Superstitions
Don't Do It
Odd One Out
You Can't Handle The Truth
City Anagrams
100
In the USA, this animal crossing your path means bad luck. Which creature is it?
Black cat
In the United States, having a black cat cross your path is definitely a sign of bad luck. The origins of this superstition are unclear, as cats, and black ones in particular, are considered good luck in other cultures. However, if you find yourself in the USA and a black cat walks in front of you, simply turn around and take another way to your destination.
100
Used for years, what does this warning symbol indicate?
Poison
100
During World War II a number of nations formed the Axis powers of which three are listed below. Which country is the odd one out?
Italy
Japan
Germany
China
China
100
Dallas, Texas in 1963 was the scene of the assassination of which high profile American, supposedly shot by a former marine? (Or was he really killed by the CIA?)
John F. Kennedy
100
GI COACH
Chicago
200
Breaking a mirror is a well-known way to incur bad luck. For how long does this particular curse last?
Seven years
The origin of the superstition that breaking a mirror brings bad luck probably originated with the ancient Greeks. They believed that a reflection revealed the soul, so breaking the medium of that reflection could only be a bad omen. The bad luck is said to last for seven years.
200
If you were to see this symbol on a box or a bag, what warning is being provided to you?
It contains biomedical waste
200
The net is a regulated requirement in all but one of the following sports. Which is the odd one out?
Basketball
Australian Rules Football
Water Polo
Badminton
Australian Rules Football
200
Real or fake? Conspiracists claim that a historical event in 1969, beamed live to homes around the planet, did not actually happen. Which event was this?
Moon landing
200
NOT ROOT
Toronto
300
Walking underneath a ladder, while potentially unsafe because things may fall and injure you, will also bring bad luck. With what execution method is this superstition connected?
Hanging
In medieval times, especially in Europe, a person who was to be hanged had to climb a ladder in order to have the noose wrapped around their neck, so a ladder propped against a wall could represent a gallows. Since a lower class person could be hanged for what are today considered minor offenses, avoidance of anything resembling a gallows was a good thing.
300
While using a boat on the water in North America you see this flag -- what is it warning you about?
Divers in the water
300
In which of these films was Kevin Spacey NOT cast as a villain?
Superman Returns
Se7en
The Negotiator
The Usual Suspects
The Negotiator
300
The air attack on Hawaiian Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the catalyst for sending the US into WWII. Of course, after such a devastating event, conspiracy theories pointed the finger not at the Japanese, but at the US President. Which President was alleged to have known about the planned attack yet did nothing to prevent it?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
VAIN SHELL
Nashville
400
Card playing superstition: The luckiest seat is the one _____________?
that faces the door
400
In this 17th century painting, the horse is wearing a red ribbon around his tail, providing what warning to others?
The horse kicks
400
Three of the following songs appeared on a 1968 Beatles "studio" album, which one didn't?
Blackbird
Yer Blues
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Back in the U.S.S.R
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
400
Hoax or elaborate cover-up? In 1943, "Project Rainbow" was a scientific attempt to render a navy vessel invisible to the naked eye--or at least invisible to enemy radar. What was the name of this project?
The Philadelphia Experiment
400
FEEL CORN
Florence
500
To have an egg fall and smash means what?
Good news
500
This warning signs cautions against what?
Lasers in the area
500
Which of the following operas is the odd one out because it was created by a different composer?
Peter Grimes
Billy Budd
Tosca
Gloriana
Tosca
500
Which British liner was torpedoed by a German wartime U-Boat, leading to the theory that it was a ploy to involve the US in the war?
Lusitania
500
CLEAN BOAR
Barcelona