Assassins and Their Victims

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1. This man is one of the most famous assassins in history. Along with others, he put an end to the life and career of Julius Caesar. According to Shakespeare, Caesar's dying words were addressed to him. Brutus Narcissus Gracchus Cassius

2. Byron de la Beckwith's victim was shot in the back while walking from his car to his front door. Huey Long Malcolm X George Wallace Medgar Evers

3. Jean Paul Marat was taking a bath when his assassin caught up with him. Who was the assassin? Vicomte de Barras Jacques-Louis David Marianne de France Charlotte Corday

4. Nathuram Godse was the man who struck down this pacifist. Mohandas Gandhi Stephen Biko Jawaharlal Nehru Tom Mboya

5. Luigi Lucheni's regal victim was stabbed as she was boarding a steamer for a trip on Lake Geneva. Princess Andrew of Greece Queen Marie of Romania Empress Elisabeth of Austria Queen Ena of Spain

6. Talk about your shots that rang out around the world! When he assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, this assassin tripped the switch for World War I. Gavrilo Princip Gavelo Princip Gabriel Princip Gavrino Principe

7. Everyone thinks Canadians are mild-mannered. Patrick J. Whelan wasn't. Whom did he assassinate? Prime Minister Mackenzie King Pierre Laporte Prime Minister Jean Chretien Thomas D'Arcy McGee

8. Jaime Terran (also referred to as Mario Terran) had his 15 minutes of fame after he assassinated this high profile South American political figure. Che Guevara Simon Bolivar Hugo Chavez Archbishop Oscar Romero

9. Yigal Amir assassinated this political leader. Anwar Sadat Indira Gandhi Olaf Palme Yitzhak Rabin

10. Jan Kubis assassinated this SS officer in Prague in 1942. Karl Hanke Julius Schreck Reinhard Heydrich Erhard Heiden