True Crime Trivia
Famous cases, notorious heists, landmark trials and mysteries that were never solved. This category is for people who listen to every episode of the podcast and read the follow-ups.
Questions are factual and sourced, never gratuitous. You type every answer, and each comes with a short note on how the case turned out.
- 236questions
- 42easy
- 71medium
- 123hard
What's covered
- Famous cases
- Heists
- Landmark trials
- Unsolved mysteries
- Investigations
- Organized crime
True Crime Trivia: sample questions
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- easy
Which Colombian drug lord, founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel, was shot dead by security forces on a rooftop in December 1993?
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Pablo Escobar
At the height of his power he was believed to be worth around $30 billion, making him one of the richest criminals in history.
- easy
What is the name of the Washington DC office complex whose June 1972 burglary gave its name to the scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency?
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Watergate
The scandal's name became a linguistic template, spawning the '-gate' suffix now attached to countless political controversies.
- medium
What is the term for the crime of stealing or misappropriating money that has been entrusted to you by an employer or client, rather than taken from a stranger?
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Embezzlement
Embezzlement differs from ordinary theft because the offender is first given lawful access to the funds before misusing them.
- medium
What was the name of the Fall River, Massachusetts woman acquitted in June 1893 of axe-murdering her father and stepmother the previous year?
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Lizzie Borden
Despite her acquittal, Lizzie Borden was shunned by much of Fall River society and lived out the rest of her life in the same town under a cloud of suspicion.
- hard
Which Weimar-era German serial killer, dubbed the 'Butcher of Hanover' for the extensive dismemberment of his victims' bodies, was executed by guillotine in 1925?
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Fritz Haarmann
He was also nicknamed the 'Wolf Man' because his preferred method of killing was biting through his victims' throats.
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