New Year Quiz

Portuguese navigators discovered 'The river of January' on the 1st January, 1502. What is 'The river of January'?

• Rio de Janeiro

• The Amazon River

• Rio Tinto

Who wrote “Auld Lang Syne”, which is traditionally sung at new year?

• Robert Burns

• Hamish MacCunn

• Robert Mackintosh

What does “Auld Lang Syne” mean?

• Old long sign

• Always remember me

• Times gone by

On January 1st in 1907, US President Theodore Roosevelt shook a record number of hands in one day. How many hands did he shake?

• 851

• 8513

• 85,130

The Anglo-Saxon name for January was which predatory creature?

• jaguar

• eagle

• wolf

Traditionally, what do the Dutch eat to bring in the New Year?

• gouda cookies

• oliebollen (doughnuts)

• raw herring