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