Notorious cults
Vocab
Fun Facts
100

Which cult does Applewhite and Nettles belong to?

Heaven's gate.

100

What is it called when a recruiter does a insidious tactic often used early in recruitment by excessive flattery, affection, and attention.

Love Bombing.

100

What cult made the phrase “drink the Kool-Aid”.

Peoples temple.

200

Who would go down in history as leading the mass suicide of more than 900 Americans?

People's Temple.

200

What is the form of psychological manipulation where an abuser forces the victim to question their own memory, perception, and sanity.

Gas lighting.

200

Who his convinced followers that songs from The Beatles contained hidden messages predicting a race war he called “Helter Skelter."

Charles Manson.

300

What was the cult that was lead by Charles Manson in California in the 1960s?

The Mason Family.

300

The act of showing reverence, adoration, and honor to a deity.

Worship.

300

What cult reportedly believed aliens communicated through television signals and that their bodies were merely “vehicles.” 

Heavens gate.

400

What cult did ritual human sacrifices so they could smuggle drugs across the border? 


Matamoros cult.

400

What are cults called now?

A new religious movement.

400

Allegedly, Scientology began partly from a bet and joke. Who is the founder of Scientology?

L. Ron Hubbard

500

What is the the process of reducing sensitivity, whether physical, emotional, or physiological by gradually exposing your system to a specific stimulus. 

Desensitizing.