In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
a dead fish
new shoes
a hat
white flowers
In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
brush your hair after midnight
whistle
dance
eat smelly food
If you break a mirror, you will have _____ years of bad luck.
10
20
7
5
What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
Break your arms!
Break your fingers!
Break your toes!
Break a leg!
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
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?
India
Malaysia
Japan
Australia
In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
...will lose money
...will catch a disease soon
...will get married soon
...have an allergy
In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
will catch a cold
will be unhappy for the rest of the year
will never get married
will make the winter last longer
In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
drones
umbrellas
yo yos
bicycles
In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
put a spoon into an empty cup
put sugar into your cup before the coffee
drink your coffee too loudly
put milk into the bowl before the cereal
In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
baby
cup of tea
penny
glove
What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
get married
cut your hair
start a diet
move house
In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
Happy Halloween!
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Birthday!
In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
it will make their breath smell
it will make them fat
it will make them unlucky in love
it will make them grow a beard
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
