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1 trivia quiz  Christopher Boyce and Daulton Lee coolicon
Between April 1975 and January 1977, two young men, one a drug dealer and the other an intelligent underachiever, sold sensitive government secrets. See how much you know about the spies known as "The Falcon and The Snowman".
Average 10Q
252 plays
Dec 29 04
Polaris101 editor
2 trivia quiz  Catch the Soviet Mole icon
A quiz on the most infamous moles as listed by the International Spy Museum.
Difficult 10Q
321 plays
Jan 21 04
trident87 editor
3 trivia quiz  King of the Conmen icon
Doug Hartman was dubbed the 'King of the Conmen' by 'The News of the World' in 1982. He spent a great deal of his life behind bars, but still lived a varied life - how much do you know about him?
Difficult 25Q
291 plays
Oct 15 02
ArleneRimmer
4 trivia quiz  Pablo Escobar: A Criminal Against a Country icon
Pablo Escobar the man who endangered Colombian society and its government; one of the worst criminals in the world's recent history.
Tough 10Q
240 plays
Feb 26 04
gpuyana
5 trivia quiz  Traitors icon
Throughout history, there have been more than a few ...
Tough 10Q
936 plays
Dec 18 01
robert362

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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