Well, we've made it into 2021 - and we wish you all a happy, healthy and safe New Year! Here are the answers to your Christmas challenges:
Christmas Day Word Search:
Christmas Cryptogram:
To kick start us into the new year, we thought a suitably themed quiz might be in order!
1. What name do the Scots give to New Year's Eve?
2. What name is given to the Jewish New Year?
3. The Caribbean island of Haiti gained independence from which country on 1st January 1803?
4. Which American President issued the Emancipation Proclamation on New Year's Day 1863?
5. Which band took New Year's Day to number 10 in the charts in 1983?
6. On New Year's Day 1975, John Mitchell, H.R. Halderman, and John Ehrlichman were convicted of obstruction of justice in the enquiry into which scandal?
7. On New Year's Day 1914, the world's first airline started operating within which American state?
8. The traditional New year Ball Drop takes place at which New York City landmark?
9. Which female singer was born LaDonna Gaines on New Year's Eve 1948?
10. On which day of the week was New Year's Eve in the year 2000?
11. In which European country is it a tradition to jump from a chair right before midnight and also smash plates against friend's doors?
12. On New Year's Day 1993, which former country effectively split into two?
13. In 2021, Chinese New Year will be the year of which animal?