Colorful Depression Era Bandits Quiz

Answer: John Dillinger

Dillinger, Makley, Pierpont, and Clark were all arrested while vacationing together in Tucson, Arizona.

Answer: Clyde Barrow

Clyde wrote - "Dear Sir: - While I still have got breath in my lungs I will tell you what a dandy car you make." The robber went on to say that he "drove Fords exclusivley when I could get away with one" and that "even if my business hasn't been strictly legal it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8."

Answer: Donnie

The Barker boys included Arthur, Herman, Lloyd, as well as Fred. Ma Barker's name was Arizona Donnie Barker, and she was commonly called Kate.

Answer: Pretty Boy Floyd

"Pretty Boy Floyd" by Woody Githrie begins with the lines -
"Come gather round me children, a story I will tell
of Pretty Boy Floyd, an outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well."

Answer: Lillian Holley

Lillian Holley was the sheriff of the Crown Point, Indiana, jail from which John Dillinger escaped in 1933. Marie Comforti, Helen Gillis, and Pat Cherrington were all arrested at the Little Bohemia Lodge near Mercer, Wisconsin, when FBI agents raided the place in a failed attempt to capture John Dillinger. Helen Gillis was the wife of Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson.

Answer: Wilbur Underhill

Underhill, though not as well known as some, was a prolific bank robber who committed his crimes in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas. He was gunned down while honeymooning with his bride in 1934.

Answer: Bonnie Parker

Bonnie wrote bad poems in her spare time and even sent them to newspapers.

Answer: Al Capone

Nelson didn't last long with the Capone organization. His career suggests that he never did learn to work well with others.

Answer: Jack Dempsey

Charles Dempsey Floyd was born on December 29, 1924. His parents called him Jackie.

Answer: She was deported.

Anna Sage collected only a portion of the reward money offered for Dillinger and was deported shortly after to her native Romania where she died in 1947.

Sources for this trivia quiz include "John Dillinger" by Dary Matera, "The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde" by John Treherne, "Don't call Us Molls" by Ellen Poulsen, "Pretty Boy" by Michael Wallis and articles from the Oklahombres webpage.