What are some good New Year's Eve trivia questions?

Five from this list: Which month gets an extra day in a leap year? (February) What do we call a period of ten years? (A decade) Which Scottish poet wrote down the words to "Auld Lang Syne"? (Robert Burns) In Italy, which small legumes are eaten at New Year because they look like coins? (Lentils) In the earliest Roman calendar, which month began the year? (March)

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Which month comes first in the year?

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All 45 New Year's Eve trivia questions

Updated November 2026.

Which month comes first in the year? Answer: January
How many months are in a year? Answer: 12
How many days are in a leap year? Answer: 366
Which month gets an extra day in a leap year? Answer: February
How many seconds are in one minute? Answer: 60
What is the date of New Year's Eve? Answer: December 31
In which city does a glowing ball drop in Times Square at midnight on New Year's Eve? Answer: New York City
How often does a leap year usually come around? Answer: Every four years
Which city reaches midnight on New Year's Eve first: Sydney or London? Answer: Sydney
When it is New Year's Eve, what season is it in Australia? Answer: Summer
How many days are in January? Answer: 31
At what time on the clock does a new day begin? Answer: Midnight
What do we call a period of ten years? Answer: A decade
What do we call a period of one hundred years? Answer: A century
Which song about old friends do people sing at midnight on New Year's Eve? Answer: Auld Lang Syne
How many animals are in the Chinese zodiac? Answer: 12
Which lucky color covers the decorations at Chinese New Year? Answer: Red
About how many days does the Earth take to travel once around the sun? Answer: About 365
January is named after which Roman god with two faces? Answer: Janus
Which month is named after Julius Caesar? Answer: July
The name December comes from the Latin word for which number? Answer: Ten
Which Scottish poet wrote down the words to "Auld Lang Syne"? Answer: Robert Burns
Which country does the song "Auld Lang Syne" come from? Answer: Scotland
What does "auld lang syne" mean in plain English? Answer: Old times, or days gone by (word for word, "old long since")
In "Auld Lang Syne", the singers promise to take a cup of what? Answer: Kindness
What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland? Answer: Hogmanay
What is the Scottish custom of being the first visitor through a door after midnight called? Answer: First-footing
On New Year's Eve in Japan, how many times do Buddhist temples ring their bells? Answer: 108
Which noodles do people in Japan eat on New Year's Eve? Answer: Soba (buckwheat noodles)
In Spain, people eat twelve of which fruit at midnight, one for each chime of the clock? Answer: Grapes
In Italy, which small legumes are eaten at New Year because they look like coins? Answer: Lentils
Which peas are eaten for luck on New Year's Day in the American South? Answer: Black-eyed peas
Which imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean marks where each new calendar day begins? Answer: The International Date Line
What is the name of the calendar most of the world uses? Answer: The Gregorian calendar
Which pope is the Gregorian calendar named after? Answer: Pope Gregory XIII
A year ending in 00 is a leap year only if it divides evenly by which number? Answer: 400
What is the Jewish New Year called? Answer: Rosh Hashanah
What is the Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox, called? Answer: Nowruz
Which animal comes first in the Chinese zodiac? Answer: The rat
In the earliest Roman calendar, which month began the year? Answer: March
What is New Year's Eve called in Germany? Answer: Silvester
In Brazil, what color do many people wear on New Year's Eve for peace and good luck? Answer: White
In Greece, what is baked inside the New Year's cake called vasilopita? Answer: A coin
What are the deep-fried dough balls eaten on New Year's Eve in the Netherlands called? Answer: Oliebollen
In Denmark, what do people jump off at midnight to leap into the new year? Answer: A chair or sofa

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What are some good New Year's Eve trivia questions?: Five from this list: Which month gets an extra day in a leap year? (February) What do we call a period of ten years? (A decade) Which Scottish poet wrote down the words to "Auld Lang Syne"? (Robert Burns) In Italy, which small legumes are eaten at New Year because they look like coins? (Lentils) In the earliest Roman calendar, which month began the year? (March)