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