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