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Cold Blooded Killers Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about various killers in society. Some parts may have you feeling squeamish after taking this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by slowglass. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
slowglass

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
120,321

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2582

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (7/10), dennywobbles (6/10), Guest 198 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This woman killed her ex-husband Dan and his new wife Linda as they slept peacefully in their bed in San Diego in the late 80's. Hint

Betty Broderick

Juanita Broderick

Danica Kopach

Samantha North

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Question 2 of 10

2. This woman from Los Angeles killed nine people, most of them were homeless and mentally disabled, for their social security and disability benefits. Hint

Angelica Camarona

Marilyn Parker

Edith Anne Tomlinson

Dorothea Helen Gray

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Question 3 of 10

3. A convicted murderer from Paris, this man was a cannibal and
grave robber. His first victim was in 1994 and he was known as the "Vampire Of Paris". Hint

Louis LeBeau

Nicolas Claux

Michael G�rald

Valentin Dessosse

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Question 4 of 10

4. These two men kidnapped two police officers and killed one of them in a deserted onion field in Bakersfield. Hint

Gregory Powell & Jimmy Youngblood

Nels Van Patten & Tom Neyman

Angelo Buono & Kenneth Bianchi

Phillip Bartenieff & Mark Scheer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Calling himself the Son of Sam, this serial killer terrorized New York City in the late 1970s. Hint

Albert De Salvo

Ted Bundy

David Berkowitz

Richard Ramirez

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Question 6 of 10

6. A pediatric nurse, who suffered from Munchausen by Proxy syndrome, maims and murdered many infants at England's Grantham and Kesteven Hospital. Hint

Kelly Ann Bukowski

Hillary Rodenton

Beverley Allitt

Maria Vaselli

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Question 7 of 10

7. This navy seaman aboard an aircraft carrier admitted to as many as 30 murders in countries such as United Staes, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Israel, and Hong Kong. Hint

Chad Copeland

John Eric Armstrong

David Morin

Gord Brody

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Question 8 of 10

8. Britain's worst serial killer, until 2002, was this woman who was known as the Victorian serial poisoner. Hint

Emma Weston

Mary Jane Kelly

Elizabeth De Lesseps

Mary Ann Cotton

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first victim of Jack the Ripper? Hint

Martha Tabram

Annie Chapman

Mary Jane Kelly

Emma Smith

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to a book by Patricia Cornwell in 2002, recent DNA evidence points to this man as the killer known as Jack the Ripper. Hint

Walter Sickert

Sir William Gull

Montague John Druitt

Michael Ostrog

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This woman killed her ex-husband Dan and his new wife Linda as they slept peacefully in their bed in San Diego in the late 80's.

Answer: Betty Broderick

Betty could not deal with the fact that her ex-husband was happy in his life without her. She decided to do whatever it took to ruin his life and job. She left hundreds of threatening messages on his answering machine and stalked him and his fiance. She even drove her car into the side of his house.

She stole their wedding invitations hoping to disrupt their lives. She broke into his house and shot Dan and Linda while they slept. She then ripped the phone out so if they woke up could not call the police.

2. This woman from Los Angeles killed nine people, most of them were homeless and mentally disabled, for their social security and disability benefits.

Answer: Dorothea Helen Gray

3. A convicted murderer from Paris, this man was a cannibal and grave robber. His first victim was in 1994 and he was known as the "Vampire Of Paris".

Answer: Nicolas Claux

French authorities released Claux after serving seven years of a twelve-year sentence.

4. These two men kidnapped two police officers and killed one of them in a deserted onion field in Bakersfield.

Answer: Gregory Powell & Jimmy Youngblood

They made a movie called "The Onion Field" about this infamous crime. It starred John Savage, James Woods and Ted Danson.

5. Calling himself the Son of Sam, this serial killer terrorized New York City in the late 1970s.

Answer: David Berkowitz

Albert De Salvo was the Boston Strangler.
Richard Ramirez was the Nightstalker.
Ted Bundy was known as the coed killer.

6. A pediatric nurse, who suffered from Munchausen by Proxy syndrome, maims and murdered many infants at England's Grantham and Kesteven Hospital.

Answer: Beverley Allitt

Psychiatrists say that 85% of the time in Munchausen by proxy, the mother is the likely perpetrator and the mortality rate for these children is significant.

7. This navy seaman aboard an aircraft carrier admitted to as many as 30 murders in countries such as United Staes, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Israel, and Hong Kong.

Answer: John Eric Armstrong

The police believe Armstrong's spree may have begun when he joined the navy in Raleigh, North Carolina.

8. Britain's worst serial killer, until 2002, was this woman who was known as the Victorian serial poisoner.

Answer: Mary Ann Cotton

Mary Ann Cotton murdered an estimated 21 people in the 19th century.

9. Who was the first victim of Jack the Ripper?

Answer: Martha Tabram

According to Scotland Yard, Jack the Ripper had 5 official victims. Unofficially, most believe there were at least 13.

10. According to a book by Patricia Cornwell in 2002, recent DNA evidence points to this man as the killer known as Jack the Ripper.

Answer: Walter Sickert

Patricia Cornwell in her 2002 book, talks about the Ripper case, she has done a lot of research, including comparing letters written by Jack the Ripper and over 20 of Walter Sickert's paintings and has DNA evidence that an artist by the name of Walter Sickert was most likely Jack the Ripper.

Source: Author slowglass

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