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8 New Year trivia questions

New Year questions with answers and source links. Print the short round and complete key together.

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8 questions · New Year trivia questions · answers included

New Year trivia questions

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  1. In what year did the Times Square New Year's Eve ball first descend?

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    1907.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  2. What materials formed the first Times Square ball?

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    Iron and wood.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  3. Which metalworker built the first ball?

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    Jacob Starr.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  4. Atop which building did the first ball descend?

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    One Times Square.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  5. What material replaced wrought iron in the 1955 ball?

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    Aluminum.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  6. During the 1980s, what fruit did the ball's red lights and green stem suggest?

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    An apple.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  7. Which two wartime years had no ball lowering?

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    1942 and 1943.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

  8. What lighting technology marked the 2007 centennial ball?

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    LED lighting.

    Source: Times Square Alliance https://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye-history-times-square-ball

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