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Ripper Facts and Fiction Trivia Quiz

Unlike his sovereign Victoria, this man's reign was brief. Yet apart from Jesus Christ, more books have been written about Jack The Ripper than any other historical figure. If Ripper history interests you, then so should this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by ripper1. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
ripper1

Time
9 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,150

Updated
Apr 01 23

# Qns
25

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Question 1 of 25

1. The name "Jack The Ripper" first appeared in the "Dear Boss" letter, received by the Central News Agency on September 27, 1888. Generally accepted to be the work of an enterprising journalist, who is suspected of giving the murderer his famous moniker? Hint

James Marsh

Charles Moore

Tom Bulling

Nick Connell

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Question 2 of 25

2. At the height of the murders, the Metropolitan Police estimated that Whitechapel was home to over two thousand street prostitutes.

True

False

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who discovered the body of the first canonical Ripper victim, Mary Ann Nichols? Hint

Patrick Mulshaw

John Paul

Charles Cross

PC John Neil

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Question 4 of 25

4. The image of Jack The Ripper as a cloaked figure carrying a medical bag through the foggy, gaslit streets of London, persists to this day. With whom did the "black bag" originate? Hint

Matthew Packer

Fanny Mortimer

Walter Dew

PC William Smith

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Question 5 of 25

5. Sir Henry Smith, Assistant Commissioner of the City Police, was in charge of the investigation into the murder of Catharine Eddowes. What angered him most about the Mitre Square murder? Hint

The thought of being labelled "as incompetent" as his Metropolitan Police counterpart, Sir Charles Warren.

The insinuation of Sir Charles Warren into Smith's investigation.

That Eddowes had been released from police custody just one hour before her brutal murder.

That despite vigorous police patrols of the area, the murderer had outwitted his officers.

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Question 6 of 25

6. Catharine Eddowes had the initials "T.C." tattooed in blue ink on her left forearm. What did the initials stand for? Hint

There's no indication that they stood for anything.

Her nickname.

Her first boyfriend's name.

Her first husband's name.

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Question 7 of 25

7. According to Detective Sergeant Halse, the Goulston Street graffiti was written in three lines. What size were the letters? Hint

No larger than three quarters of an inch.

Just over two and three quarter inches.

No larger than one and one half inches.

Just under four inches.

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Question 8 of 25

8. Allow me to play devil's advocate. Let's assume that the Goulston Street graffiti, "The Juwes are the men who will not be blamed for nothing," was a genuine clue left by Jack The Ripper. Which of the following suspects would be the logical choice as author of the message? Hint

George Chapman

Aaron Kosminski

Sir William Gull

Montague John Druitt

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Question 9 of 25

9. Sir Robert Anderson, head of the CID in 1888, published his memoirs, "The Lighter Side of My Official Life," in 1910. According to Anderson, what brought the Ripper murders to an end? Hint

The suicide of the prime suspect.

The exodus of prostitutes from the streets.

The institutionalizing of the alleged killer.

The killer left the country.

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which of the following high ranking officials was known to spend his off-duty hours patrolling the streets of Whitechapel, in search of the Ripper? Hint

Chief Inspector Swanson

Inspector Abberline

Inspector Arnold

Inspector Chandler

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Question 11 of 25

11. After the murder of Catharine Eddowes, the Commissioner of the City Police recommended that a reward be issued for the apprehension of her killer(s). How much was the reward? Hint

500 pounds sterling

1000 pounds sterling

250 pounds sterling

None of the amounts is correct

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Question 12 of 25

12. The public's disdain at their ineffectiveness, combined with the immediate posting of a reward for Eddowes' murderer, were the catalysts that precipitated the Home Office's decision to finally offer a reward in the Nichols, Chapman, and Stride cases.

True

False

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Question 13 of 25

13. In addition to raising funds for a reward, The Mile End Vigilance Committee organized nightly patrols through the streets of Whitechapel. This was done in an effort to aid police in their daunting task of apprehending the Ripper. Apart from boots and a stout stick, what did members of the patrol carry? Hint

A notepad.

Descriptions of suspects provided to police by witnesses.

A length of rope for immobalizing a suspect, until a constable arrived.

A police whistle.

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Question 14 of 25

14. On how many occasions did clairvoyant Robert James Lees offer his services to the authorities? Hint

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who was the first person through the door of Number 13 Miller's Court, site of Mary Kelly's murder? Hint

John McCarthy

Dr. George Bagster Phillips

Inspector Abberline

Dr. Thomas Bond

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Question 16 of 25

16. With regard to the Miller's Court murder, what testimony was shared by witnesses Elizabeth Prater and Sarah Lewis? Hint

Both heard a cry of "Murder," just prior to 4:00 a.m.

Both gave similar descriptions of the man seen entering Miller's Court with the victim.

Both claimed to have seen Mary Kelly "after" her murder.

Both heard Kelly singing, "A Violet I Plucked From My Mother's Grave," in the court at around 1:00 a.m.

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Question 17 of 25

17. Although he was the coroner for the Whitechapel District, why didn't Wynn Baxter preside over the Kelly inquest? Hint

The murder did not occur in Whitechapel.

He was involved in a court case in the City of London and was not available to conduct the proceeding.

He was out of the country at the time of the murder.

None of the answers is correct.

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Question 18 of 25

18. The day after Mary Kelly's murder, who made the following statement: "All these courts must be lit and our detectives improved"? Hint

Queen Victoria

Inspector Swanson

Home Secretary, Henry Matthews

Sir Robert Anderson

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Question 19 of 25

19. John McCarthy, Mary Kelly's landlord, said after seeing her body, "It looked more like the work of a ___, than a man." Hint

Butcher

Beast

Devil

Demon

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Question 20 of 25

20. All of the Ripper's victims had their throats cut from left to right.

True

False

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Question 21 of 25

21. Although a large segment of the population believed that no Englishman could possibly be responsible for the Whitechapel murders, only two witnesses described suspects as foreign in appearance. One was Elizabeth Long. Who was the other? Hint

Israel Schwartz

Joseph Lawende

George Hutchinson

William Marshall

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Question 22 of 25

22. Both Mary Kelly and Catharine Eddowes showed signs of connexion.

True

False

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Question 23 of 25

23. Other than the fact that all of the murdered women were from Whitechapel, there is no evidence to suggest that the Ripper himself resided in that district.

True

False

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Question 24 of 25

24. The grave of which Ripper victim no longer exists? Hint

Catharine Eddowes

Elizabeth Stride

Mary Kelly

Annie Chapman

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Question 25 of 25

25. Modern crime solving techniques have been used to try to identify the man responsible for the Whitechapel murders. Who do FBI profilers name as the most likely suspect? Hint

Aaron Kosminski

James Maybrick

George Chapman

Michael Ostrog

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Tom Bulling

According to John G. Littlechild, Head of the Special Branch at the time of the murders, Scotland Yard believed that Bulling, a Central News Agency reporter, invented the name and drafted the letter.

2. At the height of the murders, the Metropolitan Police estimated that Whitechapel was home to over two thousand street prostitutes.

Answer: False

Based on counts supplied by "beat cops," the number was placed at approximately twelve hundred.

3. Who discovered the body of the first canonical Ripper victim, Mary Ann Nichols?

Answer: Charles Cross

Cross discovered the body as he walked through Buck's Row on his way to work, at approximately 3:40 a.m., August 31, 1888.

4. The image of Jack The Ripper as a cloaked figure carrying a medical bag through the foggy, gaslit streets of London, persists to this day. With whom did the "black bag" originate?

Answer: Fanny Mortimer

Mortimer lived two doors down from the scene of Elizabeth Stride's murder. Her official statement, which appeared in the Daily News of October 1, 1888, states that she saw a suspicious man carrying a black bag, in the vicinity of the crime scene. However, she goes on to clarify that the man was coming from Commercial Road, not Dutfield's Yard.

The man she saw presented himself to police and was cleared of any suspicion. Ironically, that fact was not widely publicized and Mortimer's mention of the bag has mistakenly been associated with Jack The Ripper to this very day.

5. Sir Henry Smith, Assistant Commissioner of the City Police, was in charge of the investigation into the murder of Catharine Eddowes. What angered him most about the Mitre Square murder?

Answer: That Eddowes had been released from police custody just one hour before her brutal murder.

Eddowes had been picked up for public drunkenness at 8:30 p.m., September 29, 1888, and although she was clearly not sober, she was released from custody, unescorted, four and one half hours later.

6. Catharine Eddowes had the initials "T.C." tattooed in blue ink on her left forearm. What did the initials stand for?

Answer: Her first boyfriend's name.

Eddowes fell in love at age sixteen, with a young man named Thomas Conway. Although they were together for over twenty years and had three children, Eddowes and Conway never married.

7. According to Detective Sergeant Halse, the Goulston Street graffiti was written in three lines. What size were the letters?

Answer: No larger than three quarters of an inch.

The capital letters were approximately three quarters of an inch, with the remaining letters in proportion.

Answer: Montague John Druitt

The message was written in chalk. Who better to carry chalk, than a school teacher. Henceforth, chalk + teacher = Montague John Druitt.

9. Sir Robert Anderson, head of the CID in 1888, published his memoirs, "The Lighter Side of My Official Life," in 1910. According to Anderson, what brought the Ripper murders to an end?

Answer: The exodus of prostitutes from the streets.

Anderson claimed that "his" policy, of denying police protection to prostitutes, drove them from the streets. This action robbed the Ripper of victims and the killings stopped.

10. Which of the following high ranking officials was known to spend his off-duty hours patrolling the streets of Whitechapel, in search of the Ripper?

Answer: Inspector Abberline

Abberline, who was often still behind his desk at 9:00 p.m., would then hit the streets, searching for the elusive murderer until sunrise.

11. After the murder of Catharine Eddowes, the Commissioner of the City Police recommended that a reward be issued for the apprehension of her killer(s). How much was the reward?

Answer: 500 pounds sterling

Recommended by Colonel Sir James Fraser, the reward was authorized by the Lord Mayor for the City of London, on October 1, 1888.

Answer: False

Even after the horrific "double-event," Secretary of State, Henry Matthews, still rejected all appeals for a government reward in the Whitechapel murders.

Answer: A police whistle.

Despite a lack of funds, each man on patrol was paid a wage by the committee.

14. On how many occasions did clairvoyant Robert James Lees offer his services to the authorities?

Answer: 3

According to "Casebook: Jack The Ripper," Lees paid three visits to Scotland Yard, from October 2, 1888 to October 4, 1888. His offer of "psychic assistance" was refused on all occasions.

15. Who was the first person through the door of Number 13 Miller's Court, site of Mary Kelly's murder?

Answer: Dr. George Bagster Phillips

The divisional police surgeon entered the room at approximately 1:30 p.m., November 9, 1888, after the landlord, John McCarthy, broke the door down with a pickaxe.

16. With regard to the Miller's Court murder, what testimony was shared by witnesses Elizabeth Prater and Sarah Lewis?

Answer: Both heard a cry of "Murder," just prior to 4:00 a.m.

Prater heard the cry between 3:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., while Lewis estimated the time to be just moments before 4:00 a.m. At the coroner's inquest, Prater changed her testimony to say that she heard the cry just after 4:00 a.m.

17. Although he was the coroner for the Whitechapel District, why didn't Wynn Baxter preside over the Kelly inquest?

Answer: The murder did not occur in Whitechapel.

According to Dr. McDonald, the murder of Mary Kelly took place in his district, Shoreditch. When several jurors objected to hearing a case which did not belong in their district, McDonald's reply was, "The body is in my jurisdiction, it was taken to my mortuary and that is the end of the matter!"

18. The day after Mary Kelly's murder, who made the following statement: "All these courts must be lit and our detectives improved"?

Answer: Queen Victoria

Victoria, who'd been following the events in Whitechapel, made the request to her Prime Minister.

19. John McCarthy, Mary Kelly's landlord, said after seeing her body, "It looked more like the work of a ___, than a man."

Answer: Devil

As reported in the London Times of November 10, 1888.

20. All of the Ripper's victims had their throats cut from left to right.

Answer: False

Nichols, Chapman, Stride and Eddowes had cuts running in that direction. However, Mary Kelly's body was far too mutilated to establish the direction of the fatal neck wound.

Answer: George Hutchinson

According to Hutchinson, the man he saw accompanying Mary Kelly into Miller's Court had a "Jewish appearance."

22. Both Mary Kelly and Catharine Eddowes showed signs of connexion.

Answer: False

Connexion was the Victorian term for rape.

23. Other than the fact that all of the murdered women were from Whitechapel, there is no evidence to suggest that the Ripper himself resided in that district.

Answer: False

The piece of bloodied apron, found on Goulston Street after the Eddowes murder, was an indication of the direction the killer was travelling. Rather than fleeing into the city, away from the police, this item of evidence suggested that the killer was returning to Whitechapel.

24. The grave of which Ripper victim no longer exists?

Answer: Annie Chapman

Chapman was interred in Manor Park Cemetery, in a public or communal grave. Buried twelve feet down, the ground has since been re-used and no trace of her original resting place now exists.

25. Modern crime solving techniques have been used to try to identify the man responsible for the Whitechapel murders. Who do FBI profilers name as the most likely suspect?

Answer: Aaron Kosminski

According to retired FBI profiler, Roy Hazelwood, "Kosminski fits the characteristics and traits that the FBI believe would have been possessed by Jack the Ripper."

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