Haunted History

Sample questions

1. Which famous American prison, located on an island in San Francisco Bay, is widely considered one of the most haunted former correctional facilities in the United States?
2. The Tower of London is said to be haunted by the ghost of which English queen, who was executed there in 1536?
3. The Salem Witch Trials took place in colonial Massachusetts in the year 1692.
4. Which New Orleans cemetery is famous for being the burial site of the alleged "Voodoo Queen" Marie Laveau and is considered one of the most haunted cemeteries in America?
5. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California was built by Sarah Winchester, widow of the inventor of the Winchester repeating rifle. Legend says she kept building to confuse the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles.
6. Which Scottish castle, associated with Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," is considered one of the most haunted castles in Scotland and was the site of a famous murder in the 10th century?
7. The Amityville Horror story is based on events that allegedly took place in a house in Amityville, New York, where a family claimed to experience paranormal activity after a mass murder had occurred there.
8. Which American president is most famously said to haunt the White House, with numerous first ladies, foreign leaders, and staff reporting encounters with his apparition?
9. The Bell Witch haunting of the early 19th century took place in which U.S. state?
10. The Eastern State Penitentiary, a famously haunted historic prison, is located in which U.S. city?

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