Criminal Trivia Questions and Answers
In "The Italian Job", Noel Coward played what character in
prison?
A: Mr. Bridger
In the book and the
movie," The Prisoner of Zenda", who is
the hero?
A: Rudolf Rasendil
What explorer wrote the history of the world in prison in
1600s?
A: Sir Walter Raleigh
What does it mean if a Turkish
judge breaks a pencil?
A: Death sentence
E J Allen led a spy team to the South in the
Civil war.
What name was he better known as?
A: Alan Pinkerton
For what reason did Texas prisons ban the last cigarette
for death row?
A: It's bad for their health
What common legal item literally means "under penalty"?
A: Subpoena
What is the punishment in Yuma
Arizona for citrus
fruit
thieves?
A: Lots of Castor Oil
In what large city is it illegal to eat in a restaurant
that is on fire?
A: In Chicago
In the UK, whose private house has its own court and 11
prison cells?
A: Lord Mayor London Mansion House
In Britain, in 1746, what type of clothing was made
illegal?
A: Highland Dress – kilt plaid etc
Who was murdered in Bohemia in 929?
A: Good King Wenceslas
What TV show was set in "Wentworth Detention Centre"?
A: Prisoner Cell Block H
Dartmoor prison is owned by whom?
A: Prince Charles
The United States supreme court, in
1962, said what group
can't be imprisoned ?
A: Illegal Drug Addicts
Who was the last person to be imprisoned in the Tower of
London?
A: Rudolf Hess
What bit of Walter Raleigh did his wife carry around after
his death?
A: His Head
Who was the superspy man from Z.O.W.I.E. played by James
Coburn
A: Our Man Flint
