New Year's Eve Quiz
to count down to midnight
Dinner is over and there is still an hour to go: open the quiz on the TV, friends answer on their phones, and the leaderboard decides who makes the first toast. AI writes the questions, fresh every game.
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Pick your New Year's Eve quiz
One click and the game opens with the topics already set. You can change them or add more in the lobby.
New Year with friends
Traditions around the world, music and general knowledge for the party.
- New Year traditions around the world
- Pop music
- General knowledge
- Movies
80s and 90s night
The songs, films and cartoons you grew up with.
- 80s music
- 90s music
- 80s and 90s movies
- 90s cartoons
Family New Year
Easy and for every age, between dinner and the toast.
- New Year traditions
- Geography
- Animals
- Famous songs
1 to 42 players, free.
New Year's Eve quiz questions and answers
Ten questions to start. In a game the questions are written on the spot; these are a taste.
1.In Spain, how many grapes do people eat at the stroke of midnight?
Answer
Twelve, one for each chime.
2.Which country is the first to welcome the new year?
Answer
Kiribati, on the island of Kiritimati.
3.In which New York square does the ball drop at midnight?
Answer
Times Square.
4.How many seconds does the Times Square ball take to drop?
Answer
Sixty seconds.
5.What is the Scottish song sung at midnight across the English-speaking world?
Answer
Auld Lang Syne.
6.Which Roman god gave his name to January?
Answer
Janus, the god with two faces.
7.What do people in Denmark throw at friends' front doors on New Year's Eve?
Answer
Old plates.
8.What do Italians eat on New Year's Eve to bring money in the new year?
Answer
Lentils, usually with cotechino sausage.
9.Between which dates does Chinese New Year always fall?
Answer
Between 21 January and 20 February.
10.What is the Scottish name for New Year's Eve?
Answer
Hogmanay.
How to play
Open the quiz on the TV
Or a laptop: pick one of the New Year's Eve quizzes above.
Everyone joins by phone
Scan the QR or type the code. No app, no account.
Play until midnight
Live leaderboard after every question, and a rematch in one tap.
Ideas for New Year's Eve
Countdown tournament
Play a game every half hour. The evening leaderboard adds them all up.
Teams by table
Switch on teams, or split the room in two.
Forfeits
Last place pops the bubbly or picks the midnight song.
Your own topics
Add a topic only your group knows in the lobby: your town, a trip you took together, your favourite show.
An Evening Pass for your party
The Evening Pass unlocks all of Pro for 24 hours for €2.99, paid once: no ads on the host's screen, your party's name on the big screen, and an evening leaderboard that adds up every game. No subscription, nothing to cancel. The game stays free without it.
See the Evening PassNew Year's Eve quiz FAQ
Is the New Year's Eve quiz free?
Yes. Creating and playing a game costs nothing and needs no sign-up, for the host or for players. A free game seats up to 42 people.
How long does a game take?
It depends on how many questions you pick and the time per question: twenty questions at twenty seconds is under ten minutes. Just right for the wait until midnight.
Does everyone need a phone?
No. Two people can share a phone, or switch on teams and use one phone per team.
Can friends far away join?
Yes. Send the game link and share your screen on a video call: everyone answers from their own phone.
Are the questions always the same?
No. AI writes the questions for each game, so every rematch is different.
Ready for the New Year's Eve quiz?
Thirty seconds to set up, then everyone plays from their phone.
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