Statistics for Creatures from English and Scottish Folklore

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Group	Description	Creature	% Correct
Scottish	A long-necked aquatic creature said to dwell in a particular loch.	Loch Ness Monster	66%
English	Small creatures that cause malfunctions in machinery.	Gremlin	53%
Scottish	A shape-shifting spirit that can take on a horselike or a human appearance.	Kelpie	47%
Scottish	Beings that can change from a seal to a human by shedding their skin.	Selkie	47%
English	Type of animal that the Beast of Bodmin Moor and the Beast of Exmoor are said to look like.	Big cat	44%
English	An entity that appears in the form of a large dark canine, typically with glowing eyes. Often regarded as a portent of death.	Black dog	38%
English	Small beings which inhabit sites such as stone circles and dolmen. They are generally benign and are fond of dancing.	Pixie	38%
Scottish	Small household spirits which perform various chores and farming tasks while the owners of the house are asleep.	Brownie	34%
Scottish	A type of malevolent goblin which lives in ruined castles along the Anglo-Scottish border and is known for soaking its hat in blood.	Redcap	13%
Scottish	Another creature from the Orkney Islands, this one is sea creature that appears as a horse-human hybrid when on land. It has no skin and the horse's mouth produces toxic vapour.	Nuckelavee	9%
Scottish	A female omen of death, seen cleaning blood off of clothes.	Bean-nighe	6%
English	A blue-faced hag with iron claws, said to haved lived in a cave in Dane Hills, Leicestershire. She would feed on lambs and children.	Black Annis	6%
English	Creatures that dwell underwater, which grab and drown children that get too close. The name of the creature is thought to be connected to Grendel.	Grindylow	6%
English	A spirit of the hearth that looks like a small hairy man. They help out around the home but also play practical jokes.	Hobgoblin	6%
English	Small, large-headed and long-armed creature that commits random mischief in mines.	Knocker	6%
English	A giant worm (dragon), told of in a legend set around the River Wear in North East England.	{Lambton} Worm	6%
Scottish	A humanoid wolf creature from the folklore of the Shetland Islands.	Wulver	6%
English	A fairy or ghost that inhabits mines and appears as a small blue flame.	Bluecap	3%
Scottish	A fairy creature which resembles a large black cat with a white spot on its chest, said to inhabit the Scottish Highlands.	Cat Sìth	3%
Scottish	An aquatic race from the folklore of the Orkney Islands who kidnap people near the shore.	{Fin}folk	3%