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