What was the name of the special court established for the trials?
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
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What was the name of the special court established for the trials?
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
Which minister wrote "Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits"?
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Increase Mather
What was the name of the man pressed to death for refusing to plead?
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Giles Corey
Which judge later publicly apologized for his role in the trials?
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Samuel Sewall
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Which minister wrote "Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits"?
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Increase Mather
What was the name of the man pressed to death for refusing to plead?
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Giles Corey
Which judge later publicly apologized for his role in the trials?
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Samuel Sewall
How many people were executed in total?
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20
Who was the first person executed during the trials?
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Bridget Bishop
Who was the governor of Massachusetts during the trials?
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William Phips
Which colony was Salem part of during the trials?
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
In what year did the Salem witch trials begin?
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1692
Approximately how many words did Isaac Newton write on alchemy?
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1,000,000
Who was the headmaster who convinced Newton's mother to send him to Cambridge?
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Henry Stokes