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