1. You're having a party and guests are swooning over your homemade onion dip. But don't get cocky! Since you've left a raw, cut onion on your kitchen counter, there may soon be.... A bad smell Bad news An argument A broken heart

2. You're leaving hospital after a successful thumb transplant, taking with you all the flowers that well-wishers have sent. But a superstitious nurse stops you. What does she say will happen if you take the flowers home? You'll soon return as a patient Restless spirits will follow you A loved one will become sick You'll fight with a family member

3. You've been invited to attend your superstitious friend's housewarming party. But when you present her with a gift of steak knives, she replies that she can't accept them because she doesn't have a coin to give you in return. What does your friend believe will happen if she accepts the knives? She'll become sick She will meet with financial distress There will be an accident in her home Your friendship will end

4. It's a chilly March afternoon and you're enjoying a bowl of steaming hot tomato soup. Oops! You've dropped your spoon onto the kitchen floor! What must you now do to avoid bad luck? Pass it over a candle flame Count to three before picking it up Let someone else pick it up Throw it away

5. You love candles, but as a safety-minded person, you can't imagine ever accidentally shutting up a lighted candle in a pantry. You don't even have a pantry! But according to superstition, if you ever did make such a mistake, what would soon occur in your family? A death A financial crisis A fire A new birth

6. It's a beautiful spring morning, and you're dutifully making your bed when friends arrive and whisk you off for a day of fun. What will be the result of your interrupted bed-making? New romance Bad news Sleepless night Unexpected guests

7. Your pirate lover has gone off to sea, leaving you to look after a trunk filled with personal items and extra eye patches. What should you NOT do to the trunk to ensure your sweetheart's safe return? Sit on it Tap it Close it Lock it

8. You've just been given a beautifully-framed print of "Dogs Playing Poker" and you can't wait to hang it in your home. According to superstition, in what part of your home should you not hang it or any other picture? Over the head of a bed Next to a window facing west On either side of a closet Opposite a mirror

9. Oh, no! Your boorish neighbor from down the road is heading in the direction of your house. What household object should you quickly lay across the doorstep to keep him walking past? Scissors Banana peel Overturned bowl Broom

10. You've just bought groceries and are putting them away when you accidentally break an egg. To neuteralize the bad luck you've brought on yourself, what should you do? Break another egg Cook the egg for a loved one Mix the raw yolk into a drink Discard all the eggs