Superstitions

Which of these will NOT bring you good luck?

• Broken mirror
• Horseshoe
• Rabbit's foot
• A four-leaf clover

What number is considered unlucky in China, Japan or Korea?

• 13
• 7
• 14
• 11

What is the traditional belief about a ladder?

• Using a ladder on a Friday brings bad luck
• Walking under a ladder brings bad luck to pregnant women
• Using a black ladder brings bad luck
• Walking under a ladder brings bad luck

Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What does it mean when you find a penny on the street?

• You will have good luck
• You will have bad luck
• You will find a four-leaf clover
• You will find a pot of gold

Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of triscuits.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Why is Friday the 13th considered to be an unlucky day?

• There were 13 horsemen of the Apocalypse
• The Last Supper and the crucifixion of Jesus
• It is when the most natural disasters occur
• It is when the most crimes are committed

South American countries believe that you should eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight of December 31st to welcome new year.

• TRUE
• FALSE

In Italy, people fear the number 17 because the Roman numeral XVII can be rearranged to form the word vixi, which means:

• You will never be happy
• You will lose everything
• My life had ended
• Bad life

Why should you never cut your noodles in China?

• You will lose your posessions
• You will never get married
• You will cut your life short
• You will die alone