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1. Nicknamed "the hell hole", this prison was built in 1875, largely by the inmates themselves. It appeared in the title of two motion pictures of the same title in 1957 and 2007. Which prison in the Ol' American West was overcrowded from the beginning, housing as many as six prisoners in one tiny cell with no ventilation, no electricity, no running water, and no sanitation?
2. This prison in London was built in 1188 under King Henry II's rule to house those awaiting trial. Over the years it housed everyone from debtors to murders. It has the dubious distinction of having the world's first death row. What London prison served as a training site for executioners?
3. The "Hanoi Hilton" was a prison so named by the American POWs held there during the Vietnam War. POWs were tortured and beaten, despite North Vietnam being a signer of the Geneva Convention. What was the real name of the "Hanoi Hilton"?
4. Known as the "Mother of the Soviet Gulag", this forced labor camp was the first of many established under Lenin and greatly expanded by Stalin. What is this "Mother's" name?
5. Devil's Island lies just 8 miles off the coast of French Guiana. The islands (there are 3 of them) were named the Salvation Islands by French settlers, but in an 1851 coup d'etat, a new emperor seized power and turned one of the islands into one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Who was this French emperor?
6. Now a tiny village in southwestern Georgia, Andersonville was a notorious Confederate POW camp from February 1864 to April 1865. What was Andersonville's official name?
7. This institution was the site for the filming of "The Shawshank Redemption". Opened in 1920, it was designed to hold first-time offenders, but quickly became the home of America's very worst criminals. What was the name of this Ohio institution?
8. The Chateau d'If was a former prison located on the Ile d'If off the coast of Marseille, France. It was a dumping ground for political and religious prisoners and many of France's worst criminals. Many died while chained to walls, neglected. The prison is the setting for a literary masterpiece by which author?
9. Under the despotic rule of one man, this prison was a way-station for the genocide that followed. In only 4 years, over 2 million perished. In which of these cities was a former high school turned into one of the most notorious prisons in southeast Asia?
10. Known as Russia's Alcatraz, this notorious prison houses Russia's most dangerous criminals. Prisoners are kept in their cells 22.5 hours a day and allowed only 2 visitors a year. What is the name of this mind-numbing prison?
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