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1. George Donner had the dubious honor of having a pass in the Sierra Nevadas named after him. In the mid-1800's eighty-seven people were trapped in this pass by heavy snows. Forty-eight people survived. How many people were killed to provide food for the survivors?
2. In October of 1972 forty-five members of a rugby team were in an airline crash in the Andes mountains. Eighteen died in the crash or from injuries shortly after. Sixteen survived by subsisting on the crash victims in the subzero weather for over 70 days. What country was the team from?
3. What was the date of the Andean rugby team crash in 1972?
4. Of the following groups, which did not practise ritualistic cannibalism?
5. Issei Sagawa was a Japanese student living in Paris when he killed and ate a Dutch female student. He was found mentally incompetent and extradited to Japan where he was shortly freed as a result of the influence from his father, a wealthy businessman. What is one of the things he does to supplement his income?
6. There were many reports of cannibalism by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Some from hunger when supplies were low, but many ritualistic by soldiers under the auspices of their officers. What was the highest ranked Japanese soldier to be convicted and hung for cannibalism?
7. Cannibalism has existed for centuries. What is the most common reason humans have eaten other humans?
8. Two countries in the 20th century had the most reports of cannibalism due to hunger. Which countries are they?
9. Which of these countries has specific laws against cannibalism?
10. There have been some high profile cases, both in Europe and the U.S., of serial killers who committed cannibalism. Who was known as America's bogeyman in the 1920's?
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