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