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The New Year's Eve Ball - Trivia Quiz
This quiz contains some questions about the history of the New Year's Eve Ball.

Quiz Number: 2993
Date Submitted: December 26, 2008
Quiz Categories: American Culture
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: 0zero0
Average Score: 32.1 percent
Times Taken: 61 times
Taken by Registered Users: 4

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1. People began celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square as early as 1904, but what year did the New Year's Eve Ball make it's maiden descent?
A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1907
D. 1908

2. What was the first New Year's Eve Ball made of?
A. glass
B. wood and glass
C. iron and wood
D. iron and glass

3. How many 25-watt light bulbs did the first New Year's Eve Ball have?
A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 250

4. How much did the first New Year's Eve Ball weigh?
A. 300 pounds
B. 500 pounds
C. 700 pounds
D. 1000 pounds

5. Who built the first New Year's Eve Ball?
A. Jason Cook
B. Joseph Joyce
C. James Boone
D. Jacob Starr

6. Why wasn't the New Year's Eve Ball lowered in 1942 and 1943?
A. blizzard conditions at the time
B. wartime dim-out of lights in New York City
C. extreme power shortage
D. the ball was lowered in 1942 and 1943

7. In 1920, another ball replaced the original. What was it made of?
A. plastic
B. glass
C. wrought iron
D. aluminum

8. In the 1980's, red and green light bulbs converted the ball into what shape?
A. a diamond
B. an octagon
C. an apple
D. a triangle

9. The newest version of the New Year's Eve Ball designed by Waterford Crystal made it's descent in what year?
A. 1998
B. 2000
C. 2002
D. 2004

10. The idea of a ball dropping to signal the passage of time wasn't originated in the United States. Where was the first "time-ball" installed?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. England
D. Switzerland

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