Witch Trials
Area famous for witch trials in Massachusetts.
What is Salem?
This French military leader, a companion of Joan of Arc, was convicted of torturing and murdering children.
Who is Gilles de Rais?
A wooden device with holes for the head and hands.
What are the pillory and stocks?
The Greek philosopher who was a mentor to Alexander the Great.
Who was Socrates?
This last imperial dynasty of China, ruled by the Manchu people.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
In 1692, 19 people were executed by this method.
What is hanging?
A Hungarian noblewoman is rumored to have tortured and killed hundreds of young women, earning this nickname.
Who is the Blood Countess?
Being dragged behind a horse, followed by disembowelment and quartering.
What is being hanged, drawn, and quartered?
This woman led the French army to victory during the Hundred Years' War but was later burned at the stake.
Who is Joan of Arc?
Dynasty famous for the "Mandate of Heaven."
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
1944
What was the year of the last recorded witch trial?
This killer was known to his neighbors for his charitable work and for dressing up as "Pogo the Clown."
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
The police force in London was established in 1829 by this man and nicknamed after him.
Who is Sir Robert Peel?
He was a Roman general and politician known for crossing of the Rubicon.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This invention, which utilized a ladle, was first used for divination and later for navigation.
What is the compass?
The youngest witch convicted.
Who was four-year-old Dorothy Good from Salem?
This killer from the U.S. gained infamy for his intelligence and representing himself in his own murder trials.
Who is Ted Bundy?
This legal code from 18th-century England made over 200 petty crimes punishable by death.
What is the Bloody Code?
Beginning the Great Wall's construction, this emperor of the Qin Dynasty is seen as both a visionary and a ruthless tyrant.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
This philosophy advocates for a simple life following the natural way of the universe.
What is Taoism?
This book detailed how to identify and hunt witches.
What was the Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of Witches)?
This New York City killer of young women and couples taunted police with letters signed with this famous alias.
Who is "Son of Sam" (David Berkowitz)?
This Babylonian law from around 1754 BCE is famous for its principle of "an eye for an eye."
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The first and only female emperor of China, she is often painted as a cruel villain who murdered rivals.
Who is Empress Wu Zetian?
This rebellion was one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history and was led by a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?