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