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