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Quiz about Colorful Depression Era Bandits

Colorful Depression Era Bandits Quiz

Check your knowledge of these colorful vintage criminals.

A multiple-choice quiz by kirk645. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kirk645

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,778

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
756

Last 3 plays: RobertLee_1964 (5/10), Guest 173 (6/10), Guest 216 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who led a gang which included Charles Makley, Harry Pierpont, and Russell Clark? Hint

Pretty Boy Floyd

Ma Barker

Baby Face Nelson

John Dillinger

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote a letter to Henry Ford praising his automobiles? Hint

Clyde Barrow

Baby Face Nelson

Alvin Karpis

John Dillinger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following was not one of Ma Barker's sons? Hint

Arthur

Herman

Lloyd

Donnie

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Question 4 of 10

4. What 1930s bank robber was immortalized in song by Woody Guthrie? Hint

Clyde Barrow

Baby Face Nelson

Pretty Boy Floyd

Wilbur Underhill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following women was not a "moll"? Hint

Patricia Cherrington

Marie Comforti

Lillian Holley

Helen Gillis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was known as the Tri-State Terror? Hint

Wilbur Underhill

Machine Gun Kelly

Alvin Karpis

Frank "Jelly" Nash

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote the "The Story of Suicide Sal"? Hint

Woody Guthrie

Bonnie Parker

Ma Barker

Blanche Barrow

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Baby Face Nelson briefly work for, before he became a bank robber? Hint

Al Capone

F. W. Woolworth

U. S. Post Office

Poet Carl Sandburg

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which famous American did Pretty Boy Floyd name his son after? Hint

Robert E. Lee

Jesse James

Jack Dempsey

Teddy Roosevelt

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Question 10 of 10

10. What became of Anna Sage, the "Lady in Red" who betrayed John Dillinger? Hint

She died in 1941 of venereal disease.

She was deported.

She was killed by a Dillinger partisan.

She married and lived in obscurity.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who led a gang which included Charles Makley, Harry Pierpont, and Russell Clark?

Answer: John Dillinger

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

2. Who wrote a letter to Henry Ford praising his automobiles?

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."

3. Which of the following was not one of Ma Barker's sons?

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.

4. What 1930s bank robber was immortalized in song by Woody Guthrie?

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."

5. Which of the following women was not a "moll"?

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.

6. Who was known as the Tri-State Terror?

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.

7. Who wrote the "The Story of Suicide Sal"?

Answer: Bonnie Parker

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

8. Who did Baby Face Nelson briefly work for, before he became a bank robber?

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.

9. Which famous American did Pretty Boy Floyd name his son after?

Answer: Jack Dempsey

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

10. What became of Anna Sage, the "Lady in Red" who betrayed John Dillinger?

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.

Source: Author kirk645

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