At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
white
blue
red
yellow
In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red underwear
red gloves
a red scarf
red shoes
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
rabbits
pigs
chickens
cats
The Dutch believe eating what on New Year's Day will bring good luck?
doughnuts
muffin
tulip
soup
On New Year's Day in Switzerland, it is traditional to drop ____ on the floor to bring good luck for the year.
a fried egg
a spoonful of cream
mashed potato
a handful of rice
If you are visiting a neighbour's house on New Year's Day in Scotland, what DON'T you need to bring with you?
a bottle of whisky
flowers
shortbread
a piece of coal
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
throw flowers
spray water
smash plates
break eggs
In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
bread
a hammer
an umbrella
a dead fish
In South Africa, people celebrate by throwing ______ out the windows of their house.
tomatoes
old clothes
furniture and household appliances
chicken soup
In the Czech Republic, if you want to predict what will happen in the coming year you should cut _____ in half and look inside.
a cabbage
a pear
an apple
a potato
Buddhist temples across Japan celebrate the new year by ringing bells ______ times.
58
108
1008
508
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Logmanay
Hogmanay
Frogmanay
Pogmanay
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
a bunch of flowers
family photographs
a wooden cross
an onion
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
white flowers
grapes
coins
paper boats
If you visit Colombia at New Year, you will see people carrying _______, to make sure that they travel a lot in the following year.
a pair of new shoes
a toy car
a passport
a suitcase
How many grapes do the Spanish eat at midnight to start the year off right?
8
4
12
16
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
Singapore
Tokyo
London
New York
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
lift up
talk to
dance with
ride on
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
find a better job
move house
have an accident
find your soulmate