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New Year Anagrams Trivia Quiz

Have fun with these seasonal anagrams. One or more of adjacent words in the sentence will anagram into a word or words connected with New Year celebrations. The number of letters in the answer word, or words, is given in the hint.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
minch

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
106,862

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1945

Question 1 of 10

1. Scots celebrate the New Year among hay.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Americans celebrate in New York as queer mist is around.

Answer: (Two Words - 5, 6)

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Question 3 of 10

3. On New Year's Day in this country a thin lad joined others throwing
water around.

Answer: (One Word - 8)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dark men have a smashing New Year in this country.

Answer: (One Word - 7)

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Question 5 of 10

5. They hew it wearing these color clothes in Brazil on New Year's Eve.

Answer: (One word - 5)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Do the Japanese halt urge to indulge in this on New Year's Day?

Answer: (One Word - 8)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ice hens celebrate the New Year in late January or early February.

Answer: (One Word - 7)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This band leader played a goodly rumba to see the New Year in.

Answer: (Two Words 3, 8)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Manors for ancient people who once celebrated New Year on March 1.

Answer: (One word - 6)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lena duly sang as the New Year arrived.

Answer: (Three words 4, 4, 4)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Scots celebrate the New Year among hay.

Answer: Hogmanay

Scots believe that it is lucky if the first person to enter their home on New Year's Day is dark haired. This custom is known as first footing. Among hay = Hogmanay

2. Americans celebrate in New York as queer mist is around.

Answer: Times Square

Thousands gather in Times Square (as queer mist), New York, waiting for the ball,which signals the arrival of the New Year, to drop.

3. On New Year's Day in this country a thin lad joined others throwing water around.

Answer: Thailand

Although officially January 1, is the New Year, many Thai still observe the new year in the middle of April. This celebration called Songkran and involves a lot of water being thrown around..

4. Dark men have a smashing New Year in this country.

Answer: Denmark

In Denmark (dark men), as the New Year comes in, young men, dark or fair go out to make a lot of noise, banging on doors and breaking pottery. In Naples, Italy they also make noise by throwing pots and
crockery out of windows.

5. They hew it wearing these color clothes in Brazil on New Year's Eve.

Answer: white

The people of Brazil considered it brings good luck to wear white when celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

6. Do the Japanese halt urge to indulge in this on New Year's Day?

Answer: Laughter

The Japanese start laughing when the gongs sound at the arrival of Shogatsu (New Year). They believe laughter brings luck, so they certainly do not 'halt urge' to laugh! New year festivities last for three days.

7. Ice hens celebrate the New Year in late January or early February.

Answer: Chinese

The date of the Chinese New Year depends on the moon. Celebration of the New Year continues for fifteen days. Gung hay fat choy!
Ice hens = Chinese

8. This band leader played a goodly rumba to see the New Year in.

Answer: Guy Lombardo

Bandleader Guy Lombardo (a goodly rumba)with his the Royal Canadians is remembered for his performances in New York on New Year's Eve. He died in 1977. The first time he played the New Year in was in 1929.

9. Manors for ancient people who once celebrated New Year on March 1.

Answer: Romans

The Romans (manors) called the New Year festivities Calends. At one time the New Year started on March 1, but Julius changed it to January 1, when he made his calendar reforms. January is named for Janus, the Roman god who had two faces, one looking forward and one back.

10. Lena duly sang as the New Year arrived.

Answer: Auld lang syne

Robert Burns' song "Auld Lang Syne" (Lena duly sang)is sung all over the word to welcome the New Year in.
On New Year's Day you might want to read this novel by Mary Shelley, published on New Year's Day 1818 "Finns Retaken". You know it better as?

Source: Author minch

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