Superstitions
This day of the week and number combination is considered unlucky in Western cultures.
What is Friday the 13th?
In China, this number is considered very lucky because it sounds like “prosperity.”
What is 8?
This small metal object is often carried on a keychain to bring good fortune.
What is a horseshoe?
This famously unlucky ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
This 2004 song by Britney Spears is about feeling lucky.
What is 'Lucky'?
Breaking this household item is believed to bring seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
In many Western cultures, this number is often considered lucky, possibly due to its connection to gambling.
What is 7?
A lucky rabbit’s foot is believed to bring good fortune when carried, but only if it’s from this specific side of the body.
What is the left hind foot?
The Chicago Cubs were believed to be cursed after a fan tried to bring this animal into a 1945 game.
What is a goat?
The 2003 movie starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine is about a woman who loses her good fortune.
What is 'Just my Luck'?
In many Asian cultures, this color is associated with good luck and prosperity.
What is red?
In Japan, these three numbers are celebrated in a festival for children.
What are 7, 5 and 3?
In many cultures, this small golden object shaped like a hand is believed to ward off evil.
What is a Hamsa?
This stock market event on October 29, 1929, is often called the start of the Great Depression.
What is Black Tuesday?
In the Harry Potter series, this potion gives the drinker a streak of good luck.
What is Felix Felicis?
A animal and symbol of strength, wisdom and good luck revered in Indian culture.
What is an elephant?
This unlucky number is often skipped in buildings, especially in hotels and hospitals.
What is 13?
This bug is widely seen as a symbol of luck and prosperity.
What is a ladybug?
The Apollo 13 mission suffered a major malfunction after an oxygen tank exploded. What famous phrase was radioed to NASA?
What is ‘Houston, we have a problem’?
This 2016 animated film features a bunny cop and a fox con artist, with a scene involving lucky number 13.
What is ‘Zootopia’?
Knocking on this material is said to prevent bad luck.
What is wood?
In Italy, this number is considered unlucky, unlike in other cultures.
What is 17?
In Turkey, Greece, and some Middle Eastern countries, this blue-and-white symbol is worn to protect against bad luck.
What is the evil eye (nazar)?
This American president was famously unlucky and had multiple assassination attempts before being fatally shot in 1865.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In Irish folklore, this mischievous small creature is believed to bring luck if caught
What is a leprechaun?