: 672 Question: How many triangles total are there on the Times Square ball?Answer: 2,688 Question: How many colors can the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball display?Answer: 16 million Question: How much does the Times Square ball weigh?Answer: 11,875 pounds Question: How many total LED lights are in the Times Square ball?Answer: 32,256 Question: When was the second Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball introduced?Answer: 1920 Question: What metal replaced iron in the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: Aluminum Question: When were computer controls introduced to the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: 1995 Question: What are the triangles on the Times Square ball made from?Answer: Waterford Crystals Question: When did the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball debut?Answer: 1999 Question: What is the geometrical shape of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: Geodesic sphere Question: What is the address of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: One Times Square Question: How tall are the numerals on the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?Answer: 7 feet Question: How much does Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball weigh?Answer: About six tons (12,000 pounds) Question: When was the first “time ball” drop on record?Answer: 1833 Question: What newspaper sponsored the first-ever Times Square New Year’s Eve party?Answer: The New York Times Question: What two years did the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball not drop?Answer: 1942 and 1943 Question: How much confetti is dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve?Answer: About one ton Question: How many people tune watch the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball drop each year?Answer: About 1 billion Question: Who is credited with writing the poem “Auld Lang Syne?“Answer: Robert Burns Question: When did the ball first drop in Times Square?Answer: 1907 Question: What was the most popular New Year’s resolution back in 2020?Answer: To exercise more Question: What ancient Greek god’s celebrations inspired Baby New Year?Answer: Dionysus Question: Many New Year’s and Christmas traditions can be traced back to which Pagan holiday?Answer: Saturnalia Question: In Scottish traditions, who do you kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?Answer: Everyone in the room Question: In what year was January 1 officially declared the first day of the new year?Answer: 46 B.C. Question: When was Babylonian New Year celebrated?Answer: The first new moon after the first day of spring (or middle of March) Question: When was the Gregorian calendar first officially used in Western countries?Answer: 1582 Question: Immigrants from what country introduced the New Year baby to the United States?Answer: Germany Question: The Dutch believe eating what on New Year’s Day will bring good luck?Answer: Donuts Question: When was the first Tournament of Roses parade?Answer: 1890 Question: In Spain, 12 of what type of food is eaten at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck??Answer: Grapes Question: “January” gets its name from what Roman god?Answer: Janus, the god of doors and gates Question: What was given as gifts on New Year’s Day in ancient Persia?Answer: Eggs Question: Who was the first broadcast host of Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations?Answer: Guy Lombardo Question: What country gained independence on Jan. 1, 1803?Answer: Haiti Question: On average, how many babies are born each Jan. 1 in the United States?Answer: 11,293 Question: What do people in the Southern United States eat for good luck on New Year’s Eve?Answer: Black-eyed peas Question: How many glasses of bubbly are consumed on New Year’s Eve?Answer: 360 million Question: Smashing a peppermint version of what animal is considered good luck in New York?Answer: Pig Question: According to the International Date Line, where on Earth is New Year’s celebrated first each year?Answer: The Kiritimati Atoll in Kiribati Want more great trivia? Check out 101 Trivia Questions for Kids, Movie Trivia and The Office Trivia.
