Salem Witch Trials Quiz

Where did the Salem Witch Trials occur?

• California

• Minnesota

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

When did the Salem Witch Trials occur?

• 1666-1668

• 1562-1563

• 1692-1693

• 1792-1793

How do the Salem Witch Hunts start?

• The governor accuses his wife of witchcraft

• Two women are found performing devil rituals

• Three sick girls are said to be affected by witchcraft

Who were the first three accused people?

• Giles Corey, Tituba and Abigail Williams

• William Griggs, Samuel Parris and Sarah Dustin

• Tituba, Sarah Goode and Sarah Osborne

• Betty Parris, Avigail Williams and Sarah Goode

Who was the first person hanged in the Salem Witch Trials on Gallows Hill?

• George Burroughs

• Rebecca Nurse

• Sarah Good

• Bridget Bishop

Who was the person to be executed by pressing in the Salem Witch Trials?

• Giles Corey

• George Burroughs

• Martha Corey

• Rebecca Nurse

Who was the first ordained minister of Salem Village in 1689 known for his rigid ways and greedy nature?

• Increase Mather

• Samuel Parris

• William Stoughton

• Cotton Mather

Which family sought greater autonomy for Salem Village and were standard-bearers for less-prosperous farm families?

• Parris

• Putnams

• Porters

• Osborne

Which individual perfectly recited the Lord's Prayer on the gallows, raising doubts about his guilt?

• Martha Corey

• Rebecca Nurse

• Sarah Good

• George Burroughs

Which judge presided over the Court of Oyer and Terminer during the Salem Witch Trials?

• William Stoughton

• Cotton Mather

• Sir Williams Phipps

• Increase Mather