Tricky words
green rust on bronze
The FBI tried to stop this event by calling performers and telling them the event was tied to Communism
March on Washington
Highest waterfall in the world is in
Venezuela
When salt is spilt you must
Toss it over your left shoulder, to blind the devil
How many princes were sent to the Tower?
two
filigree
delicate ornamental work
This case created a term for "murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence"
Burke and Hare
The term is "burking"
National flower of Scotland
Thistle
People, who shapeshift into seals by use of a skin or a coat
Selkie
Nelson's column was constructed to celebrate what?
Battle of Trafalger, Horatio Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleet in the Napoleonic War
modicum
a very small amount
This case involved experts from the Kodak photographic company
Cottingley fairies
What animal are the Shetland islands best known for?
The Shetland pony
Shapeshifter, who turns into a black horse and drowns people
kelpie
When did the Great Stink, caused by the dumping of sewage into Themes, take place?
+/- 10 years
1858
clarion
loud, clear sound
A Welsh tradition that took root in the Appalachia region
Sin eaters
Name of wall built by Romans to protect English territories against the northern tribes?
Hadrian's wall
Like a dragon, but has two legs instead of four
Wyvern
What is the name of the English principle, which stated that everyone including the king were subject to the law?
Magna Carta
bumfuzzle
to confuse
The "Mad Marquis" Lord of Waterford is suspected of being the main culprit of this mystery
Spring heeled Jack
How many species of snake are native to the UK?
3
King Arthur's legendary sword
Excalibur
Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII second wife, she was accused of adultery and executed. What method and tools/weapons were used?
With a sword