History of the Electric Chair

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the first person executed by means of electrocution? William Kemmler Fred McGuire James Slocum Harris Smiler

2. New York was the first state to use the chair, so what was the second? New Jersey Virginia Ohio Massachusetts

3. By what name is Florida's historic electric chair best known? Old Sparky Yellow Mama Black Widow The Hot Seat

4. In 1946, Willie Francis went to the electric chair in Louisiana. Why didn't he die? Not enough volts were sent His body had developed a tolerance for electricity He was already dead He received a pardon two seconds before he was supposed to die

5. What color is Alabama's electric chair? Black Yellow Green Orange

6. Bruno Hauptmann was executed in which state's electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's infant son. New York New Jersey Massachusetts Missouri

7. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg rode the lightning at New York's Sing Sing Prison in 1953 for what crime? Treason Kidnapping Train Wrecking Espionage

8. Which of the following states has never had the electric chair? Oklahoma South Carolina Nevada Texas

9. Alas, the electric chair is falling out of favor. Three botched executions in Florida in the 1990s made lethal injection more favorable. In 1999, one prisoner suffered a nosebleed during his electrocution. What was his name? Jesse Tafero Allen Lee Davis Pedro Medina Ted Bundy

10. The electric chair is still an option in some states. In Virginia, Earl Bramblett chose electrocution over lethal injection for his April 9, 2003 execution. Why? Fear of needles To make a statement Curiosity Religious beliefs