The Truth About Witches - Warts and All Quiz

Answer: Macbeth

The three nameless witches appear in Macbeth. The three are not witches in the generally accepted form but they have the ability to see the future. The three appear in Act 1 scene 1 amid thunder and lighting and, after each one speaks three times, they say all together the lines, "All fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air."

Answer: Terry Pratchett

Pratchett's witches, unlike Shakespeare's, do have names. Their names are Gytha (Nanny) Ogg, Granny Weatherwax and Magrat Garlick. The book is the sixth in the "Discworld" series and features lots of magic, because, as the author writes, "Magic glues the Discworld together".

Answer: Witches

The book "Witches" was published in 1983 and, as Dahl writes, it is about "REAL WITCHES". It tells the story of a boy that loses both parents and goes to live in Norway with his grandmother. Dahl's witches hate children and they like to get rid of at least one child every week.

Answer: West

The witch is the ruler of the Western sector of the magical world of Oz. She lives in a castle with long corridors and yellow carpets. She is described as having only one eye, but, even so, she can watch over her land.

Answer: Practical

"Practical Magic" is about two orphaned sisters, Sally and Gillian that are raised by their two aunts that live in a very strange house. The aunts have magical powers that eventually appear in the two sisters. The book was made into a film in 1998.

Answer: Sophie Mercer

Sophie Mercer is the witch in the trilogy "Hex Hall". Sophie is sixteen years old and she is sent to a reform school by her father as a punishment. Hex is short for Hecate. The other two books in the trilogy are "Demonglass" and "Spell Bound".

Answer: The Crucible

"The Crucible" was written in 1953, at the height of the anti-Communist hysteria, and deals with the witch-hunts and trials at Salem. Miller considers both events as a knee jerk reaction to something the establishment perceived as a threat to society.

Answer: Jadis

Jadis is called the White Witch because she froze Narnia for a hundred years. She is rumoured to be human and a descendant of Lilith. She is the main enemy of the children in the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".

Answer: Anne Rice

Anne Rice is the author of "The Witching Hour" which is the first book in the "Mayfair Witches" series. The book introduces the Mayfair family of New Orleans. The family has both male and female witches. In every generation one of the members is assigned the title of "Lasher", and is the protector of the other members of the family.

Answer: Garden

"Garden Spells" is about a magical garden. There grows an apple tree that produces magical fruit and edible flowers, and vegetables that also have strange powers. The owner of the garden is Claire Waverley who, with the help of the produce of her garden, has created a catering business with considerable success. The arrival of her sister Sydney, though, brings an end to her quiet life.