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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 13, 2014 21:20:14 GMT
I'm a bit of a history buff, and this entails dark periods such as crime and punishment! I find such things fascinating, if not slightly ghoulish!! But have fun!
Only 5 answers per 4 hours gents.
5. Jack the Ripper had 5 victims, however one is theorized to be a victim of a different killer, which one was it?
8. Which case prompted the definition for murder?
12. Amelia Dyer was known as a what?
13. True or false, if you kill someone but only intended to cause GBH, are you still charged with murder even though there was no intention of killing the victim?
14. Define "diminished responsibility".
16. Can the UK monarch be convicted of a crime?
18. What did Peter Sutcliffe recently appeal for?
19. The last person to be hanged, drawn and quartered was?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 11:02:38 GMT
Good quiz ! A mixture of English history and the criminal mind. Easy ones first......
1 The electric chair.......I'd have willingly flicked the switch myself !
7 Derek Bentley. His execution is generally believed to be a miscarriage of justice as he was 'simple' and possessed a gentle nature. Did he mean "give him the gun" when he said "let him have it, Chris" ?
9 Hung drawn and quartered.
11 King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, taken from their mother Elizabeth Woodville into 'care' by Uncle Richard. Some care, as he locked them up in the Tower of London and seized the throne for himself! They were either starved to death or murdered.
20 Fred West....until she confessed I always thought Rose was innocent !
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 14, 2014 12:53:44 GMT
Good quiz ! A mixture of English history and the criminal mind. Easy ones first...... 1 The electric chair.......I'd have willingly flicked the switch myself ! 7 Derek Bentley. His execution is generally believed to be a miscarriage of justice as he was 'simple' and possessed a gentle nature. Did he mean "give him the gun" when he said "let him have it, Chris" ? 9 Hung drawn and quartered. 11 King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, taken from their mother Elizabeth Woodville into 'care' by Uncle Richard. Some care, as he locked them up in the Tower of London and seized the throne for himself! They were either starved to death or murdered. 20 Fred West....until she confessed I always thought Rose was innocent ! 1. I read a list the other day about the most prolific serial killers, something is seriously wrong when Ted Bundy is one of the more normal names on there!! Correct though, 2pts 7. Correct, Derek's sister spent her entire life trying to clear his name, she succeded before she passed away as he was pardoned by the House of Lords. Another interesting fact is that the jury recommended mercy to the judge in sentencing but this was not even considered because it was the murder of a police officer. 2.5pts for a bit of debate. 9. Correct 1pt 11. Correct, was a pretty animalistic way to go if you ask me! 2.5pts for excellent backup. 20. Correct, there was indeed a suggestion that she was a lovely person manipulated by an evil mind! 1.5pts Tommo off to a flier with 9.5pts!! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 19:34:11 GMT
10 Charles I repeatedly asserted his divine right to rule, and used this as excuse to dissolve parliament and try and rule without one. He also raised his own army to march on the army of parliament, for which he was found guilty of treason against his own realm.
6. Francis Dereham (prior to the marriage) and Thomas Culpepper.
4. Vlad the Impaler, or his female counterpart Elisabeth Bathory of Hungary.
3. A medieval torture device: victims were locked inside and fires lit around the inside so as the victims were burnt alive. Clever acoustics converted the screams into noises sounding like a real bull for the amusement of onlookers.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 14, 2014 21:11:25 GMT
10 Charles I repeatedly asserted his divine right to rule, and used this as excuse to dissolve parliament and try and rule without one. He also raised his own army to march on the army of parliament, for which he was found guilty of treason against his own realm. 6. Francis Dereham (prior to the marriage) and Thomas Culpepper. 4. Vlad the Impaler, or his female counterpart Elisabeth Bathory of Hungary. 3. A medieval torture device: victims were locked inside and fires lit around the inside so as the victims were burnt alive. Clever acoustics converted the screams into noises sounding like a real bull for the amusement of onlookers. 10. Seems legit, 2pts 6. I was thinking during the marriage, but you may have two points for the first guy. 4. Not the guy I was thinking of, this is true in the sense of being in charge and ordering deaths etc. but the guy (or gal) I'm thinking of had victims to his name that he murdered all by himself. Think cults. 3. A magnificent yet pretty nasty device indeed. The best bit about this is that the first test subject of the bull was indeed the inventor!!!! 2pts |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 8:12:04 GMT
4. Not the guy I was thinking of, this is true in the sense of being in charge and ordering deaths etc. but the guy (or gal) I'm thinking of had victims to his name that he murdered all by himself. Think cults. 4 Thug Behram, then, the leader of the Thuggee cult ? (900-odd victims) I would however recommend Vlad the Impaler and Elisabeth Bathory to you for some interesting research......Neither exactly leaders ordering deaths: Vlad was handy at creeping up behind unsuspecting victims with the chicken wire, and Liz was reputed to drink and bathe in the blood of her victims, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula. |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 15, 2014 10:57:37 GMT
4. Not the guy I was thinking of, this is true in the sense of being in charge and ordering deaths etc. but the guy (or gal) I'm thinking of had victims to his name that he murdered all by himself. Think cults. 4 Thug Behram, then, the leader of the Thuggee cult ? (900-odd victims) I would however recommend Vlad the Impaler and Elisabeth Bathory to you for some interesting research......Neither exactly leaders ordering deaths: Vlad was handy at creeping up behind unsuspecting victims with the chicken wire, and Liz was reputed to drink and bathe in the blood of her victims, inspiring Bram Stoker's Dracula. Thug Behram it is, he used to do it with the string he had his amulet on! 1.5pts Liz was a bit of a nutter wasn't she. She was arrested of course but never stood trial, just remained incarcerated in some castle. Tommo 17pts |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 19:24:35 GMT
15 The Death sentence ?
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 16, 2014 21:30:39 GMT
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Post by specialone on Oct 3, 2014 7:09:58 GMT
17 One state,can't remember which, has been using some cheap dodgy drugs. There have been at least 2 cases when it took the recipient ages to die. One man actually died of a heart attack whilst waiting for the drugs to do their thing.
2 Murder, treason, and arson in his/her majesties dockyards.
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Post by BigPhilMac on Oct 3, 2014 8:05:05 GMT
17 One state,can't remember which, has been using some cheap dodgy drugs. There have been at least 2 cases when it took the recipient ages to die. One man actually died of a heart attack whilst waiting for the drugs to do their thing. 2 Murder, treason, and arson in his/her majesties dockyards. 17. Good answer 2pts. In my opinion for the crimes they committed they deserve a little bit of pain and suffering. 2. Correct 1.5pta Tommo 18pts Specialone 3.5pts |
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