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Quiz about Do You Feel Lucky
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Do You Feel Lucky? Trivia Quiz


I hope you do feel lucky because my luck has been awful lately. Please help me change it by playing this quiz on popular superstitions.

A multiple-choice quiz by StarStruck60. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
StarStruck60
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
318,694
Updated
Jan 17 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
9024
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. It all started when I got out of bed, tripped over the cat, laddered my last pair of tights and then spilled coffee down my clean white blouse. I am almost scared to go out of the house. Please suggest something I could carry that is well-known for luck. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Well, I've made it out of the house without anything else going wrong. I've walked down the road to the bus stop, carefully not stepping on the cracks in the pavement. However, between me and the bus stop is a ladder taking up the entire pavement. According to superstition, what should I do to avoid bringing back bad luck? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I've made it to work, but I stopped for a snack. While I was in the cafe, I knocked over the salt. Ever since then everything has gone wrong: my computer keeps crashing, I've shut my fingers in my desk drawer and torn my skirt on the edge of the desk. According to superstition, what should I have done when I spilt the salt to avoid all of this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Well, I made it home from work with nothing worse happening than losing a heel from a shoe, my umbrella blowing inside out and my shopping bag breaking--dumping my goods all over the pavement. I'm getting ready to go out for dinner when I knock a mirror off the dressing table. Fortunately I catch it. By popular belief, how many years bad luck would it have been if it had broken? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Well, nothing went wrong over dinner. Nothing spilt, no accidents--in fact a perfect evening. But on the way back to the car, my date shudders with fear as a black cat ambles across our path. By common US superstition, is he right to do so? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I've decided to try and improve my luck. A friend has given me a horseshoe to nail over my front door. I've hit my finger with the hammer four times so far, but at last it is securely fastened. In line with popular tradition, which way should the open end point? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I think things might be improving, so I went shopping for some new shoes. Things went quite well. OK, I did walk into a glass door that I didn't realise was there, but other than that I am home with my shoes unscathed. In keeping with well-known superstition, what must I NOT do with my new shoes? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I'm out in my new shoes, new skirt to replace the torn one and smart new coat, but it has just started raining. I grab my umbrella and put it up indoors to check for any holes. In accordance with conventional superstition, is this a good or bad thing to have done? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Oh dear, my driving test is today! At my last lesson my instructor turned a very funny colour before he took over the controls. But it wasn't my fault and I did miss the tree in the end! My friend suggests I carry an image of the patron saint of travelers for good luck. Who is he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I think my luck has finally turned. I passed my driving test and haven't had a nasty incident for days...Well, not unless you count that tiny chip pan fire last night--and it only took two fire engines to deal with it. Today is Friday the 13th, so I think I might stay in bed all day. What is the fear of Friday the 13th called? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It all started when I got out of bed, tripped over the cat, laddered my last pair of tights and then spilled coffee down my clean white blouse. I am almost scared to go out of the house. Please suggest something I could carry that is well-known for luck.

Answer: Rabbit's foot

There are various explanations for the widespread belief in rabbits' feet being lucky. One is that feet are linked to the fertility of rabbits, so the owners of rabbit feet are connected to that fertile power. Another is that the foot is a good luck charm, or charm against evil, because of the strength in rabbits' hind legs. Yet another explanation links the charm back to witches who could turn themselves into rabbits or hares. Thus, having a rabbit's foot allowed one to tap into the power of witches.
2. Well, I've made it out of the house without anything else going wrong. I've walked down the road to the bus stop, carefully not stepping on the cracks in the pavement. However, between me and the bus stop is a ladder taking up the entire pavement. According to superstition, what should I do to avoid bringing back bad luck?

Answer: Walk around it

The triangle created by the ladder, wall and pavement is considered by some to represent the Holy Trinity. So by walking under the ladder, you could violate this Trinity, thus invoking the wrath of God. There is also the very practical consideration of risking something being dropped on your head.
3. I've made it to work, but I stopped for a snack. While I was in the cafe, I knocked over the salt. Ever since then everything has gone wrong: my computer keeps crashing, I've shut my fingers in my desk drawer and torn my skirt on the edge of the desk. According to superstition, what should I have done when I spilt the salt to avoid all of this?

Answer: Thrown a pinch of salt over my left shoulder

Spilt salt may have Biblical roots. It is shown, for example, in da Vinci's "The Last Supper". Apparently, Judas Iscariot has knocked it over, and this has been interpreted as an omen of evil things to come. Throwing some salt over your left shoulder is popularly believed to be throwing it into the face of the devil, thus preventing him from doing further mischief.

Some people not only throw the salt, they also crawl under the table and come out on the other side.
4. Well, I made it home from work with nothing worse happening than losing a heel from a shoe, my umbrella blowing inside out and my shopping bag breaking--dumping my goods all over the pavement. I'm getting ready to go out for dinner when I knock a mirror off the dressing table. Fortunately I catch it. By popular belief, how many years bad luck would it have been if it had broken?

Answer: Seven

Many cultures believe that a mirror contains part of your soul, so if you break the mirror you could also "break" your soul. The seven years part of the superstition links to the Roman and Chinese belief that life goes in seven year cycles, so the broken soul will take seven years to renew itself. Many believe that a broken and distorted soul attracts only bad luck.

More practically, in Ancient Rome mirrors were so expensive that if you broke one that was not yours, you had to spend seven years as an indentured servant to the owner of the mirror.
5. Well, nothing went wrong over dinner. Nothing spilt, no accidents--in fact a perfect evening. But on the way back to the car, my date shudders with fear as a black cat ambles across our path. By common US superstition, is he right to do so?

Answer: Yes, this is considered very bad luck

Cats, and black cats in particular, were thought to be witches' familiars. Thus, to have one cross your path brought you into contact with their powers, which was a bad thing as it created a barrier of evil between you and God. This superstition also has roots in Egypt, where cats were revered.

When Christianity came into contact with Egyptian myth, the Christians naturally depicted everything to do with it, including the association with cats, as evil. However, whilst having a black cat cross your path is generally believed to be unlucky this does vary in certain parts of the world.
6. I've decided to try and improve my luck. A friend has given me a horseshoe to nail over my front door. I've hit my finger with the hammer four times so far, but at last it is securely fastened. In line with popular tradition, which way should the open end point?

Answer: Upwards

Horseshoes are considered lucky because they are made from fire and iron, two elements thought to have lucky connotations. Iron is believed to ward off evil spirits. It is held in place with seven iron nails, and seven is a generally accepted lucky number.

When placed over a door with ends up it is said to hold the good luck in, although in some parts of the world just having one over the door is lucky no matter which way it points.
7. I think things might be improving, so I went shopping for some new shoes. Things went quite well. OK, I did walk into a glass door that I didn't realise was there, but other than that I am home with my shoes unscathed. In keeping with well-known superstition, what must I NOT do with my new shoes?

Answer: Put them on the table

This goes back to the time when the dead were buried in their best clothing, and quite often new clothes were bought just to bury them in. In times of poverty, the only time a new pair of shoes would be seen would be for this purpose. Thus, new shoes sitting on the table were often for a dead person.

This has evolved into the superstition that to put new shoes on the table means a death in the family.
8. I'm out in my new shoes, new skirt to replace the torn one and smart new coat, but it has just started raining. I grab my umbrella and put it up indoors to check for any holes. In accordance with conventional superstition, is this a good or bad thing to have done?

Answer: Bad, this is considered to be unlucky

This dates back to the 11th century BC when Far Eastern dignitaries and members of the religious hierarchy used umbrellas both to shade themselves from the sun and to ward off evil spirits. Because of the relationship between the umbrella and the sun, it is considered wrong to open it anywhere in the shade as this will offend the Sun Gods.
9. Oh dear, my driving test is today! At my last lesson my instructor turned a very funny colour before he took over the controls. But it wasn't my fault and I did miss the tree in the end! My friend suggests I carry an image of the patron saint of travelers for good luck. Who is he?

Answer: St Christopher

St Christopher is usually depicted as carrying a child across a river--the child being Christ. He has long been the patron saint of travelers, although his feast day was removed from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in 1969. The Church does, however, still approve devotion to him.
10. I think my luck has finally turned. I passed my driving test and haven't had a nasty incident for days...Well, not unless you count that tiny chip pan fire last night--and it only took two fire engines to deal with it. Today is Friday the 13th, so I think I might stay in bed all day. What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?

Answer: Paraskevidekatriaphobia

This fear has a combination of causes. Judas Iscariot was said to be the thirteenth disciple at the Last Supper. Christ was crucified on a Friday, and the order to disband and arrest the Knights Templar was given on Friday the 13th.
Source: Author StarStruck60

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