Weaknesses
Werewolves are said to be weak to this metal.
What is silver?
In The Twilight Saga film and book series, this is the major werewolf love interest. (full name!)
Who is Jacob Black?
Paranoia surrounding werewolves developed in the late Middle Ages, alongside fears of people accused of this antiquated crime.
What is witchcraft?
This word, derived from Greek, describes the condition of werewolfery.
What is lycanthropy?
The effects of this natural phenomenon are said to trigger werewolf transformations.
What is the full moon?
This religious practice of evicting a malevolent force from a person was sometimes used in an attempt to rid a person of lycanthropy.
What is an exorcism?
This fantasy television show follows lacrosse-playing, mystery-solving werewolves in a town called Beacon Hills.
What is Teen Wolf?
In 1539, this German priest, who was a major figure in the Protestant Reformation, described the Catholic Pope as a werewolf.
Who is Martin Luther?
The modern English term “werewolf” has Germanic roots. The first half of the word means this, while the second half of the word more obviously translates to “wolf.”
What is man?
Traditional werewolf myths suggest that one may contract lycanthropy by wearing a wolfskin, applying a magical salve, or being divinely punished. However, this way of becoming a werewolf is a more modern concept.
What is being bitten by a werewolf?
It was once thought that devotion to the Christian St. Hubert could protect one from werewolves. St. Hubert was also often called upon to cure this fatal viral disease, sometimes spread by dogs.
This character, whose surname alludes to the Latin word lupus, is a werewolf and professor in the Harry Potter series.
Who is Remus Lupin?
Peter Stumpp (1589), known as the “Werewolf of Bedburg,” was executed due to accusations of werewolfery as well as these. (multiple potential answers)
What are serial murder, cannibalism, and witchcraft?
The 13th-century encyclopedia Otia Imperiala describes transformations such as those of men into wolves by writing “que ita dinoscuntur.” The Otia Imperiala was written in this language.
What is Latin?
A person holding the delusion that they can transform into a non-human animal may be diagnosed with this rare psychiatric syndrome.
What is clinical lycanthropy?
These ancient, polytheistic civilizations believed that exhaustion via long periods of physical activity could cure a werewolf of their affliction. (multiple potential answers)
What are Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome?
The 12th century song poem Bisclavret or The Werewolf, written in this country, is about a man trapped in a wolf form.
What is France?
In the mid-17th century, werewolf fears had diminished, with Diderot’s Encyclopedia suggesting that claims of lycanthropy could be attributed to disorders of this organ.
What is the brain?
The vrykolakas, an undead creature in Greek folklore, comes from a Bulgarian word meaning “werewolf.” However, it is generally equated with this other humanoid creature.
What is a vampire? (will also accept ghoul/zombie)
This Norse god is closely associated with ulfheðnar, men who dressed in wolf hides to channel the wolves’ effectiveness in battle.
Who is Odin?
This plant, sometimes called wolfsbane, is believed to protect against werewolves.
What is monkshood?
The first ever film about werewolves was a now-lost silent film from 1913. This was its straightforward two-word title.
What is The Werewolf?
This French serial killer and cannibal, who shares a name with a popular shampoo brand, was known as the “Werewolf of Dole.” (surname only is fine)
Versipellis, which translates to this in English, was often used by Roman Christian writers to describe werewolves.
What is turnskin?
In non-European regions, where wolves are not a major predator, these are examples of similar were-creatures that fill the same mythological niche. (multiple potential answers)
What is a tiger, hyena, puma, or jaguar?