The Legend of Belle Gunness

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1. Where was Belle Gunness born? La Porte, Indiana Belleview, Canada London, England Selbu, Norway

2. Where did Belle Gunness meet her first husband, Max "Mads" Sorenson? La Porte, Indiana Reno, Nevada Dallas, Texas Chicago, Illinois

3. Belle and Mads had four children. What were their names? Michael, Max, Caroline, Charlie Axel, Brian, Lucy, Max Caroline, Axel, Myrtle, Lucy Mathew, James, Josh, Mary

4. What was Mads Sorenson's official cause of death? Enlarged Heart Fall Poisoning Influenza

5. After Belle moved to La Porte, she married a man named Peter Gunness. How did he die? Meat cleaver fell on him Shot in hunting accident Tripped and fell down stairs Hung himself

6. How did Belle meet most of her victims? Help Wanted advertisement Personal advertisement Friends of her children At a local bar

7. In what way do many people believe that Belle Gunness and her children may have died? In a tornado Poisoned by Peter Gunness' sister In a fire Stabbed by a burgler

8. What was it about the fire at Belle Gunness' farm that made the police suspect foul play? They found traces of gasoline A man's jacket was found near the house A local man confessed to the fire A downstairs piano was found on top of the bodies.

9. How were the rest of the bodies at Belle Gunness' farm discovered? A body was found when rebuilding the house A man admited to helping Belle commit murder. A man came looking for his missing brother A local dog brought home a human leg bone

10. Why was the body found in the fire thought not to be Belle? The body found was too small to be Belle Ray Lamphere, Belle's former employee, later admitted to helping Belle escape The body's dental work was not melted All of these choices

11. A local man named Ray Lamphere was charged with the fire and murder. What was Ray convicted of? Only the murder charge Neither charge Both charges Only the arson charge

12. Who did Ray Lamphere claim the headless woman found in the fire was? Belle's older sister Nellie Belle Gunness Ray's former lover Julia A woman Belle had just hired to be a housekeeper

13. What is another theory about what happened to Belle Gunness? She hung herself in a barn in Illinois She changed her name to Betty and moved to Canada She was murdered by other accomplices, besides Ray She ran back home to Norway

14. One person claimed to know more about the murders committed by Belle Gunness. Who was it? Berit Olsdatter, Belle's mother Nellie Larson, Belle's sister Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, a close friend of Belle Paul Pedersen Storset, Belle's father

15. Was Belle Gunness ever found, either living or dead? Yes No