In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
white flowers
a dead fish
new shoes
a hat
In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
whistle
brush your hair after midnight
eat smelly food
dance
If you break a mirror, you will have _____ years of bad luck.
5
7
20
10
What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
Break your fingers!
Break your arms!
Break a leg!
Break your toes!
If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
herself as an old lady
a skeleton
her future husband
a dead family member
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?
Malaysia
India
Japan
Australia
In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
...will catch a disease soon
...will get married soon
...will lose money
...have an allergy
In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
will make the winter last longer
will never get married
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.
yo yos
drones
umbrellas
bicycles
In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
put sugar into your cup before the coffee
put a spoon into an empty cup
put milk into the bowl before the cereal
drink your coffee too loudly
In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
baby
glove
cup of tea
penny
What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
cut your hair
get married
move house
start a diet
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 them grow a beard
it will make their breath smell
it will make them fat
it will make them unlucky in love
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
...they will have triplets
...their baby will be very fat
...their baby will have a fish head
