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1. "Pointing the bone" is a well-known superstition from Australia's Aborigines. During 2004 which Australian politician had this done to him?
2. What tree is known for its protection against bad luck and is found to this day in many Scottish gardens (mine included). To cut this tree down is really bad luck and its history of enchantment goes right back hundreds of years. It was revered by the Druids and the Celts and in Norse mythology too. What is it?
3. The world famous Nessie lives in Scotland but there is another water monster called Cressie. In what country would you find this monster?
4. Legend has it that it took five giant storks to deliver Paul Bunyan to his parents. That's a big baby! How many cows did Paul's parents have to milk to keep Paul happily fed?
5. Adnoartina is the guard of which indigenous Australian cultural sacred site?
6. Sun Wukong is a mythological creature, first appearing during the Song Dynasty but more well known from the 16th-century novel "Journey to the West". By what name is this character better known?
7. In Hawaii, there is a superstition relating to the traditional giving of a flower lei. Who should not be given a lei?
8. Around Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia and Singapore, there is a mysterious call of a ghostly woman, one that seeks to kill any man in the dark of the night. She announces her presence with a high shrill of a howl and has long black hair that covers a grotesque face. What do we call this spiritual abomination?
9. Leonardo da Vinci is widely credited with which of the following superstitions?
10. Some legends and folklore are based on real people. Which of the following American legends is completely fictional?
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