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Exercise "Auld Lang Syne & New Year", created by lili73 (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 19 942 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 70.5 / 100 Share


Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): gem07 / CANADA, on Sunday 05 January - 02:37:
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Stats (19923 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 73.1 %
What determines the date of the Chinese New Year? * after the winter solstice.

Question 2 passed: 73 %
  Why do the Chinese celebrate the New Year with firecrackers? *                                       

Question 3 passed: 67.8 %
      Under which of these calendars is New Year's day on January 1st?*

Question 4 passed: 39.9 %
  In the ancient Roman calendar when did the New Year begin? *

Question 5 passed: 75.8 %
   In New York the coming of the New Year is celebrated by the lowering of a gigantic ball.  Where does this event take place? *

Question 6 passed: 61.1 %
The first drop of the ball was in *

Question 7 passed: 78 %
    Where is one of the largest New Year's eve celebrations? *

Question 8 passed: 65.3 %
 One of the most popular New Year's Day parade, the Tournament of  Roses, takes place in *

Question 9 passed: 80.9 %
 What is traditionally done in Spain, at midnight,  at each chime of the clock, to mark the New Year? *

Question 10 passed: 71.8 %
 Who fills the Greek children's shoes with presents? *

Question 11 passed: 57 %
What do the Ecuadorians do to forget the old year? *

Question 12 passed: 75.2 %
 In Japan the bells will ring * times to welcome the New Year and curb the troubles of mankind.


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