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