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Quiz about You Dont Know Jack About Witches

You Don't Know Jack About Witches Quiz

Think you know about Witches and witchcraft? This isn't an easy quiz (unless you run around naked at night under a full moon) but you'll definitely learn a thing or two, have fun :)

A multiple-choice quiz by hlwitch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hlwitch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,181

Updated
Mar 08 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
7900

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (11/25), Guest 104 (5/25), Guest 70 (24/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. 'Blessed Be' is what to a witch? Hint

a cool insect

what we say after we burp

start of a spell

greeting or goodbye saying

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Question 2 of 25

2. Witches are known for gardening at night. What instrument do we use to cut our plant friends with? Hint

an athame

a boline

our hands

scissors

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Question 3 of 25

3. He's thought of as 'the Father of Modern Wicca'... Hint

Aleister Crowley

Gerald B. Gardner

Pope John-Paul I

Pope Boniface VIII

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Question 4 of 25

4. Witches of old and new alike are often depicted 'skyclad'. What does this mean? Hint

naked

evil-looking

homely

unhappy

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Question 5 of 25

5. If you're using a baneful herb in your spells, what is it supposed to provide? Hint

Positive effects, like giving you luck

Greater power

A terrible smell

Negative effects, like sending something away

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Question 6 of 25

6. C.E. is another way of saying______? Hint

EX.

B.C.

A.D.

E.G.

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Question 7 of 25

7. This Wiccan Sabbat (Holiday) is usually celebrated on February 2... Hint

Imbolc

Beltane

Lughnasadh

Yule

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Question 8 of 25

8. A 'Handfasting' is what kind of ritual? Hint

none of these

Friendship

Wedding

Sex

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Question 9 of 25

9. If someone was talking about 'the Blood Moon', what month's moon would they be referring to? Hint

October

November

June

August

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Malleus Maleficarum" is also known as what? Hint

the Grand Grimoire

the Wizard's Rite

the Book of the Dead

none of these

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Question 11 of 25

11. The witch's god is commonly referred to as the __________ to the Goddess? Hint

plaything

helper

servant

consort

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Question 12 of 25

12. Tasseomancy is the art of 'reading'... Hint

water

wind patterns

tea leaves

animals

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'Arcana' is Latin for what? Hint

witch

hex

witchcraft

secrets

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Question 14 of 25

14. A 'Cowan' is a what? Hint

young witch

witch from out-of- town

old witch

non-witch

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'Goat's Foot' is an herb known to witches as ... Hint

Cranesbill

Amer Mandrake

Ashweed

Wormswart

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Question 16 of 25

16. In Celtic Myth, December 23 is 'ruled' by what tree? (Those darn Celts, always worshipping trees, I love them so!) Hint

Alder

Birch

none of these

Willow

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Question 17 of 25

17. The Blood moon commonly occurs during October.

True

False

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Question 18 of 25

18. 'Earth', in its planetary aspect, is commonly associated with what Tarot card? Hint

Strength

none of these

the Tower

the Wheel of Life

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Question 19 of 25

19. Hecate best describes which aspect of the goddess in popular pagan thought? Hint

Mother

Infant

Crone

Young adult

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Question 20 of 25

20. You remember the Muses, right? How many were there? Hint

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Question 21 of 25

21. Most modern Wiccans consider the true meaning of 'warlock' to be what? Hint

'King' of the witches

a young male witch

a liar or thief

an old male witch

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Question 22 of 25

22. What's a Labrys ? Hint

any part of a book or page with 'secret' words on it

an old saying,meaning 'powerful'

an axe

a small earthen shelter or hut

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Question 23 of 25

23. When witches get together in a circle, we 'call the corners'. How many corners are there in our circles? Hint

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Question 24 of 25

24. The three "Weird Sisters" are from which Shakespeare play? Hint

Macbeth

The Tempest

A Midsummer Night's Dream

King Lear

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Question 25 of 25

25. What ritual is (usually) only performed by a handfasted (or likewise) couple? Hint

the Great Rite

the High Rite

the Big Rite

the Holy Rite

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Blessed Be' is what to a witch?

Answer: greeting or goodbye saying

If you got that wrong don't feel bad, it's a witch-thang :)

2. Witches are known for gardening at night. What instrument do we use to cut our plant friends with?

Answer: a boline

A boline's a white-handled, consecrated ritual knife that's only used for cutting :)

3. He's thought of as 'the Father of Modern Wicca'...

Answer: Gerald B. Gardner

Gardner died before he could see the full results of his writing. The Gardnerian tradition (a name coined after his death), continues to be the dominant tradition of modern witchcraft. :)

4. Witches of old and new alike are often depicted 'skyclad'. What does this mean?

Answer: naked

"Skyclad" means clad only with the sky! :)

5. If you're using a baneful herb in your spells, what is it supposed to provide?

Answer: Negative effects, like sending something away

Baneful means BAD. Baneful magic is magic that acts toward an ending or a banishing. Sometimes that can be quite a positive long-term effect, but it's considered a negative effect in magic.

6. C.E. is another way of saying______?

Answer: A.D.

C.E. means Common Era; it's the non-religious equivalent of A.D. (in the year of our Lord). B.C.E., (before Common Era) for B.C. (before Christ).

7. This Wiccan Sabbat (Holiday) is usually celebrated on February 2...

Answer: Imbolc

The early spring Great Sabbat is often known by its Christian equivalent, Candlemas. The name in Gaelic means 'in the belly' - the first stirrings in the womb of Mother Earth.

8. A 'Handfasting' is what kind of ritual?

Answer: Wedding

A 'Handparting' would be a divorce :(

9. If someone was talking about 'the Blood Moon', what month's moon would they be referring to?

Answer: October

It was common back in the day to sacrifice animals during this time to assure good harvesting for the winter months ahead.

10. "Malleus Maleficarum" is also known as what?

Answer: none of these

Written by two Dominican inquisitors, Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger,and published in 1486. It is also known as the Witches' Hammer. Many European countries used this book, or a modified edition of it, as the model for conducting Witchcraft trials.

11. The witch's god is commonly referred to as the __________ to the Goddess?

Answer: consort

They're equal in our eyes :)

12. Tasseomancy is the art of 'reading'...

Answer: tea leaves

Also coffee grounds :)

13. 'Arcana' is Latin for what?

Answer: secrets

As in the Major and Minor Arcana of the Tarot Deck.

14. A 'Cowan' is a what?

Answer: non-witch

The word is an old Scottish term for a mason who learned the trade without serving an apprenticeship.Cowans are generally not allowed to attend circles. Many witches seldom use the word any more or just plain don't like it.

15. 'Goat's Foot' is an herb known to witches as ...

Answer: Ashweed

One of the many reasons the general populace thought witches cooked with stuff nicknamed 'eye of frog' and 'bat's wings' and the like.

16. In Celtic Myth, December 23 is 'ruled' by what tree? (Those darn Celts, always worshipping trees, I love them so!)

Answer: none of these

It's the 'day' of the proverbial 'year and a day' in the earliest courts of law :) It is 'ruled' by no tree.

17. The Blood moon commonly occurs during October.

Answer: True

Named such due to the slaughtering of livestock & other animals before the cold winter months set in.

18. 'Earth', in its planetary aspect, is commonly associated with what Tarot card?

Answer: none of these

The Earth, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have no Tarot correspondences. :)

19. Hecate best describes which aspect of the goddess in popular pagan thought?

Answer: Crone

The Great Moon goddess!

20. You remember the Muses, right? How many were there?

Answer: 9

Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania!

21. Most modern Wiccans consider the true meaning of 'warlock' to be what?

Answer: a liar or thief

It comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word 'waerloga' which means 'traitor, deceiver or liar'. It is NOT a kind or neutral reference to male witches!

22. What's a Labrys ?

Answer: an axe

The double bladed axe of Crete, often used as a symbol for the Moon Goddess because of the double crescent of the blades. At Delphi the priest were known as 'labryadae' or "axe bearers". At Crete, the mazelike layout beneath the palace of Knossos was known as the 'labyrinth' or 'house of the Double Axe". Today, the sign of the labrys is used by many feminist witches and is often worn as a talisman or as circle jewelry.

23. When witches get together in a circle, we 'call the corners'. How many corners are there in our circles?

Answer: 4

The 'corners' refers to North, South, East and West :) Personally, this is my favorite question, I always thought it was cool :)

24. The three "Weird Sisters" are from which Shakespeare play?

Answer: Macbeth

Probably the best known witches in literature. Rosemary Ellen Guiley points out that this play is one of the most influential literary works to help establish the negative stereotype of the witch as an ugly old hag. The goddess Hecate appears as Queen of the Witches,at one point complaining about their actions saying, "I, the mistress of your dreams charms, the close contriver of all harms, was never call'd to bear my part, or show the glory of our art?".

25. What ritual is (usually) only performed by a handfasted (or likewise) couple?

Answer: the Great Rite

A powerful magical rite of sexual intercourse that pays homage to the male and female polarity that exists in all things. :)

Source: Author hlwitch

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