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Lizzie Borden Trivia Quiz

Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother. This is a quiz about the life and trial of Lizzie Borden.

A multiple-choice quiz by sapient. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
sapient

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,265

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
2125

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. In what state did Lizzie Borden live with her family when the murders took place? Hint

Virginia

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Jersey

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Question 2 of 25

2. Andrew Borden was killed before his wife.

True

False

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Question 3 of 25

3. How many blows to the head did Abby Borden suffer? Hint

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the date of the murders? Hint

August 12, 1899

August 21, 1896

August 31, 1893

August 4, 1892

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who was the Irish servant who was also in the house when Lizzie discovered the bodies? Hint

Helga

Bridget

Rebecca

Sarah

6. In the playground verse about Lizzie Borden, how many whacks did she give her mother? "Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother ____ whacks. And when she saw what she had done, she gave her father ____ one."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 25

7. How many counts of murder was Lizzie Borden charged with? Hint

none

two

three

one

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the name of the neighbor who came over to help Lizzie when she heard a commotion? She also found the body of Abby along with the hired girl.

Answer: (last name only)

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Question 9 of 25

9. What was the name of the uncle who arrived as a houseguest of the Borden's at the same time of the murders? Hint

John Morse

John Borden

Albert Mason

Hiram Harrington

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Question 10 of 25

10. When did the trial begin? Hint

June 5, 1893

October 14, 1892

June 20, 1893

March 7, 1893

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Question 11 of 25

11. What is the nickname that the Borden sisters called the hired girl? Hint

Maggie

Sissy

Sally

Ira

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Question 12 of 25

12. Whose body in the Lizzie Borden case was discovered first?

Answer: (First and last names)

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Question 13 of 25

13. What did family friend Miss Russel testify to seeing Lizzie burn a few days after the murder? Hint

dress

note to mother

journal

gloves

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Question 14 of 25

14. Who was the family physician that quickly arrived on the scene of the murders? Hint

Dr. Bowen

Dr. Sullivan

Dr. Moody

Dr. Pearson

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Question 15 of 25

15. A drugstore clerk claimed that Lizzie came into her store attempting to buy poison the morning of the murders. What was it?

Answer: (two words)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Andrew's skull was not buried in his casket.

True

False

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Question 17 of 25

17. What name did Lizzie adopt for herself after the trial? Hint

Beth

Elisabeth

Lizbeth

Liz

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Question 18 of 25

18. What weapon was used in the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden? Hint

knife

hatchet

pistol

axe

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Question 19 of 25

19. What other crime was Lizzie Borden suspected of AFTER she was found not guilty of the murder of her parents? Hint

theft

murder

adultery

assault

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is the name of the home that Lizzie and Emma Borden moved into together once Lizzie was released from custody? Hint

Maplecroft

Farthingale

Vista View

Resenida

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who is the actress that Lizzie became inseparable with in 1904?

Answer: (two words)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who was Lizzie's principal attorney during the trial? Hint

Hosea Knowlton

Josiah Blaisdell

William Moody

George Robinson

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Question 23 of 25

23. When did Lizzie Borden die? Hint

June 1, 1927

September 14, 1929

July 4, 1923

December 8, 1921

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Question 24 of 25

24. Her sister Emma died nine days later. How did she die? Hint

fell down stairs in her house

tuberculosis

heart attack

old age

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Question 25 of 25

25. To whom did Lizzie Borden leave her estate to? Hint

animal care organizations

Bridget Sullivan

Emma Borden

community of Fall River

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state did Lizzie Borden live with her family when the murders took place?

Answer: Massachusetts

The Bordens came from Fall River, Massachusetts and the street address was 92 Second Street.

2. Andrew Borden was killed before his wife.

Answer: False

Abby Borden was killed first in the upstairs guestroom of their house. Andrew Borden was taking a nap when he was killed with the same weapon that had earlier taken the life of his wife.

3. How many blows to the head did Abby Borden suffer?

Answer: 18

Abby Borden received eighteen blows to the head.

4. What is the date of the murders?

Answer: August 4, 1892

The murders took place on a Thursday, August 4, 1892, at approximately 11:00 AM.

5. Who was the Irish servant who was also in the house when Lizzie discovered the bodies?

Answer: Bridget

Bridget Sullivan was an Irish maid who worked in the Borden's household. She was 26 years old at the time of the murders and had worked in the household since 1889.

Answer: forty

Although Lizzie Borden was found not guilty of the murder of her parents, her name will be forever linked in the schoolground rhyme.

7. How many counts of murder was Lizzie Borden charged with?

Answer: three

Strangely enough, Lizzie Borden was charged with the murder of Andrew Borden, the murder of Abby Borden, and the murder of both of them, totaling three charges of murder.

8. What is the name of the neighbor who came over to help Lizzie when she heard a commotion? She also found the body of Abby along with the hired girl.

Answer: Churchill

Miss Churchill lived to the north of the Borden house and called to Lizzie to ask if anything was wrong when she noticed the commotion. When she heard of the murder of Andrew, she sent her handyman to find a doctor and summon for help.

9. What was the name of the uncle who arrived as a houseguest of the Borden's at the same time of the murders?

Answer: John Morse

Uncle John Morse arrived on August 3 without luggage, claiming he wanted to visit across town with relatives the next day. Both he and Lizzie testified that they did not see each other before the murders, although they were aware of each other's presence in the house.

10. When did the trial begin?

Answer: June 5, 1893

The trial lasted for fourteen days, from June 5 to June 20, 1893. The defense case only took up two days of the trial.

11. What is the nickname that the Borden sisters called the hired girl?

Answer: Maggie

The Borden sisters took to calling Bridget by the nickname "Maggie."

12. Whose body in the Lizzie Borden case was discovered first?

Answer: Andrew Borden

Lizzie found her father when she returned to the house. She claimed to have been out in the barn looking for wire to go fishing with later. The police checked out the barn and do not believe that she was there- there was dust everywhere and it did not look disturbed by footprints.

13. What did family friend Miss Russel testify to seeing Lizzie burn a few days after the murder?

Answer: dress

Miss Russel saw Lizzie burning her dress and advised her not to let anyone see her. Lizzie insisted she had gotten paint on the dress and it was useless.

14. Who was the family physician that quickly arrived on the scene of the murders?

Answer: Dr. Bowen

Dr. Bowen was not home when Bridget first went to fetch him, but he quickly appeared on the scene.

15. A drugstore clerk claimed that Lizzie came into her store attempting to buy poison the morning of the murders. What was it?

Answer: prussic acid

Eli Bence, a clerk at Smith's Drug Store, claimed that Lizzie tried to buy ten cents worth of prussic acid on August 3, but he refused to sell it to her without a prescription. On the same morning, Abby Borden went to Dr. Bowen and claimed that she and Andrew were being poisoned. Andrew denied being sick and there was no evidence of poisoning found in the autopsies.

16. Andrew's skull was not buried in his casket.

Answer: true

The skulls were taken for a second autopsy, and the bodies were removed and defleshed. Andrew's skull was never returned to his coffin.

17. What name did Lizzie adopt for herself after the trial?

Answer: Lizbeth

Lizzie Borden found herself an outcast after the trial was over and started calling herself Lizbeth.

18. What weapon was used in the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden?

Answer: hatchet

Three hatchets were found in the Borden's house and one had dried cow's blood and hair on it.

19. What other crime was Lizzie Borden suspected of AFTER she was found not guilty of the murder of her parents?

Answer: theft

Lizzie was charged with stealing two paintings from the Tilden-Thurber store in Fall River in 1897. They were valued at less than $100 and the matter was taken care of privately.

20. What is the name of the home that Lizzie and Emma Borden moved into together once Lizzie was released from custody?

Answer: Maplecroft

Lizzie and Emma bought a thirteen-room Victorian house on French Street five weeks after the trial. It was located on "The Hill," which was a fashionable area, and Lizzie had the name Maplecroft carved into the top stone step leading to the front door.

21. Who is the actress that Lizzie became inseparable with in 1904?

Answer: Nance O'Neil

The two met in 1904 and became very good friends. Lizzie once threw a lavish party at Maplecroft for Nance and her theater friends, and it is believed that Emma was very offended by the relationship.

22. Who was Lizzie's principal attorney during the trial?

Answer: George Robinson

George Robinson and Andrew Jennings defended Lizzie Borden. Robinson was the former Governor of Massachusetts.

23. When did Lizzie Borden die?

Answer: June 1, 1927

Lizzie was 67 years old when she died of complications following a gall bladder surgery.

24. Her sister Emma died nine days later. How did she die?

Answer: fell down stairs in her house

Emma fell down the back stairs of her house in Newmarket nine days after her sister passed away. They were buried together in the family plot.

25. To whom did Lizzie Borden leave her estate to?

Answer: animal care organizations

Lizzie left her estate to animal care organizations and Emma left her estate to humanitarian organizations in Fall River.

Source: Author sapient

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