Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2009 18:07:30 GMT
Law and Finance I
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. The theme is CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 By what name are Myra Hindley and Ian Brady better known ?
2 The murderers of which 13-year-old were freed in 1997, eighteen years after their conviction ?
3 Who was arrested on Jan 5th 1981 on suspicion of murdering thirteen women ?
4 The murder of a pensioner, 81-year-old Mrs Grundy, and the suspicions of her daughter Angela, led to the arrest and conviction of which serial killer ?
5 Who poisoned his second wife, Cora Turner, to be with Ethel Le Neve, his secretary ?
6 What was the extraordinary gesture made by George Ryan, Governor of Illinois, two days before leaving office in 2003 ?
7 Which Cambridgeshire village was the location for Ian Huntley's murder of two young girls ?
8 Who murdered Sharon Tate, actress wife of film director, Roman Polanski ?
9 Where did murderer John Christie live ?
10 By what name was the killer David Berkowitz known when police were on his trail ?
11 Who was the first person to be executed in the US after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 ?
12 What were the names of the Kray twins ?
13 And whose South London gang fought a long turf war against the Krays ?
14 Who was found hanged in a Birmingham cell whilst awaiting trial on New Year's Day, 1995 ?
15 Who admitted to acts of necrophilia and cannibalism as well as fifteen murders in 1992 ?
b)
16 Which fictional prison was the setting for the TV sitcom, Porridge ?
17 The total sentences handed out to the Great Train Robbery gang was how many years: 201, 307 or 512 ?
18 Which asylum for the criminally insane opened in Berkshire in 1863 ?
19 Which city houses a jail called Strangeways ?
20 Whose conviction for murder was overturned in 1998, 45 years after he was hanged for the crime ?
21 Who was given a four-year sentence for perjury (he would serve two) on July 19th, 2001 ?
22 True or false? : Whilst a sixth-former at school, Stephen Fry was sent to prison for credit card fraud.
23 How did the life sentence for Colin Pitchfork in 1988 make crime history ?
24 Which footballer spent 44 days in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow in 1995 for an on-pitch assault ?
25 The Maze prison in Northern Ireland was formerly known by what name ?
........bonus questions on the famous grave robbers, Burke and Hare.........
26 How long did their killing spree last ?
27 What was the name of the Edinburgh surgeon who was the recipient of their grisly endeavours ?
28 What did he use the corpses for ?
29 Which two women were their accomplices ?
30 What were the respective fates of Burke and Hare ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. The theme is CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 By what name are Myra Hindley and Ian Brady better known ?
2 The murderers of which 13-year-old were freed in 1997, eighteen years after their conviction ?
3 Who was arrested on Jan 5th 1981 on suspicion of murdering thirteen women ?
4 The murder of a pensioner, 81-year-old Mrs Grundy, and the suspicions of her daughter Angela, led to the arrest and conviction of which serial killer ?
5 Who poisoned his second wife, Cora Turner, to be with Ethel Le Neve, his secretary ?
6 What was the extraordinary gesture made by George Ryan, Governor of Illinois, two days before leaving office in 2003 ?
7 Which Cambridgeshire village was the location for Ian Huntley's murder of two young girls ?
8 Who murdered Sharon Tate, actress wife of film director, Roman Polanski ?
9 Where did murderer John Christie live ?
10 By what name was the killer David Berkowitz known when police were on his trail ?
11 Who was the first person to be executed in the US after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 ?
12 What were the names of the Kray twins ?
13 And whose South London gang fought a long turf war against the Krays ?
14 Who was found hanged in a Birmingham cell whilst awaiting trial on New Year's Day, 1995 ?
15 Who admitted to acts of necrophilia and cannibalism as well as fifteen murders in 1992 ?
b)
16 Which fictional prison was the setting for the TV sitcom, Porridge ?
17 The total sentences handed out to the Great Train Robbery gang was how many years: 201, 307 or 512 ?
18 Which asylum for the criminally insane opened in Berkshire in 1863 ?
19 Which city houses a jail called Strangeways ?
20 Whose conviction for murder was overturned in 1998, 45 years after he was hanged for the crime ?
21 Who was given a four-year sentence for perjury (he would serve two) on July 19th, 2001 ?
22 True or false? : Whilst a sixth-former at school, Stephen Fry was sent to prison for credit card fraud.
23 How did the life sentence for Colin Pitchfork in 1988 make crime history ?
24 Which footballer spent 44 days in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow in 1995 for an on-pitch assault ?
25 The Maze prison in Northern Ireland was formerly known by what name ?
........bonus questions on the famous grave robbers, Burke and Hare.........
26 How long did their killing spree last ?
27 What was the name of the Edinburgh surgeon who was the recipient of their grisly endeavours ?
28 What did he use the corpses for ?
29 Which two women were their accomplices ?
30 What were the respective fates of Burke and Hare ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
