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A Cult Gone Wrong

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : 20th & 21st Centuries
A Cult Gone Wrong game quiz
"The People's Temple seemed an ordinary cult. But in November of 1978, the name People's Temple became associated with death. Learn about one of the worst mass murder/suicides in history and their leader in this quiz."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was the leader of the cult The People's Temple, also responsible for the murders?
    Joe Jackson
    John James
    Jim Jones
    Jack Johnson


2. When did Jim Jones move his cult from California to Guyana?
    1965
    1974
    1971
    1978


3. Jones was kind and treated his followers well.
    True
    False


4. What was the name of the San Francisco congressman who went to Jonestown to investigate human rights abuses?
    Frank Grimes
    Leo Frank
    Leo Ryan
    John Leon


5. What was the name of the small town where Leo Ryan and several others were killed?
    Georgetown
    Port Kaituma
    Ceuta
    Ushuaia


6. How were almost all of the 900 or so residents of Jonestown murdered?
    Milk laced with poison from the jungle
    Mountain Dew laced with antifreeze
    Flavor Aid laced with cyanide
    Capri Sun laced with battery acid


7. All of the residents of Jonestown were killed and none escaped.
    True
    False


8. How did the leader of the cult, Jim Jones, die?
    Hanged himself
    Gunshot
    Doused with gasoline and burned
    Drank poisoned Kool-aid


9. What became of Jonestown itself after the murder/suicide?
    Resettled by local citizens
    Abandoned
    Made into historic site to honor the dead victims
    Turned into a prison


10. What was the name of Jim Jones's wife? (First name only)
    Answer: (One Word, 9 Letters)


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Compiled May 21 13