WorksheetsDoce Uvas - La Nochevieja
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does "Doce Uvas" mean?
2 grapes
12 grapes
20 grapes
22 grapes
Where does this tradition take place?
Mexico
Chile
Puerto Rico
Spain
When does this tradition take place?
New Year's Eve
Christmas Day
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Where do most people watch/participate in this tradition?
on TV or in the town plaza
on the computer
in an airplane
in their basement
Where is the most famous location to celebrate this tradition?
Puerta del Sol, Madrid
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mexico City, Mexico
Los Angeles, California, USA
The first bells you hear are THE EIGHTHS, aka los octavos. Do you eat your grapes then?
No
Yes
Maybe
Just one
The second set of bells you hear are THE QUARTERS, aka los cuartos. Do you eat your grapes then?
No
Yes
Maybe
Just one
The third set of bells you hear will ring 12 times. Is it time to eat the grapes?
Yes, but only one at a time.
Yes, all at once.
No.
Why are there 12 grapes and 12 chimes of the bell?
one for each month of the year
one for each day of the week
one for each hour of the day
one for each year of your life
What do people hope to "get" by participating in this tradition?
good luck for the year
lots of food for the year
good grades at school
lots of videogames for the year
