#5 Local Mysteries Retrieval Quiz

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Dighton Rock has been described as a Rorschach Test, where people see what they want to see.

True

False

It has been confirmed that the etchings on Dighton Rock were made by Portuguese explorers.

True

False

We have solid evidence showing that Dighton Rock dates back to at least the 1600s.

True

False

If the drawings on Dighton Rock were made by non-indigenous peoples then there's a chance that Columbus was not the first European explorer to arrive in the Americas.

True

False

Dighton Rock enables people to see representations of the thoughts they bring to the rock, rather than one definitive scene.

True

False

All people interpret Dighton Rock in the same way.

True

False

Dighton Rock is part of the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False

Doctors in Salem believed that the most likely explanation for the afflicted girls' "fits" was witchcraft.

True

False

The Salem Witch Trials are famous because they are the only trials where suspected witches were convicted and executed.

True

False

Life in Salem in 1692 was mostly safe, stable, and peaceful.

True

False

A capital crime is one that is not in any official legal code but can still be punished by the courts.

True

False

Most courts in 1692 allowed the use of both hearsay and spectral evidence.

True

False

Many Puritans believed they were on a religious mission from God to establish a model Christian society and fight back against non-Christians.

True

False

Most Puritans believed that daily events occurred due to the will of God or Satan.

True

False

Most of the accused witches in Salem were convicted and publicly executed.

True

False

The lawyers representing the accused witches ensured that the legal concept of "innocent until proven guilty" was adhered to by the Salem courts.

True

False

Women in Salem who did not adhere to the strict social norms were seen as suspicious.

True

False

Most of the judges and other government officials in Salem refused to buy in to the witchcraft hysteria and instead punished those who were making the accusations.

True

False

Some of the accused in Salem confessed to witchcraft because the punishment was less severe that way.

True

False

Some of the leaders in Salem fought back against the trials and proclaimed that they would rather see guilty people go free than innocent people be executed.

True

False

All of the phenomena in the Bridgewater Triangle is related to aliens and UFO sightings.

True

False

Some people believe that the phenomena in the Bridgewater Triangle is related to its indigenous history, especially considering it was home to violent warfare and Indian burial grounds.

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle mystery is modeled after the Bermuda Triangle.

True

False

Claims of cult activity in the area have been definitively debunked by local law enforcement officers.

True

False

Some people claim to have seen Bigfoot in the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False

The word Hockomock means "place where spirits dwell."

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle is a unique location in the U.S. as no other "triangle" has the same amount of unexplained phenomena.

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle does have a higher rate of both violent crime and accidents than the national average.

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle is a good example of people seeking to find connections and patterns in the world.

True

False

Researchers have concluded that there are no scientific explanations for most of the phenomena that occur in the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False

Dighton Rock has been described as a Rorschach Test, where people see what they want to see.

True

False

It has been confirmed that the etchings on Dighton Rock were made by Portuguese explorers.

True

False

We have solid evidence showing that Dighton Rock dates back to at least the 1600s.

True

False

If the drawings on Dighton Rock were made by non-indigenous peoples then there's a chance  that Columbus was not the first European explorer to arrive in the Americas.

True

False

Dighton Rock enables people to see representations of the thoughts they bring to the rock, rather than one definitive scene.

True

False

All people interpret Dighton Rock in the same way.

True

False

Dighton Rock is part of the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False

Doctors in Salem believed that the most likely explanation for the afflicted girls' "fits" was witchcraft.

True

False

The Salem Witch Trials are famous because they are the only trials where suspected witches were convicted and executed.

True

False

Life in Salem in 1692 was mostly safe, stable, and peaceful.

True

False

A capital crime is one that is not in any official legal code but can still be punished by the courts.

True

False

Most courts in 1692 allowed the use of both hearsay and spectral evidence. 

True

False

Many Puritans believed they were on a religious mission from God to establish a model Christian society and fight back against non-Christians.

True

False

Most Puritans believed that daily events occurred due to the will of God or Satan.

True

False

Most of the accused witches in Salem were convicted and publicly executed.

True

False

The lawyers representing the accused witches ensured that the legal concept of "innocent until proven guilty" was adhered to by the Salem courts.

True

False

Women in Salem who did not adhere to the strict social norms were seen as suspicious.

True

False

Most of the judges and other government officials in Salem refused to buy in to the witchcraft hysteria and instead punished those who were making the accusations.

True

False

Some of the accused in Salem confessed to witchcraft because the punishment was less severe that way.

True

False

Some of the leaders in Salem fought back against the trials and proclaimed that they would rather see guilty people go free than innocent people be executed.

True

False

All of the phenomena in the Bridgewater Triangle is related to aliens and UFO sightings.

True

False

Some people believe that the phenomena in the Bridgewater Triangle is related to its indigenous history, especially considering it was home to violent warfare and Indian burial grounds. 

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle mystery is modeled after the Bermuda Triangle.

True

False

Claims of cult activity in the area have been definitively debunked by local law enforcement officers.

True

False

Some people claim to have seen Bigfoot in the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False

The word Hockomock means "place where spirits dwell."

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle is a unique location in the U.S. as no other "triangle" has the same amount of unexplained phenomena. 

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle does have a higher rate of both violent crime and accidents than the national average. 

True

False

The Bridgewater Triangle is a good example of people seeking to find connections and patterns in the world.

True

False

Researchers have concluded that there are no scientific explanations for most of the phenomena that occur in the Bridgewater Triangle.

True

False