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This person has the distinction of being the first victim of the French guillotine, in 1792. |
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Thomas Cranmer became a martyr when he was burned at the stake in England in 1556. What title did he hold? |
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What claim to fame does William Kemmler have? |
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In 1982, Charles Brooks became the first person in the US to be executed by lethal injection. In what state did this occur? |
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In one of the biggest ironies of history, this king, who helped to develop the guillotine, was later a victim of it. |
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Alice Arden, burned alive in Canterbury, England, in 1551, became the subject of a famous Elizabethan play, "Arden of Feversham". What was her crime? |
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Which day of the week was traditionally used for executions, becoming known as "Hangman's Day"? |
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Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston, US, in 1660. Her crime was being a(n) ____. |
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This philosopher is credited with being the first to speak out against capital punishment. |
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Most people know that Socrates was executed by drinking hemlock in 399 BC - but what was his crime? |
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