Huckleberry Finn
Huck flicked this creature into a candle when he was in the woods (Twain, 11)
What is A Spider?
This Pennsylvanian Superstition believes a certain animal can predict the weather
What is Groundhog's Day?
This common superstition says stepping on this will break your mother's back
What is a crack?
Tombs that wealthy Egyptians or pharaohs were buried in
What are pyramids?
This superstitious event occurred in a Massachusetts Puritan Settlement in which fear and hysteria gripped the colony as they believed certain settlers were witches
What is The Salem Witch Trials?
Jim believed this mythological creature was in the fog on the river (Twain, 130)
What is Spirits/Ghosts?
Finding this coin facing upwards on the ground is considered good luck
What is a penny?
Seeing this animal cross your path is a sign of bad luck
What is a black cat?
The Egyptian god of the sun
What is Ra?
This ancient civilization believed that cats were magical creatures who would bring good luck to you
What is The Egyptians?
Tom believed these two objects would summon a genie (Twain, 22-23)
What is a Lamp and an Iron Ring?
This time of day is considered lucky
What is 11:11?
This superstition is both a horror film and a superstition
What is Friday the 13th?
Egyptians wore this type of what would now be considered makeup, to ward off evil spirits
What is Kohl or Eyeliner?
This Central Mexican Culture practiced Human Sacrifice as they believed that the sun required a blood debt to be paid or the world would end
What is The Aztecs?
Jim believed that touching the skin of this creature would bring bad luck (Twain 62)
What is a Snake?
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First done in Germany, this common superstition is done at almost every birthday
What is a Birthday Wish or blowing out the candles?
This object is placed under a pillow to encourage a snow day
What is a spoon?
A kind of necklace worn by both the living and mummies as a form of protection from evil spirits. Made of materials such as gold, green jasper, lapis lazuli, etc.
What is an Amulet?
This event occurred in the 1980s and people believed that subliminal messages hidden in rock music, pagan symbols in cartoons, or criminal trials involving teachers engaging in human sacrifice
What is The Satanic Panic?
Jim kept a five center piece charm from the devil around his neck and believed it could do what two things (Twain, 15)
What is Cure Anybody and Fetch Witches?
This superstition uses the interpretation of constellations to influence human affairs and the natural world
What is Astrology?
It is said that breaking this common household item will bring bad luck
What is a mirror?
The discovery of this pharaoh's tomb was said to have released a curse after thirteen of the scientists who opened it died soon after
Who is King Tut?
This Superstitious event occurred after WWII and it was believed that there were Communist Sympathizers in the States. It caused many Americans to be imprisoned and lose their jobs
Hint: Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
What is The Red Scare?