WONDER #1509: What Is Water Witching?

Question 1 of 3

Which of the following is NOT a nickname for dowsing?

  1. water witching
  2. doodlebugging
  3. divining
  4. drilling

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following is NOT a type of tool dowsers commonly use?

  1. pixie stix
  2. dowsing rods
  3. divining rods
  4. witching rods

Question 3 of 3

Dowsing appears to have originated in the context of Renaissance-era magic in the 15th century in which country?

  1. United States
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Nigeria

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