New Year's Eve trivia and word scramble

15 questions and 15 scrambled words, with the answers. Made by Lumineus Studio.

A short quiz is an easy way to fill the hour before midnight, at a party at home or with family. Read the questions aloud or hand out sheets, give everyone ten minutes, then read the answers.

15 New Year's Eve trivia questions

  1. In which city does the famous Times Square ball drop?
  2. What is the Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve?
  3. Which Scottish poet wrote the best-known words of that song?
  4. In Spain, how many grapes do people eat at midnight?
  5. January is named after which two-faced Roman god?
  6. In which country is New Year's Eve called Hogmanay?
  7. In Scotland, what is it called to be the first visitor through the door after midnight?
  8. In what year did a ball first drop in Times Square?
  9. At New Year, Japanese temple bells ring how many times?
  10. In which country do the Sydney Harbour Bridge fireworks take place?
  11. Which sparkling wine from France is a classic midnight toast?
  12. On what date is New Year's Day?
  13. The word annual comes from the Latin annus. What does annus mean?
  14. How many days are in a leap year?
  15. Which Pacific country's islands are among the first places to reach midnight?
Show the answers
  1. In which city does the famous Times Square ball drop? New York City
  2. What is the Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve? Auld Lang Syne
  3. Which Scottish poet wrote the best-known words of that song? Robert Burns
  4. In Spain, how many grapes do people eat at midnight? 12
  5. January is named after which two-faced Roman god? Janus
  6. In which country is New Year's Eve called Hogmanay? Scotland
  7. In Scotland, what is it called to be the first visitor through the door after midnight? First-footing
  8. In what year did a ball first drop in Times Square? 1907
  9. At New Year, Japanese temple bells ring how many times? 108
  10. In which country do the Sydney Harbour Bridge fireworks take place? Australia
  11. Which sparkling wine from France is a classic midnight toast? Champagne
  12. On what date is New Year's Day? January 1
  13. The word annual comes from the Latin annus. What does annus mean? Year
  14. How many days are in a leap year? 366
  15. Which Pacific country's islands are among the first places to reach midnight? Kiribati

New Year word scramble with 15 words

Unscramble each word. Every answer is something you find on New Year's Eve.

  1. FNTCIEOT
  2. GMIHDNIT
  3. RIFOKWSRE
  4. OOUNTDNCW
  5. NAHCAMEGP
  6. SOUINTLROE
  7. RDALEANC
  8. RKLRPASE
  9. ERMRTEAS
  10. NOLLAOB
  11. AUYJANR
  12. AYPTR
  13. TASTO
  14. TLRIETG
  15. ERTLEBCAE
Show the answers
  1. FNTCIEOT = confetti
  2. GMIHDNIT = midnight
  3. RIFOKWSRE = fireworks
  4. OOUNTDNCW = countdown
  5. NAHCAMEGP = champagne
  6. SOUINTLROE = resolution
  7. RDALEANC = calendar
  8. RKLRPASE = sparkler
  9. ERMRTEAS = streamer
  10. NOLLAOB = balloon
  11. AUYJANR = january
  12. AYPTR = party
  13. TASTO = toast
  14. TLRIETG = glitter
  15. ERTLEBCAE = celebrate

Tips for a quick quiz

Play in teams of two or three so nobody feels stuck. Give one point per right answer and a bonus point for the first team to finish the scramble. For young children, read the trivia aloud and let them call out answers instead of writing.

Printable sheets

Our New Year's Eve Party Games pack has both games as printable sheets with answer keys, plus 50 different bingo cards and a caller list, a word search, this or that, would you rather and resolution cards. No year is printed, so you can use it again next year. 61 pages in US Letter and A4.

See the New Year's Eve Party Games, $4

You may also like five free New Year's Eve bingo cards and our Christmas trivia.

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