The Legend of Belle Gunness

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1. Where was Belle Gunness born? Belleview, Canada La Porte, Indiana Selbu, Norway London, England

2. Where did Belle Gunness meet her first husband, Max "Mads" Sorenson? Reno, Nevada La Porte, Indiana Chicago, Illinois Dallas, Texas

3. Belle and Mads had four children. What were their names? Axel, Brian, Lucy, Max Caroline, Axel, Myrtle, Lucy Mathew, James, Josh, Mary Michael, Max, Caroline, Charlie

4. What was Mads Sorenson's official cause of death? Poisoning Enlarged Heart Fall Influenza

5. After Belle moved to La Porte, she married a man named Peter Gunness. How did he die? Meat cleaver fell on him Shot in hunting accident Tripped and fell down stairs Hung himself

6. How did Belle meet most of her victims? At a local bar Help Wanted advertisement Personal advertisement Friends of her children

7. In what way do many people believe that Belle Gunness and her children may have died? Poisoned by Peter Gunness' sister In a fire Stabbed by a burgler In a tornado

8. What was it about the fire at Belle Gunness' farm that made the police suspect foul play? A downstairs piano was found on top of the bodies. A local man confessed to the fire They found traces of gasoline A man's jacket was found near the house

9. How were the rest of the bodies at Belle Gunness' farm discovered? A man admited to helping Belle commit murder. A man came looking for his missing brother A local dog brought home a human leg bone A body was found when rebuilding the house

10. Why was the body found in the fire thought not to be Belle? All of these choices The body's dental work was not melted The body found was too small to be Belle Ray Lamphere, Belle's former employee, later admitted to helping Belle escape

11. A local man named Ray Lamphere was charged with the fire and murder. What was Ray convicted of? Only the murder charge Only the arson charge Both charges Neither charge

12. Who did Ray Lamphere claim the headless woman found in the fire was? Belle Gunness Belle's older sister Nellie A woman Belle had just hired to be a housekeeper Ray's former lover Julia

13. What is another theory about what happened to Belle Gunness? She was murdered by other accomplices, besides Ray She ran back home to Norway She changed her name to Betty and moved to Canada She hung herself in a barn in Illinois

14. One person claimed to know more about the murders committed by Belle Gunness. Who was it? Berit Olsdatter, Belle's mother Nellie Larson, Belle's sister Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, a close friend of Belle Paul Pedersen Storset, Belle's father

15. Was Belle Gunness ever found, either living or dead? Yes No