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