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What are resolutions?
People make them for the New Year every year.
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What is the New York Times?
This news paper was the sponsor of the first-ever Times Square New Years party.
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Where is New York City?
This city is where the iconic NYE ball "drop" occurs every year.
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What is lose weight/exercise more?
This is one of the top New Years resolutions every year
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What are fireworks?
Colorful bursts of light are put on display to ring in the New Year.
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Who are the Romans?
These ancient people are credited with starting the tradition of the New Year's kiss.
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Where is American Samoa?
This American territory is the last place in the world to ring in the new year.
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Champagne
About 360 million glasses of this drink are served in the US each NYE
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What is kiss?
New Year's tradition typically performed by couples at midnight.
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Who is Rick Nelson?
This entertainer died in 1985 in a controversial plane crash on NYE
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Where is Italy?
This country in Europe believes that wearing red underwear on New Years brings the wearer good luck.
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What is Avatar?
This iconic movie generated the highest box office sales for one shown on New Years Day.
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What is Auld Lang Syne?
The most popular song sung for New Years.
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Who is Julius Caesar?
This man was the first in history to declare January 1st a national holiday.
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What are donuts?
According to the Dutch, eating this sweet treat on New Years will bring good luck.
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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This popular speech was given on January 1st that helped aide the freeing of enslaved people.
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What are Black-eyed peas?
Some southern states in the U.S. consider eating this on NYE a mark of good luck.
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When is 1907?
The iconic Times Square NYE ball was dropped for the first time in this year.
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Where is Kiribati?
This island nation in the Central Pacific is the last in the world to ring in the New Year.
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What is "Times Gone By"?
The translation of the title of the song "Auld Lang Syne".
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