Some sample questions from this category:
* Who was NOT a member of the Booth conspiracy against Lincoln?
* Which famous writer was accused of treason?
* Henry Wirz paid for certain 'war crimes' with his life. What was the war?
* Which of these men was charged with treason?
* Aaron Burr was charged with treason for which of the following reasons?
* The Rosenbergs were executed. What happened to their children?
* Prior to the assassination, Oswald had distributed pamphlets which called for 'fair play' for this country?
* Who said: 'If this be treason, let us make the most of it'?
* Whatever happened to 'Tokyo Rose'?
* What was true of Benedict Arnold's war record prior to becoming a turncoat?
* Doug was a driver for the BBC Correspondent Unit from D Day to the end of the war. Which famous Dimbleby did he work with?
* As he travelled through war-ravaged Europe, Dimbleby and Doug were among the first to visit which concentration camp?
* The Russians imposed some strict limitations to the Allies going to Berlin, but permitted 'Charlie Peter One' (Dimbleby's BBC crew) access. Doug took him there - but in what mode of transport?
* Having made ?1,000 by selling this item to the Russian soldier, Doug decided to go west to buy as many of these as he could, in order to sell them to the Russians. To which city did he go to buy them?
* As a member of the BBC unit, Doug was part of the team which went to the Nuremburg Trials in 1945, sitting in the gallery every day (there was nothing else to do in the city). How long did the trial last?
* Jobs were difficult to come by, but Doug had his Black Market money to fall back on. In 1947 he went to London, and found that his fortune was disappearing - through what?
* Now needing money to continue with this habit, Doug bought some forged ?5 notes. When he tried to use them, he was unable to do so - why?
* One of Doug's more lucrative exploits in the late 1940s was that of using Post Office Savings Books. What was the name of the man who introduced him to this fraud?
* At the same time as he was using illegal Post Office Books, Doug was also obtaining money fraudulently through which means?
* As a long-term prisoner, Doug was moved from prison to prison, and was among the first to be sent to the first Open Prison in Britain - what was it called?
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