50 Fun New Year’s Trivia Questions To Keep Your Guests Impressed Long After Midnight

New Year's Trivia

Before you know it, we'll be celebrating the new year. Whether you're busting out the bubbly at a bar, hitting up a house party, hosting at home, or just hanging out on the couch, entertaining others (or yourself) until 12:01 can sometimes be tough. If you're looking for some icebreakers to keep the conversation going until midnight, consider these 50 New Year's trivia questions and answers to provide a ton of fun facts for your family and friends.

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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

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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

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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

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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 the sparkling 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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