[Answer] 2. Which American city boasted a set of cruel witchcraft trials in 1692, where 19 people, mostly women, were hanged and one man was "pressed" to death in a frenzy about supernatural criminality?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "2. Which American city boasted a set of cruel witchcraft trials in 1692, where 19 people, mostly women, were hanged and one man was "pressed" to death in a frenzy about supernatural criminality?"

...1. Philadelphia, PA 2. Boston, MA 3. Salem, MA 4. Newark, NJ The Salem witchcraft trials were an infamous episode in colonial history, where a group of young women fell victim to "witchcraft" which caused them to hallucinate and have other bizarre symptoms. A group of mostly elderly women were convicted of the "crimes" and executed before the madness subsided.

[Answer] There was an English music group called The Animals, mostly active in the 60s.

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "There was an English music group called The Animals, mostly active in the 60s."

...The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo formed in 1961. Due to their wild (animal-like) stage act, they were dubbed The Animals in 1964. Their hits include "The House of the Rising Sun", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", and "It's My Life".