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