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