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Superstitions Around The World

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  • In Spain, you should always walk into a room with your _____ first.
    left foot
    eyes closed
    right foot
    mouth open
  • What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
    move house
    cut your hair
    start a diet
    get married
  • It's hard to believe, but if a bird_____, you will have good luck.
    poops on you
    steals your food
    sits on your head
    attacks you
  • If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
    a dead family member
    her future husband
    a skeleton
    herself as an old lady
  • In Italy, if two people say the same word at the same time, to avoid bad luck they should both...
    touch their nose
    turn around three times
    kiss each other on both cheeks
    shake hands
  • What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
    Break your fingers!
    Break your toes!
    Break a leg!
    Break your arms!
  • In Britain, what should you never open indoors?
    a new book
    a wallet
    an umbrella
    box of chocolates
  • To avoid bad luck, you should never walk under....
    a tree with no leaves
    a bus
    a bridge in the rain
    a ladder
  • In Britain, carrying a _____ is believed to bring you good luck.
    rabbit's foot
    frog's leg
    dog's tooth
    fishbone
  • In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
    Happy New Year!
    Happy Birthday!
    Happy Halloween!
    Merry Christmas!
  • In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
    new shoes
    white flowers
    a hat
    a dead fish
  • Which number is very unlucky in China, because it sounds like the Chinese word for 'death'?
    4
    13
    6
    10
  • In Canada, pregnant women believe that if they don't eat fish during their pregnancy...
    ...their baby will have a fish head
    ...they will have triplets
    ...their baby will be very fat
    ...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
  • Fishermen believe that it is bad luck to take a ____ onto their boat.
    orange
    pineapple
    apple
    banana
  • In the Philippines, you shouldn't wear _____ during a thunderstorm.
    no clothes
    dirty clothes
    red clothes
    smart clothes
  • In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
    penny
    baby
    glove
    cup of tea
  • Three people are having their photograph taken. Which position is unluckiest?
    on the left
    All three people will have bad luck
    in the middle
    on the right
  • In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
    ...will get married soon
    ...will lose money
    ...will catch a disease soon
    ...have an allergy
  • In Japan, if you walk past a cemetery, you should hide your...
    bag
    face
    thumbs
    money
  • In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
    Malaysia
    Australia
    India
    Japan
  • In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
    it will make them unlucky in love
    it will make them grow a beard
    it will make their breath smell
    it will make them fat
  • In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
    umbrellas
    yo yos
    bicycles
    drones
  • In Scotland, if you see one of these birds (a magpie), you should...
    wave at him
    spit on the ground
    run away from him
    cross your fingers
  • If you need good luck you should knock on...
    wood
  • If you break a mirror, you will have _____  years of bad luck.
    5
    20
    7
    10
  • Seeing a black cat in Britain will always bring you bad luck.
    true
    false
  • In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
    will be unhappy for the rest of the year
    will catch a cold
    will never get married
    will make the winter last longer
  • In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
    drink your coffee too loudly
    put milk into the bowl before the cereal
    put sugar into your cup before the coffee
    put a spoon into an empty cup
  • If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
    milk
    pepper
    sugar
    salt
  • In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
    brush your hair after midnight
    eat smelly food
    dance
    whistle