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