A Very Canadian New Years Quiz

By: Heather Cahill
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
A Very Canadian New Years Quiz
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About This Quiz

The new year is a time for celebration and to look back on the year that has passed. It's also a time to look forward to the new year that is coming as a fresh new start. Celebrating is a big part of ending off your year the right way, celebrating your accomplishments and your best moments from throughout the year. If you're a Canadian, then you probably know a thing or two about how to celebrate in style!

There's no doubt that Canadians know how to have fun. It really shows when it comes to New Year's Eve! Wild bashes around the country take place, with all types of events going on. Even if you're not into the partying that often comes with the night, you might find ways to celebrate at home, whether it's through old traditions that have run throughout your family or even new ones that you've taken up more recently. Celebrating with food and drinks is another way to ring in the New Year, with many traditional dishes being served all around the country.

So, you think you know how to celebrate like a true Canadian? Let's see if you can hit up all of the best parties by taking this quiz!

Fireworks at Ottawa
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On New Year's Eve, this a popular way to light up the night sky in Canada. What is it?
Going to a concert
Going to a light show
Releasing lanterns into the sky
Putting on fireworks
L'Olympia dance party
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There's a huge dance party in Montreal to kick off the New Year. Where is it held?
The Windsor Ballrooms
Rialto Theatre
Centre Bell
L'Olympia
Man wearing frosty face mask
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It's typically cold and snowy in Canada during New Year's. What do many people often do with their family during this time?
Stay inside
Boil their coffee a little hotter
Buy a hot tub
Take a vacation

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Coal Harbour, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Despite being moved for the 2020 celebrations, Coal Harbour has been a popular destination for people in which city to celebrate New Year's Eve?
Quebec City
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Nathan Phillips Square in winter time
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Where do many Torontonians go to celebrate the New Year in the city?
Nathan Phillips Square
Rogers Centre
CN Tower
Toronto Event Center
Lake Louise in Banff National Park Winter
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If you're a nature lover, where might you go in the west to celebrate New Year's Eve in the heart of it all?
Banff
Haida Gwaii
Stanley Park
West Edmonton Mall

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Guy Lombardo
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Music is often a big part of the holidays in the North. What is the name of the band that created the festive song, "Auld Lang Syne?"
Stompin' Tom Connors
Bryan Adams
Gordon Lightfoot
Guy Lombardo
New Year kiss
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When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, what do many Canadians do to celebrate?
Go to bed
Put on slippers
Eat cookies
Kiss each other
Family watching tv
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When not out partying, many enjoy a cozy night inside. Can you name one popular TV special that became a New Year's Eve classic in Canada?
"New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen"
"Year of the Farce"
"NBC's New Year's Eve"
"Polar Bear Party"

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Vancouver Polar Bear Swimming
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It's no secret that Canadians don't mind the cold, but this takes it to another level. Which of the following is the name of a tradition in Canada that is done on New Year's?
Polar Bear Swim
Moose Shuffle
Eager Beaver
Goose on the Loose
Olympic Plaza Calgary
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What city would you go to in order to celebrate New Year's at the Olympic Plaza?
St. John's
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Calgary
Ice Fishing Cabins
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Getting out into nature is just one way to celebrate. Where in Canada is ice fishing a popular activity to do on New Year's Eve?
Alberta
Quebec
British Columbia
Nova Scotia

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Calendar Indicating New Year Day on 1st January
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It's important to know your days off during the holidays. Which day is considered to be a statutory holiday within Canada?
January 2
December 31
January 1
All of the above
Calendar
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As with many things, Quebec does things a little differently sometimes. Which day is considered a holiday in this province?
December 31
January 3
December 30
January 2
People skating on ice rink in Old port of Montreal
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A truly Canadian activity during the winter, what do many Canadians suit up to do on New Year's Eve?
Go skating
Go birdwatching
Play lacrosse
Go to Tim Horton's

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New Years Eve Party
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In Canada, New Year's is often an important social event. Who is it usually spent with?
Family
Friends
Spouses
All of the above
The Forks, Winnipeg
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Visiting The Forks for New Year's Eve takes place in which Canadian city?
Edmonton
Yellowknife
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Winter Wonderland Rideau Canal
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The people in Canada's capital of Ottawa go to which famous landmark to celebrate the New Year?
Dows Lake
Parliament Hill
24 Sussex Drive
National Gallery of Canada

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New Year Fresh Start words on Notebook
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Canadians often make these at the end of the year going into the new one. Meant to make good changes, what is it called?
A tasty hot chocolate
New Year's resolutions
A checklist
Making promises
Tourtiere
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In the province of Quebec, which dish is a popular one during the holidays, including New Year's?
Peameal Bacon
BeaverTails
Tourtiere
Donuts
Giving a toast
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This is something that is often done in Canada to send off the year. A form of speech, what is it known as?
A motivational speech
A public speech
A persuasive arguement
A toast

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Countdown
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In the final anticipating moments of the year, what do many Canadians do?
Go to sleep
Countdown
Sing
Call a loved one
Calendar and pen
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Can you guess which of the following is not an official New Year's holiday?
December 31
January 1
January 2
All of the above
Video wall
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Which Canadian network always puts on a New Year's special that takes everyone around the country?
CTV
CBC
NYTV
CANTV

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Fogo, Newfoundland, Canada
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Can you name a common way that people used to enjoy celebrating New Year's in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Fishing
Mummering
Skating
Giving gifts
Quebec City, Grande Allee, restaurant
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Which of Quebec City's streets is popular for its nightlife and New Year's celebrations?
Grisons
Petit-Champlain
Grande Allee
Sainte-Pierre
Group of friends having a new year party and dancing
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If you're not a homebody and like to have fun dancing the night away with others on New Year's, how might you celebrate?
A friend's house
A dinner
An amusement park
A party

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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2019
ABC
Which American New Year's TV special is one that many Canadians enjoy as well?
"Millennium Eve: Celebrating 2000"
"Feliz!"
"New Year's Eve Live"
"Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve"
Church service
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Canadians who go to church may want to spend their New Year's Eve doing what?
A baptism
Going to mass
A caroling session
Sunday Service
Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls puts on a free event for everyone on every New Year's Eve. What is the main attraction?
A polar bear swim
A concert
A talk show
A petting zoo

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Champagne toasting
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What is a drink of choice at many Canadian New Year's parties?
Champagne
Molson Canadian
Smoothies
Maple Syrup
Radio canada show bye bye 2017
Radio-Canada
Popular in French Canada, this Radio Canada show is held every New Year. Do you know what it is called?
"La Nouvelle Annee"
"Bonne Nuit"
"Bye-Bye"
"Hello, New Year"
Grocery checkout
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In Canada, what is something you must expect when New Year's rolls around?
Fireworks being set for three days
Rainy weather
Polar bears coming to the party
Store holiday hours

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New Years Eve Party
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If there's one thing that a good Canadian New Year's Party is known for, it's which of the following?
Lots of noise
Snowmen
The Northern Lights
A countdown
New year song
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Which song has been sung to ring in the New Year in Canada for many years?
"New Year's Resolutions"
"Happy New Year Friends"
"New Year's Day"
"Auld Lang Syne"