Trivia quiz questions with answers about Alcatraz
What year was Alcatraz Island first used as a prison?
Answer: 1861
What was the original purpose of Alcatraz Island?
Answer: Military defense
What is the nickname of Alcatraz Island?
Answer: The Rock
How many prisoners were housed at Alcatraz during its
time as a federal penitentiary?
Answer: Approximately 1,500
Who was the first warden of Alcatraz?
Answer: James A. Johnston
In what year did Alcatraz become a federal
penitentiary?
Answer: 1934
What is the name of the infamous escape attempt by
three prisoners in 1962?
Answer: The Battle of Alcatraz
How many prisoners have successfully escaped from
Alcatraz?
Answer: None
What was the longest-serving inmate at Alcatraz?
Answer: Robert Stroud, also known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz"
In what year did Alcatraz officially close as a federal
prison?
Answer: 1963
What is the name of the Native American occupation of
Alcatraz Island in 1969?
Answer: The Alcatraz Occupation
How many days did the Alcatraz Occupation last?
Answer: 19 months
What is the name of the famous prisoner who wrote an
autobiography about his time at Alcatraz?
Answer: Al Capone
What was the main industry for prisoners at Alcatraz?
Answer: Laundry
How many years was Alcatraz used as a military prison?
Answer: 75 years
Who was the last warden of Alcatraz?
Answer: Paul J. Madigan
What is the name of the cell block that housed the most
dangerous prisoners at Alcatraz?
Answer: D-Block
How many cell blocks were at Alcatraz?
Answer: 4
What is the name of the inmate who tried to escape by
building a raft out of raincoats?
Answer: Clarence Anglin
What is the name of the inmate who painted pictures of
birds and sold them to tourists?
Answer: Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz"
How many correctional officers were killed by inmates
at Alcatraz?
Answer: 0
What is the name of the prisoner who was known for his
numerous escape attempts?
Answer: Frank Morris
What was the main mode of transportation to and from
Alcatraz?
Answer: Boats
Who was the only inmate to be released from Alcatraz
and later return as a guard?
Answer: Jim Quillen
How many years did Alcatraz serve as a military prison
during the Civil War?
Answer: 4 years
What is the name of the Alcatraz documentary narrated
by Clint Eastwood?
Answer: Alcatraz: The Last Day
What is the name of the Alcatraz National Park Service
visitor center?
Answer: Alcatraz Island Cellhouse
How many tours of Alcatraz are conducted each day?
Answer: Approximately 5
What is the name of the famous prisoner who was
transferred to Alcatraz after attempting to escape from other prisons
multiple times?
Answer: Henri Young
What is the name of the Alcatraz prison cell that is
said to be haunted by the ghost of a former inmate?
Answer: Cell 14D.