Crime and Punishment Trivia Questions and Answers
What was it that Dr Samuel Mudd did that inspired " your
name is mud"
A: Treated J W Booth
Tsar Paul I decreed death by flogging to anyone who
mentioned what?
A: His Baldness
What is the name of the
bridge that connects a Palace with
a State Prison?
A: Bridge of Sighs in Venice
The gangster, George Nelson, had what nickname?
A: Baby Face
in 1890, William Kemmlar became the world's first person
to be executed how?
A: By electric chair
Eddie Slovak, in 1945, was the only American to do what?
A: Be executed for desertion in WWII
Who was the minstrel that found Richard I imprisoned?
A: Blondel
What nationality was Mata Hari?
A: Dutch
In the state of Maine what is it illegal to step out of?
A: A flying plane
In Norway, what is the punishment for drunk driving?
A: Three months of Government lectures
King Thibaw, imprisoned by the British was the last king
of what country?
A: Burma
Who was the last living person on a US postal stamp?
A: Nobody it's illegal to put a living person on a postage stamp.
What device is illegal on Sundays in Switzerland?
A: Lawn mower
The Burma railroad was built by the inmates of what prison
camp?
A: Changi Prison Camp
William Joyce, US born of Irish descent, was famous as
who
in WWII?
A: Lord Haw-Haw – executed 1946
In Michigan married couples can be imprisoned unless they
what?
A: Live Together
The most murders are committed in what US state?
A: California
In West Virginia what is it illegal to cook and you can go
to prison for cooking it, because of the smell?
A: Cabbage
During the French revolution, in what did the prisoners
travel to the guillotine?
A: Tumbrels
In Massachusetts what's illegal unless the bedroom window
is locked?
A: Snoring