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Quiz about Early Serial Killers
Quiz about Early Serial Killers

Early Serial Killers Trivia Quiz


Serial killers are not a modern phenomenon. See how much you know about these famous murderers that operated before the term 'serial killer' was coined.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bullymom
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,796
Updated
Apr 01 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
4998
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (10/10), Guest 175 (4/10), Guest 68 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This early 17th-century Scottish family is estimated to have killed close to one thousand people. Who were they? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. William Burke and William Hare formed a killing partnership in Scotland in the 1820s; they are credited with 16 victims. What did they do with the bodies? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. John George Haigh, who was hanged in England in 1949, was known as what? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This female serial killer, who lured victims through 'lonely hearts' ads, was known as the 'Female Bluebeard'. Who was she? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This German serial killer was charged with the murder of 27 boys in the 1920s. Who was he? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the American killer of children who killed his first victim at age 14? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This German-born serial killer was known as The Cannibal of Münsterberg. He killed vagrants and homeless people. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This religious fanatic serial killer killed landladies all over the US and Canada in the 1920s; the press gave him the name 'The Gorilla Man'. Who was he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This sexton of a Boston church killed women and children of his parish from 1873-74. He was quoted as saying 'I am a very bad man'. Who was he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which California serial killer was sentenced to life in prison in 1973 for killing 25 migrant workers? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This early 17th-century Scottish family is estimated to have killed close to one thousand people. Who were they?

Answer: The Beanes

Sawney Beane and his extended clan were legendary Scottish cannibals; some question if they actually existed or were just a folk legend.
2. William Burke and William Hare formed a killing partnership in Scotland in the 1820s; they are credited with 16 victims. What did they do with the bodies?

Answer: Sold them to anatomy schools

The pattern was to lure a vagrant back to their rooming house, where the duo would ply him with booze and then kill him. Surprisingly, none of the anatomy schools ever wondered how they happened upon so many dead bodies.
3. John George Haigh, who was hanged in England in 1949, was known as what?

Answer: Acid Bath Murderer

He earned this charming nickname by the way he disposed of his victims' bodies.
4. This female serial killer, who lured victims through 'lonely hearts' ads, was known as the 'Female Bluebeard'. Who was she?

Answer: Belle Gunness

She was never caught.
5. This German serial killer was charged with the murder of 27 boys in the 1920s. Who was he?

Answer: Fritz Haarmann

He was executed in 1925.
6. Who was the American killer of children who killed his first victim at age 14?

Answer: Jesse Pomeroy

He died in Bridgewater State Farm for the Criminally Insane in 1932.
7. This German-born serial killer was known as The Cannibal of Münsterberg. He killed vagrants and homeless people.

Answer: Karl Denke

Karl Denke lived in Munsterberg, Silesia, Germany, now Ziêbice, Poland. He is estimated to have killed between 30 and 40 people. He hanged himself in jail after his arrest.
8. This religious fanatic serial killer killed landladies all over the US and Canada in the 1920s; the press gave him the name 'The Gorilla Man'. Who was he?

Answer: Earle Nelson

Finally caught by a Canadian posse, he was hanged in 1928.
9. This sexton of a Boston church killed women and children of his parish from 1873-74. He was quoted as saying 'I am a very bad man'. Who was he?

Answer: Thomas Piper

Apparently he wasn't kidding.
10. Which California serial killer was sentenced to life in prison in 1973 for killing 25 migrant workers?

Answer: Juan Corona

Source: Author bullymom

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