Historical People V: Villains Trivia Quiz

Answer: Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler is commonly considered one of the most despicable men in history. He was responsible for a myriad of deaths, and is regarded by many as the true face of evil. Hitler's reign in Germany was a reign of terror, and he has become one an icon of evil.

Answer: Pol Pot

Pol Pot was the leader of Cambodia's "Khmer Rouge" communist movement. It is estimated he caused between 1.7-2.5 million deaths. He favored "agrarian socialism", which involved relocating people from towns to rural environments to work on his "special projects." Pol Pot, whose original name was Saloth Sar, wanted a new beginning, a "Year Zero." About 20% of the Cambodian population died at the hands of Pol Pot's leadership. His cruel reign was brought to an end during the Cambodian-Vietnamese War of 1978-79.

Tou Samouth was Pol Pot's mentor.

Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il-Sung are both North Korean despots.

Answer: Josef Stalin

Stalin's rule was a bittersweet one, ending the lives of anyone in opposition to him, and twisting history to fit his own ends. Many people in the Soviet Union still consider him a hero despite his cruel policies, assassinations, and prison camps. Stalin is now considered one of the most evil men in history along with Adolf Hitler, though Mao Zedong was probably responsible for even more deaths than either of these men.

Answer: Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein was known to watch torture of his enemies as "light entertainment" and is responsible for genocide against the Kurds, a people in Iraq desperately craving their freedom. He made use of illegal chemical warfare which not only killed the Kurds, but in a slow, painful manner. He also led an unprovoked invasion of Iran which added to the death toll.

Answer: Hermann Göring

Adolft Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany.

Erwin Rommel was a Nazi General.

Manfred von Richthofen was the "Red Baron."

Hermann Goering was a good friend of Adolf Hitler. He also suffered from morphine addiction, being dosed with morphine every day for quite some time.

Answer: Idi Amin

Idi Amin is credited with numerous human rights abuses, and like many great villains was thought to be insane. He often bestowed upon himself frivolous and bizarre titles such as "Conqueror of the British Empire," and "King of Scotland," he attempted to annex part of Tanzania and this resulted in a war that would see the end of his regime. He then fled to Libya.

Answer: Herod the Great

Herod the Great was known for the Biblical "Massacre of the Innocents," in which he killed all young male infants in Bethlehem. He was one of Rome's Satellite Kings, changing allegiance based on who is in charge of Rome. One historian refers to Herod as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis." He undertook various building projects in the hope of gaining popular sympathy.

He was eventually deemed incompetent by Emperor Augustus.

Answer: Charles Manson

Charles Manson is one of the most notorious men in history. His idea of a race-war known as Helter Skelter between Blacks and (some) Whites brought method to his madness. He believed that after blacks would win the war, he would arise and control the earth due to their incompetency that he believed they posessed.

He was said to have a magnetic, charming personality that he would use to gain followers that he would use to commit murders for him. He would often go on LSD trips with his followers, taking only a small amount of drugs to exert his will and maintain control of the others.

Answer: Richard Ramirez

Richard Ramirez, dubbed the "Night Stalker," by the press had a great interest in the occult, and would sometimes mutilate his victims. He would often rape his victims who were often times the elderly.

Answer: Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar was indeed a rich and wealthy crime baron, one of the wealthiest in history. His revenue in 1989 was at an estimated 25 billion US dollars. He once planned to run in Colombian politics, offering to entirely pay off their debt, and another time allegedly burned two million dollars for warmth.

He managed a control of roughly 80% of the cocaine trade, making him the drug king-pin of the world. He had no hesitation in killing those who stood in his way, and for him violence was just an aspect of business.

Answer: King Henry VIII

This monarch had a passion for women, marrying six times and known for his rage when he wasn't supplied with a male heir. He established himself as the Supreme Governor of Church of England, just so that he could divorce his first wife. He was excommunicated by the Catholic Church, and suppressed the monasteries in order to seize their assets.

He beheaded two of his wives, but also fathered Queen Elizabeth I. He was an absolute monarch.

Answer: Jim Jones

Jim Jones "utopian" community of Jonestown in Guyana was the site of the terrible deal with death. Many members who did not wish to participate were forced to drink Flavor-Aid laced with cyanide. There were very few people who escaped the event, and it was the second largest loss of American life not related to a natural disaster or resulting from war (terrorist attacks 9/11 was the largest).

He was also responsible for the death of Leo Ryan, a congressman at the time. Jones used guile and charm to lure people into his spell, and he led his followers to the community known as Jonestown.

Answer: Vlad Tepes

Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler, was the son of Vlad II. He inherited the title Dracula from his father. Dracul actually stems from the Order of the Dragon, an organization dedicated to rooting out Islamic influence within Europe. So Vlad Dracula meant Son of the Dragon. He would often impale his enemies on stakes, prolonging their lives so they could live out a slow and painful end.

Answer: Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung was a despot that targeted the United States to strengthen his power. He claimed that the USA had spread diseases among his people, and followed Stalin's "Great Purge" policy by organizing purges without even the benefit of a trial. Victims of his regime would disappear in the night, never to be heard from again.

Answer: Sextus Tarquinius

Tarquin the Proud was the last king of Rome and Sextus' father. Julius Caesar was not alive at the time. Lucius Junius Brutus led the Roman revolution that shifted the country from a monarchy to a republic.

Sextus Tarquinius was said to have entered a dispute over the faithfulness of the Romans' wives during a siege and decided to surprise them. They traveled and saw various wives until they saw Lucretia with her slaves. Lucretia was married to Collatinus, but Sextus grew lustful. He allegedly returned a few days later, threatening to lay a dead slave with its throat cut beside her in bed if she didn't submit to him. She did, but later wrote to her husband of the vile deed and committed suicide. This was the spark needed overthrow the monarchs, and Lucius Junius Brutus led the revolution. Sextus fled to Gabii where he was killed in retribution.