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A light-hearted quiz to exercise your brain cells. Don't overthink it. Good luck!

PILLOW FIGHTS

Countries have their New Year’s Day customs.
Identify the following 8 countries from their celebrations.
Each question has that country’s capital as a hint.
Plus a Bonus to double your score

Eating 12 grapes
Hint: Madrid

Feasting with champagne
Hint: Paris

Eating lentils at New Year as these represent money, good fortune for year ahead
Hint: Brasília

Throwing old plates.
The more broken kitchenware you accumulate on your door step, the better off you’ll be
Hint: Copenhagen

Going ice fishing.
Families will rent heated huts and cooking equipment so that they can enjoy their feast with loved ones on the spot
Hint: Ottawa

Dress up as dancing bears to chase away evil spirits.
Bears are special according to old stories and are able to protect and heal people
Hint: Bucharest

Ringing bells 108 times
Hint: Tokyo

Hanging an onion outside your front door.
Believed to symbolise fertility and growth (thanks to its ability to sprout on its own)
Hint: Athens

BONUS, to double your points
New Year is celebrated (brilliantly) by a countrywide water fight with baby powder applied to peoples' faces!
4 days of glorious madness
Hint: Phnom Penh