Take the Friday 13th Quiz

Published: 12:25PM Thursday November 12, 2009 Source: ONE News

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They say bad things come in threes and that's certainly been the case this year. Friday November 13 is the third Friday to fall on the infamously unlucky 13th day of the month this year. The first was in February and the second in March.

This inauspicous triple whammy isn't due to happen again until 2015.

Until then, see if you can get lucky and answer the 13 questions in our quiz.

Q1. Twilight's first director Catherine Hardwicke wrote the film 13. Which Twilight star was her co-writer?

Q2. Britpop band Blur released an album called "13" back in 1999. It was unlucky for them as their guitar player left the band soon after. What is his name?

Q3. Which TV2 actor starred in the recent remake of Friday 13th?

Q4. Where do the teens encounter Jason in Friday 13th?

Q5. Fear of the number 13 is called what?

Q6. If you have 13 letters in your name you will have what?

Q7. What was the name of the commander of the Apollo 13 moon mission and who played him in the movie of the same name?

Q8. What are Roman Catholics supposed to eat on Fridays?

Q9. The following lyrics are from a song called Black Friday by which American band? "When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a hole. Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul."

Q10. Which football player scored 13 goals in one FIFA World Cup, which country is he from and what year did he do it?

Q11. Which notorious American train and bank robber, was born on Friday, April 13, 1866?

Q12. The seals on the back of a US dollar bill include 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 stars above the eagle's head, 13 war arrows in the eagle's claw and 13 of what else?

Q13. Quarterback Dan Marino wore No.13 throughout an illustrious career with the Miami Dolphins, but how many times did he get to the Super Bowl?

Get the answers here .

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