Witches(Hard)
What is the classic Halloween character often pictured wearing a pointed hat and riding a broomstick?
Answer: A witch.
Which Greek mythological woman had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with her gaze?
Medusa.
What fruit is traditionally used in the Halloween game where people try to grab it with their teeth from a tub of water?
An apple.
What do witches traditionally ride in Halloween stories?
A Broomstick.
What were women who used traditional herbs, remedies, and healing practices sometimes called in European folklore?
Wise women or folk healers.
Which Greek goddess became associated with magic, night, and crossroads?
Hecate.
In traditional Halloween fortune-telling games, what did young unmarried women often hope to discover about their future?
Who they would marry or who their future romantic partner might be.
What color is a witch's cat often shown as in Halloween decorations?
Black!
What protective object was sometimes hidden inside the walls of old houses to guard against harmful magic?
A witch bottle.
Which Greek enchantress used magic and herbs in the story of Odysseus?
Circe.
What is the name of the carving of a pumpkin to make a face.
Jack-O-Lantern
What do people traditionally wear on Halloween to dress up as witches, ghosts, or other characters?
Costumes!
What is the term for a group of witches, often imagined gathering to practice magic together?
A coven.
What is the name of the supernatural old woman in Slavic folklore who lives in a strange hut and may help or threaten visitors?
Baba Yaga
In some traditional Halloween divination customs, what might a person try to discover by peeling an apple in one long strip?
Clues about a future romantic partner, sometimes through the shape or initials of the peel.
What famous female witch appears in The Wizard of Oz?
The Wicked Witch of the West!
Why have some modern feminist movements reclaimed the image of the witch?
To symbolize women's independence, empowerment, and resistance to patriarchal control.
What is the name of the female spirit in Irish folklore whose mournful cry is believed to warn of a death in certain families?
The banshee.
What ancient Celtic seasonal festival is closely associated with the origins of Halloween and traditions about the spirit world?
Samhain.
Who was the first women killed in the Salem Witch trials?
Bridget Bishop