Animal Superstitions

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1. Why would you want to hang something black over your bee hive? (The colour is a clue.) to increase honey production during a full moon to stop them from getting too many hours of sunshine to let your bees know about a death in your family to let them know that you're going to clean the hive

2. What does it mean if you see a bat flying into the side of a building? that there will be a heat wave that there is an over-population of bats that rain is on the way that there will be a period of drought

3. Being bitten by what animal, often characterized as being sneaky, is considered to be very unlucky? a dog a black cat a donkey a fox

4. It is considered to be lucky if a rabbit crosses in front of you, but it has to be moving from left to right. True False

5. What can you prepare for if a butterfly is found inside your house? (The flowers you'll need might even be as beautiful as the butterfly.) a wedding an inheritance a birth a divorce

6. Any superstitious dairy farmer will tell you that when it’s time to remove a calf from its mother, you need to walk it backwards out of the barn. This will prevent the cow from mourning the loss of her baby. True False

7. What event is said to be foretold by a bird tapping on your window? financial ruin death divorce war

8. There are many superstitions about cats, but the one that I find the most amusing involves a cat jumping over a corpse. What is this supposed to do to the corpse? (think garlic) the person will become a vampire the person was a witch or warlock in life the person will become an angel the person will be given one of the cat's nine lives

9. Howling dogs have been long thought to announce approaching death, but if a black poodle appears on the grave of a clergyman, does this mean that the clergyman had remained faithful to his vows? Yes No

10. Will seeing a donkey while pregnant bring you a silly child? Yes No