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What number is considered unlucky in Italy?

17
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15
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In Italian culture, the number 17 is considered unlucky. When viewed as the Roman numeral, XVII, it is then changed anagrammatically to VIXI, which in the Latin language translates to "I lived", the perfect implying "My life is over."
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Answers by country

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answers
flagItaly
66%
14%
9%
9%
21
flagAustralia
55%
20%
6%
10%
29
flagthe Netherlands
50%
22%
5%
22%
18
flagPakistan
50%
10%
30%
10%
10
flagGreece
43%
6%
0%
50%
16
flagthe United States
42%
26%
2%
27%
68
flagGermany
37%
24%
9%
27%
272
flagPoland
34%
14%
12%
37%
2613
flagIndia
31%
40%
6%
18%
32
flagthe United Kingdom
26%
26%
6%
40%
61
flagRepublic of Ireland
23%
23%
11%
41%
17
flagSwitzerland
20%
41%
5%
33%
39
flagAustria
19%
34%
10%
36%
47

Which number is considered unlucky in East Asia?

3
4
12
40

Which numeral system was in use in ancient Sumer and Babylon?

octal
binary
decimal
sexagesimal

What is the sum of all the numbers on the roulette wheel?

600
666
783
1000

What is Gaius Julius Caesar's given name?

Ceasar
Gaius
Julius
none of the above