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