Trivial Pursuit! Answer 8!

Arsenal is known as "the gunners"

West Ham United is known as "the hammers" and

Newcastle United is known as "the magpies".

A magpie is a long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call. Magpies as birds  flock in groups like crows and other birds do. They are believed to bring bad luck. The magpie is said to have a symbolic meaning and predict omens. So according to how many magpies are seen the following will be one’s fate:

One for sadness, two for mirth;
Three for marriage, four for birth;
Five for laughing, six for crying:
Seven for sickness, eight for dying;
Nine for silver, ten for gold;
Eleven a secret that will never be told.

 Variations of the above are the following:

One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told

Eight for a wish,
Nine for a kiss,
Ten for a time
of joyous bliss

The winners of the eighth question are:

1. Chris Costakis ( 1 )

2. Marianthi Kavelidou ( 5 )