This man was the only accused person to be put to death by pressing.
Who is Giles Cory?
100
Anne Putnam was this age when she began exhibiting symptoms of affliction due to witchcraft.
What is eleven?
100
The administration of this "test" was used to determine guilt based on the cessation of contortions in the afflicted.
What is the "touching test"?
100
Samuel Parris inherited his father's land in this country, where he became a wealthy merchant.
What is Barbados?
100
In the Middle Ages, when those accused of witchcraft were burned at the stake, this notable witch allowed herself to be caught and burned no less than 47 times. (Any Harry Potter fans in here?)
Who is Wendelin the Weird?
200
These two magistrates conducted examinations of the accused. (100 points apiece)
Who are John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin?
200
This is the year that the Salem witch trials began.
What is 1692?
200
Judges looked to members of this profession for guidance on matters pertaining to witchcraft.
Who are ministers (or clergy)?
200
This city was the site of the incidence of witchcraft described in "Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions" by Cotton Mather.
What is Boston?
200
These two clans were competing for control of Salem Village and its pulpit.
Who are the Putnams and the Porters?
300
These three women were the first accused witches for whom arrest warrants were issued. (100 points apiece)
Who are Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne?
300
Including animals, there were this many executions during the Salem witch trials.
What is 22? (19 hanged, 1 pressed, 2 dogs)
300
Though the accused had limited protections in the courtroom, they were allowed to do what 3 things? (100 points apiece)
What is speak for themselves, produce evidence, and cross-examine their accusers?
300
Anne Putnam's accusation against Sarah Cloyce occurred in this location when she suddenly shouted, "Look where Goodwife Cloyce sits on the beam suckling her yellow bird between her fingers!"
What is in church (during a church service)?
300
He was the doctor called upon to examine the afflicted girls, suggesting their problems may have a supernatural origin.
Who is William Griggs?
400
A fictional account of this man's life is the subject of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
Who is John Proctor?
400
In 1711, the colony passed a bill restoring the good names of those accused and granted this number of pounds to their heirs as restitution.
What is 600?
400
Increase Mather advocated keeping this type of "evidence" out of court.
What is "spectral evidence"?
400
Deliverance Hobbs confessed (most likely as a means of escaping the gallows) to flying on poles to this location in order to attend a witches' sabbath.
What is an open field?
400
After the Salem witch trials, William Stoughton went on to hold this governmental position.
What is Governor of Massachusetts?
500
This judge, aghast at the conduct of the trial, resigned from the court.
Who is Nathaniel Saltonstall?
500
Of the those who were executed for witchcraft, this many were men. (50 points apiece for each one you can name)
What is 6? (George Burroughs, John Willard, George Jacobs Sr, John Proctor, Samuel Wardwell, and Giles Cory)
500
This is the name of the penalty of death by pressing.
What is peine et fort (or peine fort et dure)?
500
Mercy Lewis accused Salem's ex-minister George Burroughs of flying her here and trying to persuade her to sign his book.
What is the top of a mountain?
500
Scholars suggest that young Betty Parris may have been suffering from this illness, caused by ingesting rye infected with fungus.