The Ultimate True Crime Quiz

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The Ultimate True Crime Quiz
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About This Quiz

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Step into the dark world of true crime with our Ultimate True Crime Trivia Quiz! Test your knowledge on some of the most bizarre and twisted real-life crimes that have captured the world's attention. From unsolved mysteries to notorious criminals, this quiz will challenge even the most avid crime enthusiasts.

Join Nathan Chandler on a 3-minute journey through the depths of human depravity, where the line between fact and fiction blurs. With intriguing images to set the scene, you'll feel like you're right in the middle of the investigation. Can you separate the truth from the lies and uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows?

Search, play, and explore the world of true crime in this riveting quiz. Whether you're a seasoned detective or just dipping your toes into the genre, this quiz is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. So buckle up and prepare to be captivated by the mysteries that lurk in the darkest corners of society. Are you ready to test your skills and prove your crime-solving prowess?

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Which serial killer enjoyed dressing up as a clown and working charity events?
Ian Brady
Dennis Rader
John Wayne Gacy
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Wrong Answer

He went by the name Pogo the Clown.

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is associated with which famous criminal?
Al Capone
John Dillinger, Jr.
George Moran
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Capone's men killed eight people that day.

Which man was the most prolific known serial killer in United States history?
Gary Ridgway
Jeffrey Dahmer
Paul Knowles
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He was known as the Green River Killer and netted at least 49 victims.

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In Chicago, criminal H.H. Holmes had a house in Chicago that eventually bore which nickname?
The Dungeon
Murder Castle
Fraudville
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He may have been responsible for hundreds of murders.

Which serial killer claimed that a demonic dog commanded him to commit murder?
Dennis Rader
David Berkowitz
Bobby Joe Long
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He was known as the Son of Sam, and he killed six people.

How did The Angel of Death kill most of his elderly patients?
He drugged them.
He smothered them.
He drained them of blood.
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He was a nurse, and he claimed that he was relieving patients of suffering.

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How long did it take to exonerate the Central Park Five of rape?
13 years
7 years
5 years
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They were finally freed after being accused of attacking the famous Central Park jogger.

What was the IQ of the Trash Bag Killer, who confessed to 32 murders?
70
100
180
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His high intelligence helped him elude capture for years.

William Heirens became famous for leaving messages written in what?
lipstick
blood
feces
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One message told the cops to catch him before he killed again.

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Serial killer Ted Bundy once worked at which organization?
a funeral home
a suicide prevention hotline
a heart hospital
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He was a master manipulator.

Sharon Tate was murdered by which criminal?
Myra Hindley
Charles Manson
Jeffrey Dahmer
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He hoped the murders of Tate and her friends would spark a race war.

How many people have been named as Jack the Ripper suspects?
100
200
300
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None of the speculation ever ended with a conviction.

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Metal Fang was a serial killer known for what?
His kennels full of vicious dogs.
His white metal teeth.
His pet wolf.
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He was also a cannibal.

How did the Giggling Granny kill numerous members of her family?
poison
a knife
a car
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She killed 11 family members, including four husbands

John Dillinger escaped from jail using what object?
a sharpened toothbrush
a wooden gun
a key
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He supposedly whittled the gun himself.

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Billy the Kid was said to have killed 27 people but in reality probably killed how many?
8
3
1
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He was eventually hunted down and shot to death.

Which serial killer kept victims' heads in his freezer?
The Casanova Killer
Jeffrey Dahmer
BTK
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He reportedly kissed and had conversations with the heads.

How did Andre Kehoe kill 43 people at a school in 1927?
fire
bomb
machine gun
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His victims included 38 children.

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Ted Kaczynski earned which nickname for himself?
The Unabomber
El Chapo
Scarface
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He mailed homemade bombs to numerous people before being nabbed.

What prison sentence did Luis Garavito receive for murdering 139 boys in Columbia?
30 years
30 life sentences
death
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The government scrambled to find other ways to keep him locked up.

Which serial killer was known for dismembering and beheading his victims?
Son of Sam
BTK
Cleveland Torso Murderer
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He killed at least 12 people in the 1930s and was never caught.

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Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people because he was mad at the government for what?
The Ruby Ridge incident
The Branch Davidian siege
The Iraq War
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19 children were killed by the bomb he set off in Oklahoma City.

Which Wild West figure worked as an authority figure until being linked to more than 17 murders?
Frank Dalton
Tom Horn
Bat Masterson
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Stripped of his bounty hunter badge, he became a hired mercenary and kept killing.

How did mobster John Gotti die?
stabbed in the back
in prison
in a hail of police gunfire
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His flamboyant and infamous career came to a boring end.

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"Bugsy" Siegel got his nickname because of what characteristic?
He had bug eyes.
He went into murderous rages.
He looked like Bugs Bunny.
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People who used the nickname in his presence risked their lives.

How many children "committed suicide" at the People's Temple in an act led by Jim Jones?
93
128
303
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909 people died following the cult leader.

Which serial killer sent complex coded messages to the media?
Metal Fang
Green River Killer
The Zodiac Killer
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He was never apprehended, and no one knows his identity.

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He was convicted of 48 murders, but how many did the Green River killer confess to?
around 60
around 70
around 100
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Many of his victims were prostitutes in the Northwest United States.

Which famed gangster earned the nickname "Jackrabbit?"
John Dillinger
Lester Gillis
Charlie Luciano
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Daring escapes were one of his trademarks.

Before she was executed, what were Aileen Pittman's last words?
"They deserved it"
"I'll be back"
"Thank goodness it's over"
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She worked as a prostitute and killed her customers.

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