Published: Friday 28th December 2018A free quiz about people and events that happened on New Year's Eve or Day.
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In which year did New Year's Day become an official Bank holiday in England?
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Which fruit do Spaniards traditionally eat as the clock strikes twelve on New Year's Eve? 
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Who became acting President of Russia after Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation on December 31st 1999?
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Betsy Ross was born in Philadelphia on New Year's Day in 1752, what is she credited for making?
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The U2 single "New Year's Day" was inspired by which political movement?
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On January 1st 2015 Lithuania became the 19th country to adopt the Euro, which currency did it replace?
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Which board game was patented by George Darrow on New Year's Eve in 1935?
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The first director of the FBI was born on New Year's Day in 1895, what was his name?
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In which discipline did Marie Curie receive her second Nobel Prize on January 1st 1911?
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In the 1960 movie, "Ocean's 11" concerning a robbery of a Las Vegas casino on New Year's Eve, who played the role of Danny Ocean?
		
		
		
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Who broke the World water speed record on 31st December 1964 to become the first man to break the World land and water speed records in a single year?
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Born on 1st January 1956, which position did Christine Lagarde become the first woman to hold?
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Known as "The Grandaddy of them all", which college football game has been played on New Year's Day since 1923 in Pasadena?
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Nominated 19 times for the Nobel Prize in literature, who was the author of "A Passage to India" who was born on New Year's Day in 1879?
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Often sang at New Year's Eve what does "Auld Lang Syne" literally mean?
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Born on New Year's Eve in 1937 for which movie did Anthony Hopkins receive his Best Actor Oscar?
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Who on New Year's Day 1949 became the first cricketeer to receive a knighthood?
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Famous for singing "Thank Heaven's for Little Girls" in the movie "Gigi", which French singer passed away on New Year's Day 1972?
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Which Saint's day is celebrated on New Year's Eve ?
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Winning the Best Actor Oscar in 1982 for his portrayal of Gandhi, which actor was born in Yorkshire on New Year's Eve in 1943?
 
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