In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
a hat
new shoes
white flowers
a dead fish
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.
5
20
7
10
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!
If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
a dead family member
herself as an old lady
her future husband
a skeleton
If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
salt
sugar
pepper
milk
In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
Australia
Japan
India
Malaysia
In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
...will catch a disease soon
...have an allergy
...will lose money
...will get married soon
In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
will make the winter last longer
will never get married
will be unhappy for the rest of the year
will catch a cold
In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
bicycles
yo yos
umbrellas
drones
In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
put a spoon into an empty cup
drink your coffee too loudly
put sugar into your cup before the coffee
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"
penny
cup of tea
glove
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.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Halloween!
Merry Christmas!
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 them unlucky in love
it will make their breath smell
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
...they will have triplets
...their baby will have a fish head
