Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
New-Year Celebration
YGK These New Year Celebrations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Owner and publisher of the New York Times who conceptualized the first Times Square Ball Drop in 1907 | Adolph Ochs |
| The song by John Lennon traditionally sung at five minutes to midnight during the Times Square celebration | Imagine |
| The Jewish New Year which begins a ten-day period known as the High Holy Days | Rosh HaShanah |
| The ram’s horn sounded 100 times during Rosh HaShanah services | Shofar |
| The ritual of "casting off sins" into a body of water during the Jewish New Year | Tashlikh |
| The 15-day Chinese celebration that begins on the first new moon of late January or early February | Chinese New Year |
| The massive period of New Year travel in China involving nearly 400 million people | Chunyun |
| The festival featuring red paper lanterns and riddles that concludes Chinese New Year celebrations | Lantern Festival |
| The Persian New Year celebrated on the vernal equinox | Nowruz |
| The table setting of seven dishes beginning with the same Persian letter used during Nowruz | Haft Sin |
| The Vietnamese New Year celebration often shortened to "Tết" | Tết Nguyên Đán |
| The traditional rice cake food of Tết legendarily invented by a Hung prince | Bánh chung |
| The Scottish New Year celebration known for the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and fireball parades | Hogmanay |
| The Hogmanay tradition of welcoming the first visitor of the year to bring luck | First footing |
| The Japanese New Year celebration observed on January 1 following the Meiji Restoration | Shogatsu |
| The number of times Japanese Buddhist temples ring their bells at the new year to drive away temptation | 108 |
| The traditional Thai "Water Festival" celebrated from April 13 to 15 | Songkran |
| The temple in Bangkok housing a massive reclining Buddha where Songkran ceremonies are held | Wat Pho |
| The festive street parade held in the Bahamas on New Year’s Day and Boxing Day | Junkanoo |
| The main street in Nassau that hosts the massive Junkanoo procession | Bay Street |
| The city in California that annually hosts the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game | Pasadena |
| The organization that staged the first Rose Parade in 1890 | Valley Hunt Club |
| The primary characteristic of the extravagant floats in the modern Rose Parade | Elaborate floral designs |
| The year the first Rose Bowl Game was played (as the "Tournament East-West" game) | 1902 |
| The two college football conferences whose champions traditionally play against each other in the Rose Bowl Game | Big 10 and Pac-12 |
Created by:
ahumanbeing
Popular Quiz Bowl sets