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Innocent Man

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Innocent Man game quiz
"A look at some miscarriages of justice throughout the ages."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Barry George was imprisoned for seven years before his conviction was overturned. Which crime was he imprisoned for?
    Attempted terrorism
    Murder of Rachael Nickell
    Murder of Jill Dando
    Soho pub bombing


2. What do Sally Clark, Donna Anthony and Angela Cannings have in common?
    They were accused of killing their own babies
    They were accused of murdering patients in their care
    They were convicted of running a brothel
    They were convicted of drug smuggling


3. The Birmingham Six were convicted of what offence?
    Train Robbery
    Pub Bombings
    Counterfeiting
    Bullion Robbery


4. Who was the Australian woman convicted of killing her baby, despite her repeated assertions that it was taken by a dingo?
    Louise Chamberlain
    Lilith Carrington
    Lillian Creighton
    Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton


5. In 1950 who was convicted and hanged for two murders actually committed by serial killer John Christie?
    Timothy Evans
    Stephen Downing
    Walter Rowland
    John Dickman


6. Who was jailed for the murder of Police Constable Keith Blakelock during the 1985 Broadwater Farm Riot?
    Winston Silcott
    Jim Wilcox
    Winston Smith
    Colin Winston


7. Colin Stagg was falsely imprisoned for which high profile murder?
    Louise Fletcher
    Rachel Nickell
    Carl Bridgewater
    Stephen Lawrence


8. One of the most famous miscarriage of justice cases was "The Dreyfus Affair". What was Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned for?
    Murder
    Corruption
    Desertion
    Treason


9. In November 1952 Police Constable Sidney Miles was shot and killed whilst trying to arrest two burglars. Who was hanged for this crime?
    Christopher Craig
    John Dickman
    James Hanratty
    Derek Bentley


10. In 1937 Jean Gamble was wrongly accused of stealing two shillings and sixpence from the Doctor's Surgery she worked in. How long did she spend in various institutions?
    One year
    Ten years
    Seventy years
    Twenty years


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