New Year trivia with Hank and Phil

1. In Plymouth, Wisconsin, what famously drops at midnight?

A) A cowbell
B) A milk jug
C) A giant wheel of cheese
D) A cheese curd
Fun Fact: It weighs over 80 pounds. This is Wisconsin saying, “We could drop a ball… but why?”

2. Decatur, Arkansas rings in the New Year by dropping what?

A) A raccoon
B) A chicken
C) A possum
D) A squirrel
Fun Fact: It’s not alive. Real possums don’t do schedules or crowds.

3. In Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, what unusual item is dropped?

A) A hay bale
B) A giant cow chip
C) A tractor tire
D) A barn lantern
Fun Fact: It’s fake… but still the only New Year’s drop that makes people instinctively wipe their shoes.

4. Berryville, Arkansas celebrates the New Year by dropping what?

A) A pumpkin
B) A tomato
C) An ear of corn
D) A bushel of soybeans
Fun Fact: Proof that if America has a crane and a rope, it will drop literally anything.

5. Eagle River, Wisconsin celebrates New Year’s Eve by dropping what?

A) A snowmobile helmet
B) A snowflake
C) A giant snowshoe
D) A frozen fish
Fun Fact: It’s the politest way a town can say, “Winter isn’t going anywhere.”

6. Which of these New Year’s Eve drops is REAL?

A) A glowing shrimp
B) A flying lawn mower
C) A giant bowling trophy
D) A stack of pancakes
Fun Fact: Mobile, Alabama drops a giant shrimp. Because seafood deserves a countdown too.

7. In Boise, Idaho, what gets dropped?

A) A potato
B) A french fry
C) A sack of potatoes
D) A tractor tire
Fun Fact: It’s a 17-foot potato. Somewhere, Mr. Potato Head feels underdressed.

8. In Tempe, Arizona, what drops at midnight?

A) A cactus
B) A scorpion
C) A chili pepper
D) A tortilla
Fun Fact: It’s called the “Big Red Chile Pepper.” The spelling is important. Arizona takes peppers seriously.

9. Which of these has ACTUALLY been used to ring in the New Year in Wisconsin?

A) A glowing muskie mounted on a snowmobile
B) A frozen walleye dipped in glitter
C) A real carp lowered at midnight
D) A giant inflatable catfish wearing a top hat

Fun Fact: In Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a real Mississippi River carp has been lowered at New Year’s. It sometimes gets a name, and yes… people have kissed it for good luck. Nothing says “fresh start” like fish breath and optimism.

10. What unusual object is dropped on New Year’s Eve in Eastport, Maine?

A) A giant lobster roll
B) A glowing sardine
C) A lighthouse model
D) A pair of snowshoes
Fun Fact: Eastport drops the sardine at midnight, paying homage to its fishing and canning past — because nothing says “new year” like a shiny fish from Maine.

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