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