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Mrs. Fields Trivia is HERE – Win FREE COOKIES!

January 5, 2012 · by mrs_fields · in facebook, Giveaways, twitter

Mrs. Fields Trivia – January 5th 2011

Here’s your chance again to win another amazing gift of FREE cookies from Mrs. Field

Enter the contest by leaving a comment on our blog. If we pick you as our winner, we will contact you via the email you’ve provided.

We will draw 1 name from the correct answers given and that person will receive a FREE Mrs. Fields Holiday Memories Tin ($44.00 Value, with shipping). Answers will be accepted until midnight (January 5^th, 2011). Limited to one win per month per entrant. Winner will be notified via email.

Prize Details:

This week we’ll be giving away one of our Classic Mrs. Fields Tins – item #10025, a $44.00 value, including shipping. It contains 60 Nibblers® bite-sized cookies. Perfection!

Question: In light of the New Year… When did the first New Year’s Eve ball drop happen in Time Square?

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220 Responses

Breyone Burkett January 5, 2012 at 10:23 am

1907 but they didnt drop a ball 1942 or 1943 due to wartime restrictions 🙂
Anne Mostella January 5, 2012 at 10:45 am

1907 🙂
Jackie Bode January 5, 2012 at 10:45 am

1907!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helen January 5, 2012 at 10:46 am

december 31, 1907!! 🙂 i love mrs. fields cookies!
Diane Lilleg January 5, 2012 at 10:46 am

1907
Erica Micheel January 5, 2012 at 10:46 am

1904 was the first year
kim culbertson January 5, 2012 at 10:47 am

1907
debra affrunti January 5, 2012 at 10:47 am

1907
heather kline January 5, 2012 at 10:47 am

year 1907
misty January 5, 2012 at 10:48 am

1907
Erica Best January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

year 1907
Patricia January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

1907 Thanks!
Phyllis Cole January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

First one was in 1907 in Times Square. 🙂
Debbie January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

The first ball drop was in 1907
Molly Saccoman January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

1907!
Tawnya Peltonen January 5, 2012 at 10:49 am

December 31, 1907
Ellen Cohen January 5, 2012 at 10:50 am

december 31, 1907!
Diane January 5, 2012 at 10:50 am

1907
Sue Barney January 5, 2012 at 10:50 am

The 1st ball dropped in 1907! 🙂
Christine January 5, 2012 at 10:50 am

1907 🙂
Tamara B. January 5, 2012 at 10:50 am

1907 🙂
Sheila January 5, 2012 at 10:51 am

1907 🙂
Adriana Wiley January 5, 2012 at 10:51 am

The first New Year’s ball drop happened in 1907.
MICHELLE WASHBURN January 5, 2012 at 10:51 am

1907
Amy Row January 5, 2012 at 10:51 am

It originally dropped one second after midnight, so technically it was 1908, but it is recorder as New Years Eve 1907.
Barbara patrick January 5, 2012 at 10:51 am

1907
Stephanie January 5, 2012 at 10:52 am

December 31, 1907
Tiffany Greene January 5, 2012 at 10:52 am

It was first lowered on New Year’s Eve 1908 (December 31, 1907)
Adrienne Hayes January 5, 2012 at 10:52 am

1907
Julie January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

1907
Terri Seibech January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

In 1907
1. ckuhn January 6, 2012 at 9:47 am
  
  Our lucky winner of this weeks Mrs. Fields trivia question is Terri S…. CONGRATULATIONS!! One of our Mrs. Fields representatives will be contacting you shortly. Thank you to all those who participated.
Bonnie January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

December 1907, However they did not drop a ball 1942 or 1943 due to the wartime restriction.
Happy New Year!
Natalie Vandenberghe January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

I saw this question previously (somewhere else) and answered 1907…then, it occurred to me that if the celebration was on New Year’s Eve 12/31/07, the ball probably didn’t drop until after midnight–making it 1908. I’ll be eager to find out the true answer 😉
Happy New Year!
Maame January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

1907
Jerrilynn Atherton January 5, 2012 at 10:53 am

Although the Times Square celebration began in 1904, the first ball drop didn’t occur until New Year’s Eve 1907.
Susan January 5, 2012 at 10:54 am

1907

🙂
Rhonda January 5, 2012 at 10:54 am

1907, and no Dick Clark was not the host. lol
Heather January 5, 2012 at 10:54 am

1907
Terry S. January 5, 2012 at 10:55 am

The first New Year’s Eve ball drop happened in Times Square in 1907!
John O. January 5, 2012 at 10:55 am

December 31, 1907
Lynn Wittner January 5, 2012 at 10:56 am

The first drop wasn’t until 1907, even though they began celebrating New Years at Times Square in 1904.
Gennean Pidgeon January 5, 2012 at 10:56 am

1907 into 1908
Sara January 5, 2012 at 10:56 am

1907
Holly Thomas January 5, 2012 at 10:56 am

It dropped in 1907 to ring in 1908!! 🙂
Vango January 5, 2012 at 10:57 am

1907
Penny McPherson January 5, 2012 at 10:57 am

Answer 1907
Dawn January 5, 2012 at 10:58 am

The first year that the ball dropped in Time Square on New Year’s Eve was on December 31, 1907. The ball is now in its sixth incarnation.
mayra January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

12/31/1907
Amanda ODair January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

in 1907 🙂
Cheryl Lohrke January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

1907~1st ball drop New Year’s Eve Times Square
Renee Wapniewski January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

1907
Carol January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

1907
gennean pidgeon January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

It was first lowered on New Year’s Eve 1908 (December 31, 1907). It originally dropped one second after midnight. Though The New York Times would later move its headquarters to a larger building at 229 West 43rd Street, the New Year’s Eve celebration at One Times Square remains to this day
Lisa Lee Cook January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

In 1907 to ring in the new year at 12:00am 1908
Linda Sanders January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

The year of the first New Years Ball drop in Times Square would be 1907
Jill Waldren January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

December 31,1907 New Years Eve !!
Maureen E January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

1907!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Sofia Tate January 5, 2012 at 10:59 am

1907
Brandi January 5, 2012 at 11:00 am

1907 was the year the first ball was dropped in honor of the new year!
Nicole Davis January 5, 2012 at 11:02 am

1907!

I would love to win some free cookies! I’ve been trying forever :/
Marge Brown January 5, 2012 at 11:02 am

1907!! fingers crossed!
Shea January 5, 2012 at 11:02 am

The first ball drop in Time Square happended in 1907 (to ring in the new year January 1st 1908)!
jill williams January 5, 2012 at 11:03 am

was dropped december 31 1907
Noel January 5, 2012 at 11:04 am

Dec 31 1907
angela mitres January 5, 2012 at 11:04 am

1907
Daniel January 5, 2012 at 11:04 am

I’d rather buy this cookie tin pack than waiting for this stupid trivia to end …and not knowing who would win this i can’t wait for such great cookies so i am going to the MALL to grab these in a quick ,because i don’t care how much they cost its not a biggie for me i love these cookies so i can pay any price.
christina w. January 5, 2012 at 11:05 am

1907
Chris Shari Alligood January 5, 2012 at 11:06 am

1907
LaVonne Terrell January 5, 2012 at 11:06 am

New Year’s Eve 1907/New Year’s 1908
carla carr January 5, 2012 at 11:06 am

1907
Sarah W January 5, 2012 at 11:07 am

1907
daisy January 5, 2012 at 11:08 am

1907 Yum Cookies!!!!!!!
Barbara S. January 5, 2012 at 11:09 am

1907! 🙂
Pamela Craig January 5, 2012 at 11:10 am

In 1907!
Christina January 5, 2012 at 11:11 am

1907
Marsha R January 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

The first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Time Square on December 31, 1907.
Scot Weeks January 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

New years Eve 1907 into New years 1908
Lauren Reynolds January 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

1907 😀
Gina Sandoval January 5, 2012 at 11:13 am

on the eve of 12/31/1907 for the new year of 1908, so ball said 1908
Brandon S. January 5, 2012 at 11:15 am

new years eve 1907/1908
Sarah January 5, 2012 at 11:15 am

1907
Melanie Anderson January 5, 2012 at 11:17 am

1907
Lori C. January 5, 2012 at 11:18 am

1907
Will January 5, 2012 at 11:19 am

1907
Beth January 5, 2012 at 11:20 am

1907 is the year!
Greg S January 5, 2012 at 11:20 am

1907
Patricia E January 5, 2012 at 11:20 am

1907
Christine Mayfield January 5, 2012 at 11:21 am

December 31st 1907
Sarah Evans January 5, 2012 at 11:21 am

1907
Jessica Miller January 5, 2012 at 11:22 am

1907
Jennifer January 5, 2012 at 11:24 am

Dec 31, 1907
cindy January 5, 2012 at 11:24 am

1907
Carol Meyers January 5, 2012 at 11:25 am

1907 into 1908 🙂
Cindy C January 5, 2012 at 11:26 am

1907
Lucy January 5, 2012 at 11:26 am

1907
Marcie January 5, 2012 at 11:27 am

1907
Salman Shahid January 5, 2012 at 11:27 am

1907 it is.
Judith Delaney January 5, 2012 at 11:29 am

New Year’s Eve 1904
Amanda wilson January 5, 2012 at 11:34 am

1907..70 years before Debbi and Randy Fields started Mrs. Fields cookies..lol
Amber Saxby January 5, 2012 at 11:34 am

1907
Jackie Kravitz January 5, 2012 at 11:35 am

1907!!
Heather January 5, 2012 at 11:40 am

1907!!
marissa delprince January 5, 2012 at 11:40 am

1907
kathy January 5, 2012 at 11:45 am

The first year the ball dropped on New Year’s was 1907. I would love to win your cookies..I love bringing cookies to my grandchildren when I visit them I am visiting this month and my grandson always asks if I will bring him cookies cause “I like cookies Grandma” and I would love the cookies to be yours they are the best..thank you…
Anissa Jackson January 5, 2012 at 11:46 am

1907
Cheryl M January 5, 2012 at 11:53 am

1907 into 1908
Nikita Nik January 5, 2012 at 11:53 am

The first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in 1907, December 31. 🙂
Tina M January 5, 2012 at 11:58 am

1907
Jennifer Verdi January 5, 2012 at 11:58 am

december 31, 1907!
DOLORES DOWNEY January 5, 2012 at 11:59 am

12-31-1907
NICK P January 5, 2012 at 11:59 am

DEC 31 1907
Timothy D January 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

1907
Ellen B January 5, 2012 at 12:05 pm

1907
Stacey Perritt January 5, 2012 at 12:06 pm

The 1st Ball dropped in Times Square at 11:59pm on December 31,1907 to bring in the New Year 1908
tammy norton January 5, 2012 at 12:23 pm

1907
kim minton January 5, 2012 at 12:37 pm

the answer is 1907:)
Cristina January 5, 2012 at 12:37 pm

12-31-1907
Mary C January 5, 2012 at 12:40 pm

Dec. 31, 1907
Megan M January 5, 2012 at 12:48 pm

1907!
Shannon W January 5, 2012 at 12:52 pm

First lowered on New Year’s Eve 1908 (December 31, 1907)
Cristina January 5, 2012 at 12:54 pm

12/31/1907
Nicole Toscano January 5, 2012 at 12:55 pm

1907
Nyeasia Pippin January 5, 2012 at 1:02 pm

December 31, 1907.
Christine York January 5, 2012 at 1:10 pm

1907
Jennifer Diaz January 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm

The first ball drop in Times Square in 1907!
Courtney Benoit January 5, 2012 at 1:35 pm

It was first lowered on New Year’s Eve 1908, but technically its recorded as December 31, 1907
Jonathan C. Diaz January 5, 2012 at 1:47 pm

Time Square’s first ball drop happened in Nineteen-O-Seven 🙂
Merri matalon January 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm

December 31, 1907.
christina lavoie January 5, 2012 at 1:56 pm

dec.31 1907
Kristy Tucker January 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm

December 31, 1907
Anna Cheung January 5, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Dec. 31, 1907
will January 5, 2012 at 2:08 pm

1908, one sec after midnight (dec 31st 1907)
daniella January 5, 2012 at 2:38 pm

december 31 ,1907
Robin P January 5, 2012 at 2:45 pm

1907!!
Debbie C January 5, 2012 at 2:46 pm

1907. Love Mrs. Field’s!
SANDY January 5, 2012 at 2:48 pm

1907newyears eve /1908 new year
Elizabeth Beltran January 5, 2012 at 2:50 pm

1907! ♥
Patti T January 5, 2012 at 2:53 pm

Dec. 31, 1907
Miranda January 5, 2012 at 2:53 pm

1907!
ashley wojcik January 5, 2012 at 2:54 pm

1907!
Ashlyn Bangert January 5, 2012 at 2:55 pm

1907!
Rebecca Xavier January 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm

1907
Alvin Macale January 5, 2012 at 2:57 pm

The ball dropped on December 31, 1907.
Susan January 5, 2012 at 2:58 pm

1907
DawnM January 5, 2012 at 2:59 pm

1907
john juarez January 5, 2012 at 2:59 pm

they drop the ball for the first time in 1904
LeAnn V January 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm

They dropped the first ball in 1907.
Lynn s January 5, 2012 at 3:01 pm

started to drop pm Dec.31st1907/then am Jan.1st 1908 touch down… 😉
Vicki Nittinger January 5, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Gonna go out on a limb and say 12/31/1907 LOL I love me some Mrs. Fields!
Charise Shorty January 5, 2012 at 3:03 pm

It was lowered on New Year’s Eve 1908 ( but recorded on December 31, 1907).
Michelle Dufrene January 5, 2012 at 3:03 pm

1907
Tiffany January 5, 2012 at 3:04 pm

December 31st 1907
Sue Ellison January 5, 2012 at 3:04 pm

December 31, 1907
Maria Coria January 5, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Started to lower down on December 31, 1907 was completely down on January 1, 1908
Jessamyn D January 5, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Dec. 31, 1907
Greg Lechner January 5, 2012 at 3:09 pm

1907
carol January 5, 2012 at 3:13 pm

New Year’s Eve 1907
Pam Gonsalves January 5, 2012 at 3:13 pm

1907! 🙂
Michelle L. January 5, 2012 at 3:16 pm

The first Ball Drop in Times Square happened on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1907 to ring in 1908.
Krissie Stroud January 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm

12/31/1907!!! RINGING OF 1908!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR Y’ALL!!! <3
NATALIE WEEKS January 5, 2012 at 3:21 pm

1/1/1908 12:00 A.M. New Years Day in Times Square~
Sharon January 5, 2012 at 3:21 pm

1907
Maureen January 5, 2012 at 3:31 pm

The Times Square Ball is a time ball that has been lowered or “dropped” from the flagpole of One Times Square nearly every New Year’s Eve since December 31, 1907 in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City.
Alison January 5, 2012 at 3:35 pm

1907. I love Mrs. Field’s cookies!!!
Neal Trautloff January 5, 2012 at 3:37 pm

it was 1907
Shannon m January 5, 2012 at 3:39 pm

1907
tressma scott January 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm

1907 thank ya
Jaleel H January 5, 2012 at 3:44 pm

1907
Sarah McGough January 5, 2012 at 3:49 pm

1907! 😀
matt hutchinson January 5, 2012 at 3:51 pm

December 31 1907
Josh Hwang January 5, 2012 at 3:53 pm

1907
Stephanie V. January 5, 2012 at 4:03 pm

12/31/07
Sang T January 5, 2012 at 4:24 pm

1907
Michele January 5, 2012 at 4:25 pm

1907
Richard He January 5, 2012 at 4:29 pm

First dropped in 1907
Kelly Lique January 5, 2012 at 4:32 pm

December 31, 1907
donna drew January 5, 2012 at 4:44 pm

The first ball drop was in 1907. Mrs. Fields cookies are AWESOME!!
Meryl January 5, 2012 at 4:52 pm

1907
Louis January 5, 2012 at 4:52 pm

1907.
arlene robertson January 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm

1907
Jami January 5, 2012 at 5:04 pm

1907 into 1908
Margaret January 5, 2012 at 5:16 pm

1907 and finishing in 1908.
Mike Mitres January 5, 2012 at 5:22 pm

New Years Eve 1907 (midnight so going into 1908)
Molly Gomillion January 5, 2012 at 5:29 pm

December 31, 1907
Debra B January 5, 2012 at 5:37 pm

1907
Colleen January 5, 2012 at 5:37 pm

1907
Mary Ennis January 5, 2012 at 5:40 pm

1904. But the first Ball Drop didn’t happen until 1907. Since 1907, the ball has been dropped from One Times Square every year, except in 1942 and 1943 due to wartime restrictions on lighting in New York City.
Lisa Lodter January 5, 2012 at 5:48 pm

1907
Carol Buchman January 5, 2012 at 5:52 pm

1907
Lisa Janson January 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm

1907
Paula Gillespie January 5, 2012 at 6:05 pm

December 31, 1907
Bethany January 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

it was 1907 when the first ball dropped : it always happens every NEW years in NEW york city
Barbara Mayes January 5, 2012 at 6:07 pm

1907!
Stefanie January 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm

The 1st ball dropped in 1907!
Courtney Roberts January 5, 2012 at 6:15 pm

1907!! Was The First year! Thanks for the chance!!
Carly Wiegand January 5, 2012 at 6:17 pm

New Years Eve 1907! 🙂
Philip Wiegand January 5, 2012 at 6:22 pm

The year 1907
Jenna January 5, 2012 at 6:23 pm

1907
Pat J January 5, 2012 at 6:49 pm

It dropped for the first time in 1908!!!
Michael Haskin January 5, 2012 at 7:35 pm

1907
Justine Marie Gooding January 5, 2012 at 7:50 pm

The first ball drop in Time Square for New Years was in 1907. Thanks for the contest.
Annmarie January 5, 2012 at 8:30 pm

1907 XD 🙂 😀
Annmarie January 5, 2012 at 8:30 pm

1907 XD 🙂 😀 🙂
Janice January 5, 2012 at 8:47 pm

12/31/1907
Gaile Gray January 5, 2012 at 9:26 pm

December 31, 1907.
Gary Gray January 5, 2012 at 9:28 pm

If you want to get technical, it started to drop on 12/31/1907 and ended at the final minute of that date (since the next day begins at 12:01 AM and not at Midnight like most people believe).
Alla Grossman January 5, 2012 at 9:30 pm

December 31, 1907
Janet G. January 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

December 31, 1907
CHRISTIE ROBINSON January 5, 2012 at 10:22 pm

FIRST BALL DROPPED DECEMBER 31, 1907 FOR NEW YEAR OF 1908.

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Michael Heithaus January 5, 2012 at 10:35 pm

1907
Jennifer H January 5, 2012 at 10:35 pm

1907
BOB January 6, 2012 at 3:48 am

1907
Deborah Curran January 6, 2012 at 7:35 am

1907
kathy blouin-potvin January 6, 2012 at 9:05 am

1907! 🙂
Linda Canevari January 12, 2012 at 9:48 am

1907
Amy C January 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm

1907
nancy April 5, 2012 at 11:09 am

the ball
Sara Rosebery May 10, 2012 at 8:47 am

~1907~
sooo, over a Century ago my jaw dropped! lol!
Heather February 7, 2013 at 1:08 pm

in 1907