At the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, on 31 December, what is eaten to the rhythm of the twelve chimes of the clock?
Sources: 1 link, read on 22 October 2026.
esMadrid (turismo de Madrid): New Year's Eve party at Puerta del Sol, read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: Twelve grapes. The Madrid tourism website explains that people eat 12 lucky grapes to the rhythm of the twelve chimes of the clock of the Real Casa de Correos.
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Task 4 · Culture and history Related to question 4024 of the manual
The question in Spanish
En la Puerta del Sol de Madrid, el 31 de diciembre, ¿qué se come al ritmo de las doce campanadas del reloj?
The options
- ATwelve olivesDoce aceitunas
- BTwelve almondsDoce almendras
- CTwelve grapesDoce uvasCorrect
What the source says
«Thousands of people flock to the square to usher in the New Year and eat 12 lucky grapes to the twelve chimes of the Real Casa de Correos clock.»
Source: esMadrid (turismo de Madrid): New Year's Eve party at Puerta del Sol, read on 22 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
About number 4024
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