Lucky Charms Around the Globe – It’s Quiz Time!
Buddha is often quoted as having said, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” Whether or not he was right is for each of us to decide. How we wish each other good luck, however, is often determined by the culture and language surrounding us.
In English and many other languages, we “cross our fingers” for good luck. In German, people “press their thumbs” (Daumen drücken).
Here’s our ROSE- Quiz: Which cultures recognize these common symbols of luck?
Have fun guessing!
1) The pig
| a. | Spanish |
| b. | German/Austrian |
| c. | Chinese |
| d. | Japanese |
2) The beckoning cat
| a. | Japanese |
| b. | Indian |
| c. | Swedish |
| d. | German |
3) The frog
| a. | Russian |
| b. | Austrian |
| c. | Jewish |
| d. | Arabic |
4) The blue eye
| a. | Turkish |
| b. | Serbian |
| c. | Greek |
| d. | Italian |
5) The fly agaric (mushroom)
| a. | Hindi |
| b. | German |
| c. | Dutch |
| d. | Norwegian |
6) The fish
| a. | Greek |
| b. | German/ Austrian |
| c. | Hebrew |
| d. | Indian |
Viel Glück! Good luck! Mucha suerte! Bonne chance!
solutions: 1.b)c), 2a), 3a)c), 4a)c), 5.a)b)c)d), 6.a)c)d)