Silver troughs were allegedly used by women with this supposed trait, as in the case of the reclusive, yet philanthropic Griselda Steevens and the mysterious Lady of Manchester Square. For 10 points each:
[10h] Various 19th-century fairs shaved drunk bears to impersonate what vile visage of various veiled women? Large dowries were a fixture of tales centered around this trait, as in the case of Tannakin Skinker.
ANSWER: pig’s face [or the face of a swine or a hog; prompt on partial answer] (Griselda Steevens wore a veil over her face due to a sensitivity to sunlight.)
[10m] In some tales, a noblewoman with a “hoggish” demeanor is cursed with a pig-faced child by one of these people. In Greek myth, Odysseus dons the guise of one of these people to enter Troy and steal the Palladium.
ANSWER: beggars [accept alms-seekers; prompt on old people or the elderly by asking “what activity were they engaging in?”]
[10e] In other accounts, a father who converts to this religion receives a pig-faced daughter as punishment until he repents. Prospective male converts to this religion typically cleanse themselves in a mikveh prior to consideration.
ANSWER: Judaism
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