What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?  Paraskevidekatriaphobia Triskaidekaphobia Tropophobia Phengophobia Who directed the classic 1980 horror film Friday the 13th?  Sean S Cunningham Gun Jönsson Martin Scorsese Francis Ford Coppola Which politician was known to put off travelling by air or road on Friday the 13th?  Winston Churchill Aneurin Bevan Pitt the Younger Clement Attlee Friday 13th is said to be lucky for some. Who?  People born on Friday 13th People who have psychic powers People who live at number 13 People who find love on Friday 13th Which of the following events took place on Friday the 13th?  Karl Marx died A plane crashed in the Andes, and the survivors were forced to resort to cannibalism to survive Margaret Thatcher resigned The racehorse Shergar was kidnapped What was discovered in a study published in the British Medical Journal in 1993 concerning Friday the 13th?  The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52% The number of hospital admissions due to accidents was on average the same as on other Fridays More people drive on Friday the 13th in order to disprove the superstition Fewer than 5m people worldwide suffer from fear of Friday the 13th What happened to Wall Street in the last five Friday 13ths of the 1990s?  Half of all companies stopped trading The stock market crashed A major investment group went bankrupt Share prices rose What will members of the Friday 13 club be doing when they meet in Philadelphia today?  Breaking mirrors, walking under ladders and crossing the paths of black cats Hiding under the table Assuring each other it is already Saturday 14 Throwing salt over their left shoulders Why did Lloyds of London stop insuring ships launched on Friday 13?  The day was made a statutory holiday for all members in 1865 HMS Friday, captained by a man called Friday, disappeared soon after its launch The coffee shop where Lloyds originally met called Fridays burned down in its 13th year They all sank When is Friday 13 considered especially unlucky?  On a Good Friday During the plague Close to a full moon When it snows Which country has omitted the number 13 from its national lottery?  Swizerland Italy America Iceland What would French socialites known as quatorziens (fourteeners) attend, to bring the number of guests to 14 and prevent bad luck tainting an event?  Weddings Birthdays Dinner parties Funerals Who has predicted the world will end on Friday 13th?  Nostradamus Mystic Meg The Mayans The Delphic Sibyl  

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