50 Question Law and Order Quiz Round 1: Serial Killers 10 questions all about serial killers. None One of the most prolific serial killers in modern history, on 31 January 2000, who was found guilty of the murder of 15 patients under his care; his total number of victims was approximately 250? Alexander Pichushkin is a Russian serial killer believed to have killed at least 49 people, and possibly as many as 60, between 1992 and 2006 in Southwest Moscow's Bitsa Park. With a stated intention to kill 64 people what was he also known as? Which American serial killer and sex offender, known as the Killer Clown, who assaulted and murdered at least 33 young men and boys, regularly performed at children's hospitals and charitable events? The murders of 13 women in the Massachusetts area during the early 1960s were attributed to Albert DeSalvo. What name is he better known as? On 22 May 1981 which English serial killer who was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper by the press, was found guilty of murdering 13 women, and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980? What rather trite feeling name was given to the unidentified serial killer believed responsible for up to 16 murders in San Francisco, the nickname due to his habit of sketching his victims prior to their sexual encounters and killings? What name was given to William Bonin, an American serial killer and twice-paroled sex offender, who committed the rape, torture, and murder of a minimum of 21 boys and young men in a series of killings in 1979 and 1980 in southern California? Originally sentenced to 1,853 years in prison, and known as "La Bestia" ("The Beast"), who has confessed to killing 140 boys between eight and 16 years old over a seven-year period in Colombia and neighboring countries, and is suspected of murdering over 300? Convicted of only 6 murders but charged for his proven 49 victims, "The Butcher" is the nickname for which Canadian serial killer who killed 49 women and disposed of their bodies by feeding them to his pigs? Known as the Gilgo Beach Killer, or the Craigslist Ripper, what other name was given to the unidentified suspected serial killer who is believed to have murdered 10 to 16 people over a period of nearly 20 years? Round 2: Film - Crime 10 questions about crime films. None The feature-length debut of Quentin Tarantino, which film depicts the events before and after, but not during, the heist of a jewellery store? For which film did Kevin Spacey's turn as Roger 'Verbal' Kint, a con artist with cerebral palsy, earn him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor? In which 1995 film does De Niro play Neil McCauley, a seasoned professional robber, and Pacino play Lt. Vincent Hanna, an LAPD robbery-homicide detective tracking down Neil's crew after a heist leaves three security guards dead? What 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese, stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin? What film tells the story of Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), the leader of a cockney criminal gang released from prison with the intention of doing a "big job" in Italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck? What is the 2017 film written and directed by Edgar Wright tha stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver seeking freedom from a life of crime with his girlfriend Debora? Considered one of the first films of the New Hollywood era and a landmark film, what is the 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway? Which 1968 American film directed and produced by Norman Jewison and starring Steve McQueen was remade with the same title in 1999 starring Pierce Brosnan? What film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze as four American soldiers on a gold heist that takes place during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq against Saddam Hussein following the end of the Gulf War? Released on Christmas Day of 1973, which film involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss? Round 3: Fictional Detectives 10 questions all about fictional detectives. None Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, who was the protagonist on the American television series Murder, She Wrote? Who is the fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton? Stephanie Beatriz portrays which smart, tough, aloof, and mysterious detective, with anger management issues, in the TV series Brooklyn 99? What is the American crime drama television series that ran from 1971 to 1978 and starred Peter Falk as a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department? On television, who is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department, with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and multiple phobias? Who is the character on the CBS crime drama The Mentalist, portrayed by Robin Tunney as a former senior agent and leader of the "Serious Crimes Unit" for the California Bureau of Investigation? In Blake Edwards's farcical The Pink Panther series, who is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in the 1968 film? A fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective - she is one of Christie's best-known characters? In the young adult fiction series of detective novels by American author Nancy Springer, which character stars as the 14-year-old sister of an already-famous Sherlock Holmes, twenty years her senior? Which Douglas Adams creation, real name Svlad Cjelli, is known for his ‘holistic’ approach to investigations, using this to justify his extensive bills which include things like tropical vacations? Round 4: Unusual Laws 10 questions about some rather unusual laws. None A 1872 law in Scotland mandates people not be drunk when in charge of a carriage, steam engine, horse, or what other animal? Cow Sheep Pig Goat None As of 2017, tourists at the sea coast of Magaluf in Majorca could possibly be penalized should they build what? In China, Tibetan Buddist monks are not allowed to do what after they die, unless they have been granted permission from the government? Despite the fact there's rather a lot of them, you would have to pay a hefty fine if you get caught climbing what, anywhere in the province of Ontario? In Turin, Italy, it's a crime to dye a dog's hair for aesthetics and you must walk your dog at least how many times a day? Hint In 2008 the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare introduced the ‘Metabo Law’ (from which Sumo wrestlers are exempt) in an attempt to prevent what in its citizens? Under an Act of 1986, Parliament deemed it illegal to handle what type of fish in suspicious circumstances across the U.K? It also applies to trout, smelt, freshwater fish, lampreys and eels, but it doesn't specify what is considered suspicious. From 1992, with the exception of nicotine and dental versions offering therapeutic value, anyone importing, selling or making what in Singapore can get fined and/or jail time? On which road (network) in Germany if you run out of gas(petrol), would you face a big fine, and if you try walking to a gas(petrol) station you'll get another? In Greece, what wearable items were banned at the Acropolis in 2009 to protect its ruins from damage caused by them? Round 5: Famous Prisons 10 questions about famous prisons. None Also known as "The Rock", what from the moment of its creation in 1850 on a small rocky island in the San Francisco Bay held some of the most hardened and notorious United States criminals, most notably Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly? Established by the French Emperor Napoleon III's government in 1852, what island penal colony in French Guiana remained in use until 1952 and during its active years held over 80 thousand prisoners? Which prison in Harry Potter is guarded by the Dementors, rendering the inmates incapable of happiness and forcing them to relive their worst memories? Built in 1531 by the orders of French King Francis I, what fortress soon became a destination for political and religious prisoners, and featured in the famous Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo? From 1100 to the middle of the 20th century which famous prison held some of the most famous prisoners of all time - Sir Thomas More, King Henry VI, Rudolph Hess and the wives of the of King Henry VIII? Which fictional psychiatric hospital/prison appearing in comic books, commonly in stories featuring the superhero Batman, serves as a psychiatric hospital for the Gotham City area, housing patients who are criminally insane? Demolished in the mid-1990s, which prison in downtown Hanoi was originally intended for 450 inmates, but by the 1950s was home to over 2,000? Located off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa and best known for its internment of political prisoners during apartheid, which prison's most famous prisoner was Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned for almost 27 years? In Escape From New York, the hardened ex-soldier and bank-robber Snake Plissken is searching for the president of the United States in which part of New York that has been isolated and transformed into an incarceration centre? The Green Mile by Stephen King tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, while he is the death-row supervisor at which penitentiary? Time's up
