Question 1

What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?

Accepted Answer

Triskaidekaphobia

Question 2

Who directed the classic 1980 horror film Friday the 13th?

Accepted Answer

Sean S Cunningham

Question 3

Which politician was known to put off travelling by air or road on Friday the 13th?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 4

Friday 13th is said to be lucky for some. Who?

Accepted Answer

People born on Friday 13th

Question 5

Which of the following events took place on Friday the 13th?

Accepted Answer

A plane crashed in the Andes, survivors turned to cannibals

Question 6

What was discovered in a study published in the British Medical Journal in 1993 concerning Friday the 13th?

Accepted Answer

The risk of hospital admission due to transport accident may go up by 50%

Question 7

What happened to Wall Street in the last five Friday 13ths of the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

Share prices rose

Question 8

What will members of the Friday 13 club be doing when they meet in Philadelphia today?

Accepted Answer

Breaking mirrors, walking under ladders and crossing paths of black cats

Question 9

Why did Lloyds of London stop insuring ships launched on Friday 13?

Accepted Answer

HMS Friday, captained by a man called Friday, disappeared soon after launch

Question 10

When is Friday the 13th considered especially unlucky?

Accepted Answer

On a Good Friday

Question 11

Which country has omitted the number 13 from its national lottery?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 12

What would French socialites known as quatorziens (fourteeners) attend, to bring the number of guests to 14 and prevent bad luck tainting an event?

Accepted Answer

Dinner parties

Question 13

Who has predicted the world will end on Friday 13th?

Accepted Answer

The Mayans

Friday the 13th! Random Trivia Quiz

2) Who directed the classic 1980 horror film Friday the 13th?