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 potato
an apple
a pear
a cabbage
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
an onion
a bunch of flowers
family photographs
a wooden cross
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
red
white
yellow
blue
Farmers in Romania try to _________ their animals at New Year. If they are successful, they will have a good year.
lift up
dance with
ride on
talk to
On New Year's Day in Switzerland, it is traditional to drop ____ on the floor to bring good luck for the year.
a spoonful of cream
a handful of rice
mashed potato
a fried egg
In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
red shoes
red gloves
a red scarf
red underwear
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
London
Singapore
New York
Tokyo
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
pigs
chickens
rabbits
cats
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
decorating their graves with flowers
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
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 suitcase
a toy car
a pair of new shoes
a passport
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
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
find a better job
move house
find your soulmate
have an accident
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Pogmanay
Logmanay
Hogmanay
Frogmanay
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
smash plates
break eggs
throw flowers
spray water
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
grapes
paper boats
coins
white flowers
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
a piece of coal
flowers
shortbread