In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
a dead fish
new shoes
white flowers
a hat
In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
dance
brush your hair after midnight
whistle
eat smelly food
If you break a mirror, you will have _____ years of bad luck.
10
20
5
7
What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
Break your arms!
Break a leg!
Break your toes!
Break your fingers!
If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
a dead family member
a skeleton
her future husband
herself as an old lady
If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
salt
pepper
sugar
milk
In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
Australia
India
Japan
Malaysia
In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
...have an allergy
...will get married soon
...will catch a disease soon
...will lose money
In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
will be unhappy for the rest of the year
will never get married
will catch a cold
will make the winter last longer
In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
bicycles
drones
umbrellas
yo yos
In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
drink your coffee too loudly
put milk into the bowl before the cereal
put a spoon into an empty cup
put sugar into your cup before the coffee
In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
cup of tea
glove
baby
penny
What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
cut your hair
move house
start a diet
get married
In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
Happy New Year!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Halloween!
Merry Christmas!
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 be very fat
...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
...they will have triplets
...their baby will have a fish head
