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JFK and Dallas Trivia Quiz

A quiz for hard-core JFK assassination buffs and weekend researchers alike ...

A multiple-choice quiz by joeysez. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
joeysez

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,431

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2871

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The other elected official riding with JFK in the presidential limousine was _______ ? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

John Connally

William Proxmire

Ernest Hollings

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Question 2 of 10

2. Accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent the summer of 1963 handing out pro-Castro leaflets in the streets of which city? Hint

New Orleans

New York City

Mexico City

San Antonio

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Question 3 of 10

3. Oswald is believed to have made an attempt on the life of a wellknown ultra-conservative retired general in early 1963. Who was he? Hint

Alexander Haig

Edwin Walker

Barry Goldwater

Allen Dulles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Oswald claimed the package he brought with him to work the morning of the assassination contained _______ ? Hint

curtain rods

photographic equipment

a gift for his wife

golf clubs

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Question 5 of 10

5. Oswald's killer, Jack Ruby, owned which popular Dallas nightclub? Hint

Silver Spur

Carousel Club

Fantasy Lounge

Tequila Sunrise

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Russian-speaking woman who took in Oswald's wife while the couple was separated in the days leading up to the assassination was _______ ? Hint

Rachel Hidell

Marina Prusakova

Ruth Paine

Mary Moorman

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Question 7 of 10

7. The movie house where Oswald was arrested the afternoon of the assassination was _______ ? Hint

Dallas Cinema

Oak Cliff Revue

Fort Worth Filmview

Texas Theater

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Question 8 of 10

8. The attorney that Oswald desired for his would-be defense was _______ ? Hint

John Abt

Mark Lane

F. Lee Bailey

Alan Derschowitz

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Question 9 of 10

9. The rifle found on the Depository's 6th floor in the aftermath of the assassination was originally believed to be a _______ ? Hint

Mauser

Remington

Mannlicher Carcano

Corsica Boltaction

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Question 10 of 10

10. The driver of the Presidential limousine was _______ ? Hint

Jim Garrison

David Ferrie

Roy Truly

William Greer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The other elected official riding with JFK in the presidential limousine was _______ ?

Answer: John Connally

Texas Governor Connally was also wounded in the shooting, presumably by the so-called 'magic bullet' that first struck the President.

2. Accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent the summer of 1963 handing out pro-Castro leaflets in the streets of which city?

Answer: New Orleans

The leaflets Oswald distributed bore the address 544 Camp Street, a hangout for ultra right-wing anti-Communists!

3. Oswald is believed to have made an attempt on the life of a wellknown ultra-conservative retired general in early 1963. Who was he?

Answer: Edwin Walker

The bullet deflected off Walker's window pane, missing him by inches.

4. Oswald claimed the package he brought with him to work the morning of the assassination contained _______ ?

Answer: curtain rods

Oswald visited his estranged wife the night before the assassination to secretly retrieve his rifle.

5. Oswald's killer, Jack Ruby, owned which popular Dallas nightclub?

Answer: Carousel Club

Many conspiracy theorists claim to have proof that Oswald frequented Ruby's establishment prior to the assassination.

6. The Russian-speaking woman who took in Oswald's wife while the couple was separated in the days leading up to the assassination was _______ ?

Answer: Ruth Paine

Ruth Paine was instrumental in helping Oswald find work at the School Book Depository.

7. The movie house where Oswald was arrested the afternoon of the assassination was _______ ?

Answer: Texas Theater

The double feature that was showing at the time of Oswald's arrest was Cry Of Battle and War Is Hell.

8. The attorney that Oswald desired for his would-be defense was _______ ?

Answer: John Abt

John Abt specialized in high profile cases involving Communist sympathizers.

9. The rifle found on the Depository's 6th floor in the aftermath of the assassination was originally believed to be a _______ ?

Answer: Mauser

The fact that the Carcano was initially mistakenly identified led some conspiracy theorists to conclude that the alleged murder weapon had been planted to incriminate Oswald.

10. The driver of the Presidential limousine was _______ ?

Answer: William Greer

The fact that Greer slowed down to a virtual stop after the initial shots may actually have given Oswald time to fire the final, fatal head shot.

Source: Author joeysez

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