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WorksheetsWitch Trials
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What year was Simeon Smith in New Hampshire?
1662
1771
1772
1777
What was the name of the most famous witch trials?
Solemn Witch Trials
Scottish Witch Trials
Massachusetts Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
What was NOT a common reason for people to accuse each other of witchcraft?
they liked them
deal with family and neighbors
superstition
unexplainable
Phillip Smith got sick in what year by Mary Webster?
1682
1684
1683
1694
In Exeter, Rhode Island, what animal did a farmer think was his neighbor?
Cow
Dog
Cat
Crow
In Salem, Massachusetts, what animal did a man cut ears and tail from thinking it was his neighbor?
Cat
Crow
Dog
Cow
Who was Mary Hadley related to?
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Smith
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Alford
What year did Mary's ancestor publish a poem called Half-Hanged?
1992
1995
1993
1994
What year did George Hull bury the Cardiff Giant with his cousin?
1867
1862
1868
1886
What was the name of the witches in 1612?
English Pendulum Witches
English Pendle Witches
English Briar Witches
English Witches
What is it called when someone makes up stories for money or attention?
Folklore
Counterfeit Folklore
Spectral Evidence
Spectral Folklore
What law was passed in 1563 making being a witch a capital offense?
Salem Witch Act
Scottish Witch Revel
Scottish Witch Act
Scottish Witch Acts
What was the name of the girl in 1697 accusing people of witch craft?
Agnes Naysmith
Christian Naysmith
Agnes Shaw
Christian Shaw
What item was placed on Gallows Green to ward off a curse?
A cross
Rowan Berries
Ash Branches
Horse Shoe
What was the name of the symbol suspected witches had?
Devil's Pin
Devil's Mark
Devil's Symbol
Devil's Curse
Who did Cotton Mather execute in 1688?
Goody March
Good Wife Clover
Good Wife Glover
Goody Agnes
Where did the Salem Witch Trials start?
the woods
kitchen
hearth
barn
What was the name of Samuel Parrish's slave?
Tabitha
Tituba
Titalba
Titshob
What did the original accused witches in Salem NOT have in common?
black
uneducated
poor
unholy
What was spectral evidence?
form of spirit
familiars
ghosts
witch's mark
Who was accused that shocked people, because she attended church?
Sarah Osborne
Sarah Good
Rebecca Nurse
Bridget Bishop
Who was the first to be hanged on Gallows Hill?
Rebecca Nurse
Bridget Bishop
Sarah Good
Sarah Osborne
Who recited the Lord's Prayer perfectly, but was still hung in Salem?
George Giles
Giles Corey
William Phipps
George Burroughs
What was the name of the man pressed to death in Salem?
George Burroughs
William Phipps
Cotton Mather
Giles Corey
Who was the only accuser to apologize in Salem?
Ann Parrish
Ann Putnam
Abigail Williams
Elizabeth Parrish
