In Ireland at New Year, you should hit _______ on the wall of your house to keep the evil spirits away.
a dead fish
a hammer
bread
an umbrella
In South Africa, people celebrate by throwing ______ out the windows of their house.
chicken soup
furniture and household appliances
tomatoes
old clothes
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 suitcase
a toy car
New Year's Eve in Scotland is also known as ________
Logmanay
Pogmanay
Frogmanay
Hogmanay
Buddhist temples across Japan celebrate the new year by ringing bells ______ times.
108
58
1008
508
In Denmark, you should _____ on your neighbour's doorstep to wish them good luck for the new year.
spray water
break eggs
smash plates
throw flowers
In Italy, wearing ____ on New Year's Eve is believed to bring love and good luck for the following year.
a red scarf
red shoes
red underwear
red gloves
If you eat beans at New Year in Argentina, you will _________.
find a better job
move house
have an accident
find your soulmate
In Greece, you should hang _______ outside your door to bring good luck for the new year.
a wooden cross
an onion
a bunch of flowers
family photographs
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 pear
a cabbage
a potato
an apple
People in Brazil throw ______ into the ocean, so that the Goddess of the Ocean will make their wishes come true.
coins
paper boats
grapes
white flowers
At New Year in Chile, families remember their dead relatives by ____
decorating their graves with flowers
setting off fireworks and wearing brightly-coloured clothes
sleeping next to them in a cemetery
lighting candles and singing traditional songs
In Austria, ______ are believed to be lucky, so it's traditional to eat ___ made from chocolate or marzipan.
chickens
rabbits
pigs
cats
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
Every year, thousands of people travel to ________ to watch the New Year Ball drop.
Tokyo
New York
London
Singapore
At New Year in China, people paint their front doors ____ to bring happiness and prosperity.
yellow
white
red
blue
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
a bottle of whisky
a piece of coal
flowers
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 fried egg
a handful of rice
a spoonful of cream