True Crime
Put down the podcast and take a trivia journey in this morbid game for those fascinated by the curious wonder of true crime.
15 questions · Published July 13, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In which Long Island, New York, village did Ronald DeFeo Jr. kill all six members of his family in their home in November 1974?
INTERESTING FACT
The 1977 book (and subsequent horror film franchise) "The Amityville Horror" is not based on DeFeo's killing spree, but rather claims by the Lutz family—who bought the house after the killings—of supernatural activity.
- Multiple Choice
2. Brothers Lyle and Erik ___________ were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murder of their parents in Beverly Hills.
Lyle and Erik Menéndez were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents.
During the trial, the brothers stated that they committed the murders in fear that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose him for years of sexual and emotional abuse.
- Multiple Choice
3. The late 1970s murder spree of Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono was initially thought to be the work of a single killer, who the press dubbed the ____________.
The pair's initial victims, three sex workers, were found strangled and dumped on hillsides northeast of Los Angeles, leading the press to credit the murders to the "Hillside Strangler."
- Fill In The Blank
4. Which 2014 podcast inspired a new wave of true crime podcasts after its investigation of the conviction of Adnan Syed in the killing of Hae Min Lee?
In late 2014, the murder of Hae Min Lee and the subsequent arrest and trial of Adnan Syed was the subject of the first season of the podcast "Serial."
Hosted by Sarah Koenig, the podcast generated international interest in the trial and was downloaded more than 100 million times.
- Multiple Choice
5. One of the most popular true crime novels ever, "In Cold Blood" details the brutal killing of the Clutter family in Holcomb, __________, in 1959.
FUN FACT
Author Truman Capote referred to 1966's "In Cold Blood," which recounts the aftermath and execution of two men responsible for the brutal murders of a Kansas family in 1959, as a "nonfiction novel."
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