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1. 1932: It was heralded as the "Crime of the Century" when the child of a famous international aviator was abducted from his bedroom in his parent's house. The child was discovered two months after his disappearance, deceased, near the family's home. What is the name of this child's famous father?
2. 1913: This famous satirist, short-story writer, and editorialist embarked on a tour of Civil War battle sites and the civil war of Mexico and then disappeared after joining Pancho Villa's army (as an observer). What is the name of this bold researcher?
3. What trade union "Teamsters" president disappeared in 1975 and has never been found?
4. 1944: What famous big band music man's plane disappeared en route to Paris from England and has never been found?
5. 1995: This woman was the founder and president of the American Atheists organization and often referred to as the "most hated woman in America" due in no small part to being the defendant in a landmark Supreme Court trial that ended mandatory prayer in American public schools. Name this famous American atheist?
6. The tales of boats, airplanes, and dozens of people disappearing over and around the Bermuda Triangle have permeated popular culture. However, in 1972, a Cessna flight carrying Democratic Majority Whip Hale Boggs disappeared in an area known as "_________ Bermuda Triangle." What is the name of the U.S. state where this flight, and several others, disappeared?
7. What famous British author suffered a nervous breakdown, with resulting amnesia, and was reportedly missing for eleven days before turning up at a hotel in Harrogate, Yorkshire, under an alternate name?
8. This famous airplane hijacker managed to commandeer a Boeing 727 and demand four parachutes and a $200,000 ransom. He had them land the plane and he received his demanded items, which led to having all hostages released, besides the flight crew. After the plane took off again, the flight crew found out too late that he had opened the door while in the air and jumped out, with the money, into a strong rainstorm. While the flight crew were able to land safely, the hijacker was never found. What is the name of this daredevil thief?
9. 1963: What famous crooner's son was kidnapped on Lake Tahoe and then released after a $240,000 ransom was paid?
10. 1974: Patty Hearst, granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and participated in the robbery of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco. Her participation was allegedly explained by her experiencing "Stockholm Syndrome," where she had begun to empathize with the plight and purpose of her captors. The leader of the SLA faction that kidnapped her appropriated the name of the man who led the slave revolt on the ship 'La Amistad.' What was this kidnapper and slave revolutionist's name?
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