The Origins of Popular Hand Gestures Around the World
  • 1. What does the thumbs-up gesture commonly signify in many cultures?
A) Approval
B) Disapproval
C) Confusion
D) Indifference
  • 2. What does the gesture of crossing fingers typically signify?
A) Wish for luck
B) Ill intent
C) Defiance
D) Sadness
  • 3. What does the 'Namaste' gesture represent in India?
A) Anger
B) Invitation
C) Indifference
D) Respect and greeting
  • 4. In the Philippines, what does the gesture of extending the hand with the palm up mean?
A) Stop
B) Calling someone over
C) Thank you
D) Goodbye
  • 5. What does the gesture of making a fist and raising it signify in many protest movements?
A) Sadness
B) Happiness
C) Solidarity
D) Fear
  • 6. What does the 'cut it out' hand gesture typically imply?
A) Stop that
B) Continue
C) Happy gesture
D) Sadness
  • 7. The gesture of a hand raised with the palm open is often used to mean:
A) Help me
B) Come here
C) Go
D) Stop
  • 8. What does the gesture of beckoning with one finger typically mean?
A) Look at this
B) Go away
C) Help me
D) Come here
  • 9. The 'shaka' sign is commonly associated with which culture?
A) Hawaiian
B) Japanese
C) American
D) Australian
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