Q 01/05

According to popular superstition, how many years of bad luck will you experience if you break a mirror?

A) One

B) Three

C) Seven

D) Fifteen

Answer · why

C) Seven

Seven years, a figure often tied to the old Roman idea that life renews itself in seven-year cycles, so a shattered reflection was thought to spoil th...

Q 02/05

Which curse is believed to be cast by a malicious or envious stare?

A) Evil Eye

B) Hex

C) Jinx

D) Voodoo

Answer · why

A) Evil Eye

The Evil Eye is a widespread supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. Amulets and talismans, ofte...

Q 03/05

By superstition, what action 'undoes' the gift of a knife, thought to sever ties?

A) Reciting a charm

B) Exchanging a small coin

C) Wrapping it in red cloth

D) Burying it for a day

Answer · why

B) Exchanging a small coin

Exchanging a small coin: a knife given as a gift is said to cut the bond between giver and receiver, so the receiver hands back a coin, turning the gi...

Q 04/05

To avert the bad luck of spilled salt, a pinch of it is traditionally tossed over which shoulder?

A) The left

B) The right

C) Both, one after the other

D) Neither; it must be swept into a fire

Answer · why

A) The left

The left shoulder: the pinch is meant to hit the Devil, imagined lurking on the left (sinister) side. The belief that spilling salt is an ill omen goe...

Q 05/05

Which lucky object features in the legend of Saint Dunstan?

A) Rabbit's foot

B) Four-leaf clover

C) Horseshoe

D) Dreamcatcher

Answer · why

C) Horseshoe

Horseshoe: in the legend Dunstan nails one to the Devil's foot and pulls it off only when the Devil promises never to enter a house with a horseshoe o...