What should you say to actors in a theatre to wish them good luck?
Break your arms!
Break your toes!
Break your fingers!
Break a leg!
To avoid bad luck, you should never walk under....
a tree with no leaves
a bridge in the rain
a ladder
a bus
In Turkey, if your left hand itches, you...
...will catch a disease soon
...have an allergy
...will get married soon
...will lose money
Seeing a black cat in Britain will always bring you bad luck.
false
true
In which country are white snakes a symbol of good luck?
India
Australia
Malaysia
Japan
In Britain, what should you never open indoors?
a wallet
a new book
an umbrella
box of chocolates
Three people are having their photograph taken. Which position is unluckiest?
on the right
in the middle
on the left
All three people will have bad luck
What should you never do on Tuesday in India?
move house
get married
start a diet
cut your hair
In Italy, if two people say the same word at the same time, to avoid bad luck they should both...
turn around three times
shake hands
kiss each other on both cheeks
touch their nose
In Canada, pregnant women believe that if they don't eat fish during their pregnancy...
...their baby will look exactly like their mother in law
...they will have triplets
...their baby will be very fat
...their baby will have a fish head
In the Philippines, you shouldn't wear _____ during a thunderstorm.
smart clothes
no clothes
dirty clothes
red clothes
If a young woman looks into a mirror on Halloween night, she will see...
a dead family member
her future husband
a skeleton
herself as an old lady
In Russia, you should never say "____" before the specific day.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Halloween!
In the UK, it is considered bad luck to put _____ on the table.
white flowers
new shoes
a dead fish
a hat
In Rwanda, superstitious women don't eat goat meat because they believe...
it will make their breath smell
it will make them fat
it will make them unlucky in love
it will make them grow a beard
In Syria, _____ were banned because they were believed to cause bad weather.
umbrellas
drones
yo yos
bicycles
In the UK, a common superstitious phrase is "See a ____, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck"
penny
baby
cup of tea
glove
In Spain, you should always walk into a room with your _____ first.
left foot
right foot
mouth open
eyes closed
It's hard to believe, but if a bird_____, you will have good luck.
steals your food
sits on your head
attacks you
poops on you
In Brazil, you will have bad luck if you....
put a spoon into an empty cup
put sugar into your cup before the coffee
put milk into the bowl before the cereal
drink your coffee too loudly
In Scotland, if you see one of these birds (a magpie), you should...
wave at him
run away from him
cross your fingers
spit on the ground
Fishermen believe that it is bad luck to take a ____ onto their boat.
pineapple
apple
banana
orange
Which number is very unlucky in China, because it sounds like the Chinese word for 'death'?
13
6
10
4
If you spill ____ you should pick it up and throw it over your shoulder.
sugar
salt
milk
pepper
In Lithuania, what should you never do inside your house?
eat smelly food
brush your hair after midnight
dance
whistle
In Japan, if you walk past a cemetery, you should hide your...
face
thumbs
money
bag
If you break a mirror, you will have _____ years of bad luck.
7
5
10
20
In Britain, carrying a _____ is believed to bring you good luck.
fishbone
dog's tooth
frog's leg
rabbit's foot
In Iceland, if you knit outside, you...
will catch a cold
will never get married
will make the winter last longer
will be unhappy for the rest of the year