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Superstitions Around The World

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    Let's see how many superstitions there are in other countries.
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  • In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
    a dead fish
    white flowers
    new shoes
    a hat
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  • In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
    brush your hair after midnight
    dance
    whistle
    eat smelly food
  •  10
  • If you break a mirror, you will have _____  years of bad luck.
    7
    10
    5
    20
  •  20
  • What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
    Break your toes!
    Break a leg!
    Break your fingers!
    Break your arms!
  •  15
  • If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
    a dead family member
    herself as an old lady
    a skeleton
    her future husband
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  • If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
    salt
    sugar
    pepper
    milk
  •  15
  • In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
    Malaysia
    India
    Australia
    Japan
  •  20
  • In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
    ...will lose money
    ...will catch a disease soon
    ...have an allergy
    ...will get married soon
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  • In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
    will make the winter last longer
    will be unhappy for the rest of the year
    will catch a cold
    will never get married
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  • In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
    bicycles
    yo yos
    umbrellas
    drones
  •  20
  • In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
    put milk into the bowl before the cereal
    put sugar into your cup before the coffee
    put a spoon into an empty cup
    drink your coffee too loudly
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  • In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
    cup of tea
    penny
    baby
    glove
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  • What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
    move house
    get married
    start a diet
    cut your hair
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  • In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
    Merry Christmas!
    Happy New Year!
    Happy Halloween!
    Happy Birthday!
  •  20
  • In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
    it will make them unlucky in love
    it will make their breath smell
    it will make them grow a beard
    it will make them fat
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  • In Canada, pregnant women believe that if they don't eat fish during their pregnancy...
    ...they will have triplets
    ...their baby will be very fat
    ...their baby will have a fish head
    ...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
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