Ghana coach blames witchcraft in team's defeat
Feb. 27, 2012
Q: The coach of Ghana's national soccer team said last week that some players used witchcraft against their own teammates and the internal strife lead to the squad's defeat in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Where is Ghana on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Belief in witchcraft is widespread in Africa. Tanzanians rioted last week over the killings of six women allegedly for body parts to be used in witchcraft. Tanzania is in East Africa on the coast of the . . .
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Southern Ocean
Q: Fear of witches extends beyond Africa. Saudi Arabia beheaded a woman in December for practicing witchcraft and sorcery. What body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Africa?
A. Red Sea
B. Persian Gulf
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Strait of Hormuz
Q: Elsewhere in Asia, a woman accused of witchcraft was burned alive in February by her own family members and others in the mountain nation of Nepal. Nepal is in which mountain range?
A. Andes
B. Himalayas
C. Rockies
D. Urals
Q: A Houston church is hosting a March visit by a Christian fundamentalist from Nigeria who is known for trying to exorcise demons from children she believes are witches. Where were America's most notorious witch trials held?
A. Texas
B. New York
C. South Carolina
D. Massachusetts
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