People
Who is the English king known for executing two of his six wives?
Henry the 8th
In the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, people were executed for what?
Witchcraft
In ancient Egypt, dead bodies were preserved by wrapping them with linen. What is this practice called?
Mummification
The tomb of this ancient Egyptian boy-king was discovered in 1922 and was said to carry a deadly curse. Who was this?
King Tut / Tutankhamun
What major historical event caused doctors to wear bird beak masks?
The Black Death / The Plague
Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, was executed using which device?
The guillotine
Vlad the Impaler, a Russian ruler known for executing his prisoners burtally, inspired the creation of which popular fictional character?
Count Dracula
What is the name of the surgical procedure invented in the 1930s, where a pointy instrument is inserted into the brain to cut brain tissue.
Lobotomy
Who was Jack the Ripper?
Was a serial killer in the early 1900s in London, never got caught.
Which Mesoamerican civilization occasionally carried out human sacrifices?
The Aztecs
During the Middle Ages, which colour of cats did Europeans believe was evil?
Black cats
Mary Tudor of England earned the nickname “Bloody Mary” because she did what?
She killed Protestant Christians
What is the name of the infamous prison in the US that was located on an island? (criminals like Al Capone were held here)
Alcatraz
This 1917 Canadian explosion was the world’s largest non‑nuclear blast. Which city did this happen?
Halifax