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Wanda Jean Allen

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Wanda Jean Allen game quiz
"Wanda Jean Allen became the 1st black woman executed in the US since 1954. How much do you know about her and what led to her execution?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What state put Wanda to death?
    Kentucky
    Texas
    Oklahoma
    Louisiana


2. What was the date that Wanda was executed?
    January 11, 2001
    January 11, 2000
    February 11, 2001
    February 11, 2000


3. Who did Wanda kill to put herself on death row?
    Newessie Gardner
    Dianne Stovall
    Gloria Leathers
    Ruthie Griswald


4. Wanda was on probation for manslaughter at the time of the 1988 murder. What was the name of Wanda's unfourtunate first victim?
    Detra Pettus
    Kim Butler
    Michelle Emmert
    Kendra Brandis


5. Since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, Wanda became the ____________ woman (of any race) to be executed in the United States.
    32nd
    1st
    6th
    4th


6. Wanda was the 1st black woman since 1954 to be executed in the United States. Who was the woman that preceded her in 1954?
    Jackie Vick
    Kristine A. Kindred
    Betty Jean Butler
    Erica Burkheimer


7. By which method of execution was Wanda sent to death?
    electrocution
    firing squad
    hanging
    lethal injection


8. What was the name of the Governor that denied Wanda a stay of execution?
    Anthony Kuiper II
    James Blanchard
    Frank Keating
    Justin Lovorn III


9. What defense did Wanda's attorneys try to use to save her life?
    insanity
    retardation
    self defense
    incompetence


10. The reverend Jesse Jackson tried to spare Wanda's life.
    True
    False

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