What is a tooth falling out in a dream most often taken to mean among people?

Parting from or losing someone close

What is flying in a dream generally taken as a sign of?

Freedom and getting your heart's wish

In common interpretation, what does seeing a horse in a dream stand for?

Getting your heart's wish, and prestige

What is seeing a house in a dream mostly associated with?

The person's own inner world and family

In folk interpretation, what is cutting your hair (or having it cut) in a dream often taken to mean?

Being freed from a burden or a trouble

How is swimming in the sea in a dream usually interpreted?

As coping with your feelings and finding relief

How is seeing gold in a dream most often received in the old interpretations?

With caution — it can also be read as sorrow

Dream symbols quiz

Snake, tooth, flying, water... How well do you know the interpretations common among people? In 10 questions your dream knowledge is measured.

10 questions · 3 min

Dream interpretation is one of the oldest oral traditions of these lands: snake, tooth, horse, water... Every symbol has a meaning carried from ear to ear. Some take it seriously, some tell it at breakfast and move on — but everyone knows a little.

This quiz asks about the interpretations common among people: 10 symbols, 10 questions. What we measure is not your belief but your cultural knowledge.

What the result tells you

Depending on how many you get right, we tell you the level of your interpretation knowledge. An important note: dream interpretations are folk culture, they carry no scientific truth — and the quiz should be taken in that light, for pleasure.

For the symbols you wonder about, our dream interpretations section is open: the meaning of thousands of symbols, search included. You can also tell your dream in the chat — there is no shortage of interpreters.