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Last Hangings in UK Prisons Trivia Quiz

I will give you a prison name and all you need to do is tell me the year that the last hanging took place there. Good luck

A multiple-choice quiz by me67. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
me67

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,433

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
367

Last 3 plays: Guest 121 (3/10), Guest 136 (7/10), Guest 72 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. When did Winchester prison hold its last hanging? Hint

1959

1963

1960

1962

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did Exeter prison hold its last hanging? Hint

1941

1943

1942

1952

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ethel Major was the last prisoner to be hanged at Hull prison. In what year did this take place? Hint

1937

1935

1934

1936

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Question 4 of 10

4. Newgate held its last hanging in the same year that it closed. What year was this? Hint

1902

1901

1900

1874

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Question 5 of 10

5. Shepton Mallet prison was used during World War II to execute servicemen who had committed capital offences. When did it hold its last hanging? Hint

1944

1945

1946

1947

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Question 6 of 10

6. When did the last execution take place at Leeds prison? Hint

1961

1959

1962

1960

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Question 7 of 10

7. When were the gallows at Maidstone Prisons last used to execute a prisoner? Hint

1929

1930

1931

1932

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was the last condemned prisoner put to death in Dorchester prison? Hint

1942

1941

1943

1944

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Worcester Prison carry out its last hanging? Hint

1924

1919

1938

1929

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did the final execution at Stafford Prison take place? Hint

1948

1906

1914

1919

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When did Winchester prison hold its last hanging?

Answer: 1963

The hangman was Harry Allen and it was the third from last hanging in the UK. The executed prisoner was Dennis John Whitty.

2. In what year did Exeter prison hold its last hanging?

Answer: 1943

The executed prisoner was Gordon Trenoweth the hangman was Thomas Pierrepoint whose brother Henry and nephew Albert were also hangmen.

3. Ethel Major was the last prisoner to be hanged at Hull prison. In what year did this take place?

Answer: 1934

Ethel Major was executed at Hull in 1934. She had been convicted of the murder of her husband.

4. Newgate held its last hanging in the same year that it closed. What year was this?

Answer: 1902

George Woolfe was the last person to be executed at Newgate. The first prison on the Newgate site was built in 1188; it was rebuilt in the 18th century and remained in use until 1902. It stood on a site that is now occupied by the Old Bailey which in 1856 became England's Central Criminal Court. It was at Newgate that the 'New Drop' gallows (with a trapdoor) was introduced in 1783.

5. Shepton Mallet prison was used during World War II to execute servicemen who had committed capital offences. When did it hold its last hanging?

Answer: 1945

Aniceto Martinez was hanged for the rape of his girlfriend and was at the time of the offence a serving member of the U.S. Army. He was the last member of the U.S. Army to be executed at Shepton Mallet. According to the Wikipedia article on Shepton Mallet Prison, 16 Americans were hanged at the prison during World War II and two executed by firing squad there.

6. When did the last execution take place at Leeds prison?

Answer: 1961

The man who was hanged was Zsiga Pankotia. who was from Hungary.

7. When were the gallows at Maidstone Prisons last used to execute a prisoner?

Answer: 1930

Sidney Fox was executed for the murder of his mother.

8. When was the last condemned prisoner put to death in Dorchester prison?

Answer: 1941

The condemned prisoner was David Jennings, and the hangman was Thomas Pierrepoint who was Albert Pierrepoint's uncle. (In fact, as Albert was waiting to be engaged in his first official execution in the UK he was employed by his uncle to assist in an execution at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. Under the Irish law at the time the appointed executioner could chose to appoint whoever he wished to act as his assistant).

9. When did Worcester Prison carry out its last hanging?

Answer: 1919

The executed prisoner was Djang Djin Sung and the hangman was John Ellis who wrote an account of his experiences as a hangman entitled "Diary of a Hangman". In fact, despite all hangmen being instructed to avoid publicity books were also written by James Berry and Albert Pierrepoint, amongst others.

After he ceased to be employed as a hangman Ellis had toured the country with an exhibition demonstrating the workings of the gallows to the public.

10. When did the final execution at Stafford Prison take place?

Answer: 1914

Josiah Davies was executed. The hangman was John Ellis who went on to kill himself by cutting his own throat in 1932.

Source: Author me67

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