Salem
What year did the Salem Witch Trials begin?
(a) 1660
(b) 1723
(c) 1692
(d) 1680
(e) 1550
1692
What famous last words did Giles Corey say while being pressed to death?
(a) more weight
(b) ouch
(c)AAAAAAA
(d) ouchie (different than ouch)
In which century did the European witch hunts reach their peak?
16th and 17th (either answer acceptable)
In "The Wizard of Oz," what kills the Wicked Witch of the West?
water
How old was the youngest person accused during the Salem Witch trials?
(a) 15 years old
(b) 10 years old
(c) 13 years old
(d) 4 years old
Four Years Old
What method of execution was used for most of the condemned?
Hanging
What year was the last execution for witchcraft in Europe?
A) 1782 (Switzerland)
B) 1735 (Germany)
C) 1801 (Poland)
D) 1695 (Scotland
1782, Switzerland!
What is the name of Wanda Maximoff's superhero identity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Scarlet witch
Which Puritan minister notoriously defended the trials in his writings?
(a) John Winthrop
(b) Cotton Mather
(c) William Perkins
(d) Anne Hutchinson
Cotton Mather!
How did the ancient Babylonians determine the guilt or innocence of those charged with sorcery or witchcraft?
they had to jump in a holy river- if they drowned, they were witches and their property was given to the accuser
The Witchcraft Act was finally repealed in Britain in what year?
A) 1835
B) 1901
C) 1951
D) 1973
1951
Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" is an allegory about the Salem Witch Trials and what 20th-century event?
McCarthyism/Red Scare/Cold War (you get the idea)
How many people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials?
20
What was the name of the 15th-century manual used to identify and prosecute witches?
A) The Hammer of Witches (Malleus Maleficarum)
B) The Devil's Bible
C) The Book of Shadows
D) The Hexenhammer Codex
Hammer of Witches
Name a country where more men than women were accused!
Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Russia (Muscovy), Normandy, Burgandy
In the Netflix series "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," what is Sabrina's last name?
A) Spellman
B) Sanderson
C) Salem
D) Sinclair
Spellman
In what year was the final person pardoned from the Salem Witch trials?
2022! An eighth-grade civics class in North Andover launched a campaign to clear Elizabeth Johnson's name.
Which European country executed the most people for witchcraft during the witch trials era?
Germany (Holy Roman Empire)
The Basque witch trials of 1609-1611 took place in which region?
Spain and France (either acceptable)
Which famous author's relative was a judge in the Salem Witch Trials?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Washington Irving
D) Herman Melville
Nathanial Hawthorne