Superstitions in Britain

If the _________ of the Tower of London leave, then the Crown will be lost.

• mice

• ravens

• horses

• guards

You will have bad luck if you spill _______. You must throw ______ over your back to counteract the effect.

• sugar

• pepper

• honey

• salt

For luck, brides must wear something _________, something _______, something ______ and something _______.

• red / bought online / old / new

• white / dirty / blue / sharp

• borrowed / blue / old / new

• torn / purple / borrowed / red

If you say ‘___________’ three times on the first day of the month, it will bring you luck for the rest of the month

• white rabbit

• black horse

• brown dog

• yellow pig

___________ are a bird that you have to greet every time you see it; when you see a ________ say “Hello Mr ___________, how is your lady wife today?”

• Sparrow

• Stork

• Swallow

• Magpie

In Yorkshire, if you visit a newborn child, put a_______________ in its hands.

• red lollipop

• silver coin

• blue rattle

• gold necklace

Breaking a mirror equals ________________

• 7 years bad luck

• never getting married

• 7 years good luck

• having to clean

Dropping your knife while you are eating your dippy egg (boiled egg) means you will _____________

• have a male visitor

• have a female visitor

• have 7 years bad luck

• get a letter

It's unlucky to open _________ indoors.

• a book

• an umbrella

• your purse

• your wallet

_______________on the plate and expect a quarrel (argument).

• Throwing your napkin

• Crossed cutlery

• Leaving food

• Putting a toothpick