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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.
    a hat
    new shoes
    a dead fish
    white flowers
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  • In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
    whistle
    dance
    brush your hair after midnight
    eat smelly food
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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 a leg!
    Break your toes!
    Break your arms!
  •  15
  • If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
    her future husband
    a dead family member
    a skeleton
    herself as an old lady
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  • If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
    milk
    pepper
    sugar
    salt
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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...
    ...have an allergy
    ...will get married soon
    ...will catch a disease soon
    ...will lose money
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  • In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
    will never get married
    will make the winter last longer
    will be unhappy for the rest of the year
    will catch a cold
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  • In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
    bicycles
    umbrellas
    yo yos
    drones
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  • 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
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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"
    penny
    glove
    baby
    cup of tea
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  • What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
    get married
    move house
    cut your hair
    start a diet
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  • In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
    Happy Birthday!
    Happy Halloween!
    Merry Christmas!
    Happy New Year!
  •  20
  • In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
    it will make them unlucky in love
    it will make their breath smell
    it will make them fat
    it will make them grow a beard
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  • In Canada, pregnant women believe that if they don't eat fish during their pregnancy...
    ...their baby will be very fat
    ...their baby will have a fish head
    ...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
    ...they will have triplets
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