Braingle: 'Boil and Bubble' Trivia Quiz

Boil and Bubble

From the three witches of Macbeth to the wizards and witches in the Harry Potter books, magical people have always been a subject of interest, fear, and curiosity. What do you know or believe about these broom jockeys?

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Created By:	mosca

#1 The three witches in the Shakespeare play, "Macbeth", were casting spells to cause harm to the King of Scotland.

True
False

#2 In American history, an intense seventeenth-century persecution of alleged witches took place in:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cranston, Rhode Island
Salem, Massachusetts
Roanoke, Virginia

#3 A long-running American sitcom, "Bewitched", starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stevens, a witch married to a non-magical husband. Samantha cast her magic spells by:

Waving a wand
Twitching her nose
Reaching to the sky
Kissing a toad

#4 A witch, mentioned in the Old Testament, who supposedly raised the spirit of Samuel was named:

Cassandra
The Philistine Witch
Andragora
The Witch of Endor

#5 Hermione Granger, a friend and classmate of Harry Potter, was a witch who came from a witching family.

True
False

#6 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of the much-married King Henry VIII, was suspected of witchcraft. This was because she had a mole on her neck and because:

She had a cat
She was heard muttering spells
Some ravens flew over her one day
She had an extra finger on one hand

#7 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", the first witch Dorothy spoke with was an evil woman who meant to do her harm.

True
False

#8 Baba Yaga was a legendary witch who moved through the forests by means of a:

Mortar and pestle
Huge broomstick
Overgrown teacup
Flying horse

#9 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy was able to destroy the Wicked Witch of the West by:

Using a wooden stake
Poisoning her
Casting a spell the wizard gave her
Throwing water on her

#10 Many of the nursery rhymes read to children were written by a woman known as Mother Goose. There are some speculations that this sweet lady was a witch.

True
False

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Boil and Bubble

#1 The three witches in the Shakespeare play, "Macbeth", were casting spells to cause harm to the King of Scotland.

#2 In American history, an intense seventeenth-century persecution of alleged witches took place in:

#3 A long-running American sitcom, "Bewitched", starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stevens, a witch married to a non-magical husband. Samantha cast her magic spells by:

#4 A witch, mentioned in the Old Testament, who supposedly raised the spirit of Samuel was named:

#5 Hermione Granger, a friend and classmate of Harry Potter, was a witch who came from a witching family.

#6 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of the much-married King Henry VIII, was suspected of witchcraft. This was because she had a mole on her neck and because:

#7 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", the first witch Dorothy spoke with was an evil woman who meant to do her harm.

#8 Baba Yaga was a legendary witch who moved through the forests by means of a:

#9 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy was able to destroy the Wicked Witch of the West by:

#10 Many of the nursery rhymes read to children were written by a woman known as Mother Goose. There are some speculations that this sweet lady was a witch.

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Boil and Bubble

#1 The three witches in the Shakespeare play, "Macbeth", were casting spells to cause harm to the King of Scotland.

#2 In American history, an intense seventeenth-century persecution of alleged witches took place in:

#3 A long-running American sitcom, "Bewitched", starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stevens, a witch married to a non-magical husband. Samantha cast her magic spells by:

#4 A witch, mentioned in the Old Testament, who supposedly raised the spirit of Samuel was named:

#5 Hermione Granger, a friend and classmate of Harry Potter, was a witch who came from a witching family.

#6 Anne Boleyn, the second wife of the much-married King Henry VIII, was suspected of witchcraft. This was because she had a mole on her neck and because:

#7 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", the first witch Dorothy spoke with was an evil woman who meant to do her harm.

#8 Baba Yaga was a legendary witch who moved through the forests by means of a:

#9 In the film, "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy was able to destroy the Wicked Witch of the West by:

#10 Many of the nursery rhymes read to children were written by a woman known as Mother Goose. There are some speculations that this sweet lady was a witch.

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