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JFK Assassination History Trivia Quiz

In a weekend that stunned the world in 1963, John Kennedy was gunned down in the streets of Dallas on November 22. See if you know the following facts about this dreadful time. You will have to know some fine points of history to get these.

A multiple-choice quiz by crusher28. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
crusher28

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,441

Updated
Oct 19 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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1697

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (12/15), Guest 71 (7/15), FPDivvensSr (6/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. With whom did Lee Harvey Oswald's wife live on the day of the assassination? Hint

Janet Williams

Ruth Paine

Lee Harvey Oswald

Marguerite Oswald

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Question 2 of 15

2. How many people were allegedly wounded or killed on Nov 22 in connection with the assassination? Hint

One

Four

Three

Two

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was the first Dallas police office to confront Lee Oswald after the assassination? Hint

Captain Fritz

James Leavelle

Officer Tippett

Marion Baker

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which kind of elected official was not in the motorcade in Dallas that day? Hint

Former vice-president

Senator

Vice-president

Governor

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which city did President Kennedy wake up in the morning of November 22? Hint

Dallas

Fort Worth

Washington

Austin

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who did the Warren Commission say was an eye-witness to a rifle being in the corner window of the sixth floor of the Book Depository? Hint

Orville Nix

Governor Connelly

Howard Brennan

Agent Forrest Sorrels

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Question 7 of 15

7. In what general direction was the motorcade moving when the shots rang out on Nov 22? Hint

East

West

North

South

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who took a polaroid photo of the assasination at close range? Hint

James Altgens

Jean Hill

Mary Moorman

The Babuska Lady

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Question 9 of 15

9. How long was the presidential limousine available as evidence in the subsequent investigation? Hint

Two years

Two days

It's still available

Two decades

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which city were the famous Oswald-with-a-rifle-in-the-backyard photos, which he alleged were fakes, taken in? Hint

Irving

Minsk

Dallas

New Orleans

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which Secret Service Agent was assigned the president during the motorcade, and stood on the right-front running board, but who did not have time to get to the presidential limosine? Hint

Clint Hill

Jack Ready

Rufus Youngblood

Emory Roberts

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was in the railway tower to the north of Dealey Plaza with a good view of the parking lot behind the grassy knoll? Hint

William Newman

Lee Bowers

Sam Holland

Charles Brehm

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Question 13 of 15

13. Of those listed, who took the most still photos of the assassination, immediately before and immediately after? Hint

James Altgens

Orville Nix

Marie Muchmore

Phil Willis

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the usual and main traffic to use the overpass, which is often referred to as the triple underpass? Hint

Bicycle

Motor vehicle

Railway

Pedestrian

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following was not physically wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald? Hint

Edwin Walker

John Connally

James Tague

Nellie Connally

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. With whom did Lee Harvey Oswald's wife live on the day of the assassination?

Answer: Ruth Paine

Janet Williams was the pseudonym that Oliver Stone's film 'JFK' used for Ruth Paine. Marina lived with Ruth in Irving, Texas. Marguerite was LHO's mother.

2. How many people were allegedly wounded or killed on Nov 22 in connection with the assassination?

Answer: Four

Four - JKF and Officer Tippit were killed, and Governor Connally and bystander James Tague were wounded that day.

3. Who was the first Dallas police office to confront Lee Oswald after the assassination?

Answer: Marion Baker

Patrolman Baker confronted Oswald in the Book Depository lunchroom on the second floor no more than 90 seconds after the last shot was fired from the sixth floor.

4. Which kind of elected official was not in the motorcade in Dallas that day?

Answer: Former vice-president

Vice-president Johnson, Senator Ralph Yarborough, and Governor Connally, all from Texas, were in the motorcade. I originally submitted this question with the answer being -congressman- but rogueveda pointed out that Congressman Ray Roberts rode in the car with Mrs. Cabelle, the wife of the Dallas Mayor. So I changed it to what it currently is.

5. Which city did President Kennedy wake up in the morning of November 22?

Answer: Fort Worth

Kennedy, Jackie and his entourage stayed in Fort Worth and attended breakfast there, before the very short hop in Air Force One to Love Field, Dallas.

6. Who did the Warren Commission say was an eye-witness to a rifle being in the corner window of the sixth floor of the Book Depository?

Answer: Howard Brennan

Howard Brennan was sitting at the fountain at the east end of Dealey Plaza and claims to have seen a rifle withdrawn from the sixth floor window.

7. In what general direction was the motorcade moving when the shots rang out on Nov 22?

Answer: West

The motorcade came west on Main Street, turned north on Houston, then turned 135 degrees on to Elm, but the curve of Elm brought the motorcade back into a westerly direction.

8. Who took a polaroid photo of the assasination at close range?

Answer: Mary Moorman

Mary Moorman was the one with the Polaroid. Jean Hill was her companion to whom she handed the photos, the Babuska Lady (Beverley Oliver) looks to be shooting a movie, and James Altgens was an AP photographer with a professional camera.

9. How long was the presidential limousine available as evidence in the subsequent investigation?

Answer: Two days

The limousine was driven/shipped to Cincinnati within two days.

10. In which city were the famous Oswald-with-a-rifle-in-the-backyard photos, which he alleged were fakes, taken in?

Answer: Dallas

They were allegedly snapped by Marina Oswald at their 214 Neely Street residence in Dallas.

11. Which Secret Service Agent was assigned the president during the motorcade, and stood on the right-front running board, but who did not have time to get to the presidential limosine?

Answer: Jack Ready

Hill was assigned to Jackie and did make it to the limosine, Roberts was in charge of the detail in the agent's follow-up car and Rufus Youngblood threw himself on to the Vice-president during the shooting in a car two back.

12. Who was in the railway tower to the north of Dealey Plaza with a good view of the parking lot behind the grassy knoll?

Answer: Lee Bowers

Newman was with his family on the north curb of Elm Street opposite the limosine when the bullets hit, Brehm was on the south side of Elm at the curb and Sam Holland was standing on the triple overpass.

13. Of those listed, who took the most still photos of the assassination, immediately before and immediately after?

Answer: Phil Willis

Phil Willis took 12 photos of the scene beginning with the limosine turning from Main onto Houston, finishing with a still of the Book Depository with the clock reading about 1:30 pm CST. Altgens got three and the rest took movies.

14. What is the usual and main traffic to use the overpass, which is often referred to as the triple underpass?

Answer: Railway

It is a railway overpass, with a sidewalk.

15. Which of the following was not physically wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald?

Answer: Nellie Connally

Nellie, the Governor's wife seated immediately to his left in the limousine, was not a target, nor was she wounded. Edwin Walker, a retired General from the US Army, was allegedly shot at in his home by Oswald earlier in the year. Tague was wounded in Dealey Plaza during the shooting, by some sort of deflected shot, and Connally sustained 5 wounds.

Source: Author crusher28

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