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Quiz about 10 Degrees of Charles Manson
Quiz about 10 Degrees of Charles Manson

10 Degrees of Charles Manson Trivia Quiz


This quiz traces connections that most decent people wish did not exist. I would say "have fun", but that might not be appropriate under the circumstances.

A multiple-choice quiz by stuthehistoryguy. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
252,838
Updated
Apr 01 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Los Angeles District Attorney who prosecuted Charles Manson would later write a book decrying the OJ Simpson case and its outcome. What was his name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. OJ Simpson was found not guilty in his 1995 trial for the slayings of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her acquaintance Ron Goldman. This is widely perceived as being due to the feats of his defense attorneys (nicknamed "The Dream Team"), one of whom had earlier represented accused serial killer Albert de Salvo, better known as "The Boston Strangler". Who was this legendary advocate? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1971, Texas State Representative Tom Moore, Jr. introduced a resolution congratulating confessed serial killer Albert ("The Boston Strangler") de Salvo for his "unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology" that had "enabled the weak and lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future". The resolution passed the Texas House of Representatives unanimously.


Question 4 of 10
4. Between 1982 and 2006, the state of Texas government executed the sentence of death on 379 people, by far the most of any state in the United States during that period (although much smaller Delaware actually put a larger percentage of its population to death during that span). In 1998, this number came to include confessed murderer Karla Fay Tucker, who was put to death by lethal injection. She was the first woman to be put to death in Texas since the Civil War.


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1998, Karla Faye Tucker's death warrant was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush despite the appeals of many prominent figures. Which of these leaders did NOT ask Governor Bush to grant Tucker clemency? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One execution that then-Governor Bush did commute (or, in this case, ask the 18-member pardons board he had previously appointed to commute) was for Henry Lee Lucas, who at one time was considered to be the most prolific serial killer in United States history. Why was Lucas' sentence commuted in 1999? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The confessions of Henry Lee Lucas inspired a well-received low-budget film, "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" shot in 1986 and starring Michael Rooker as the eponymous sociopath. Another 1986 effort was the not-so-well-received movie "Psycho III", starring Anthony Perkins as the Ed Gein-derived killer Norman Bates. From what US State did Gein, the real-life "Psycho", hail? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Queens College professor Harold Schechter has written a number of detailed books on serial killers from history, including both Ed Gein and Chicago serial murderer H. H. Holmes, a notorious opportunist who killed boarders at his hotel near the 1893 World's Fair, ostensibly for their money. What are the respective titles of Schechter's books on Gein and Holmes? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. H. H. Holmes would not be the only Chicago murderer accused of killing dozens of people in his dwelling. In 1980, John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 boys and young men since 1972, burying 28 of them on his property. What prominent figure had Gacy previously been photographed with, causing major political embarrassment? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The 1990s rock band Marilyn Manson featured musicians who had all changed their last names to those of notorious serial killers while drawing their first names from those of figures in popular culture. John Wayne Gacy and Charles Manson inspired two of these name changes. Charles Manson, of course, inspired lead singer Brian Warner to change his name to Marilyn Manson; the singer drawing his new first name from classic star Marilyn Monroe. John Wayne Gacy, on the other hand, provided the surname for the band's keyboard player, born Stephen Gregory Bier, Jr. From what pop culture icon did this keyboardist draw his first name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Los Angeles District Attorney who prosecuted Charles Manson would later write a book decrying the OJ Simpson case and its outcome. What was his name?

Answer: Vincent Bugliosi

Bugliosi cut his authorial teeth on the Manson case, penning the perennial true-crime bestseller "Helter Skelter" about the Manson Family's exploits. His book about the Simpson case, "Outrage", has also enjoyed substantial success.
2. OJ Simpson was found not guilty in his 1995 trial for the slayings of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her acquaintance Ron Goldman. This is widely perceived as being due to the feats of his defense attorneys (nicknamed "The Dream Team"), one of whom had earlier represented accused serial killer Albert de Salvo, better known as "The Boston Strangler". Who was this legendary advocate?

Answer: F. Lee Bailey

One of Bailey's most enduring contributions to the Simpson trial was his cross-examination of investigating detective Mark Fuhrman, laying the foundations for impeaching the officer's credibility later in the proceedings; Simpson was later found civilly liable for the deaths of his wife and Goldman. Bailey's handling of the de Salvo trial was equally adept; he saved the confessed murderer from facing homicide charges (and the death penalty) by having him plead guilty to a number of rapes. De Salvo would die in prison after a stabbing incident in 1973.
3. In 1971, Texas State Representative Tom Moore, Jr. introduced a resolution congratulating confessed serial killer Albert ("The Boston Strangler") de Salvo for his "unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology" that had "enabled the weak and lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future". The resolution passed the Texas House of Representatives unanimously.

Answer: True

In fairness to the Texas legislature, resolutions of this nature (including those congratulating successful sports teams or philanthropists) are rarely reviewed or challenged and, having no binding effect, are generally passed as a courtesy. Moore withdrew the resolution immediately following the vote.

For more information on this rather ignominious chapter of legislative history, see the relevant page on snopes.
4. Between 1982 and 2006, the state of Texas government executed the sentence of death on 379 people, by far the most of any state in the United States during that period (although much smaller Delaware actually put a larger percentage of its population to death during that span). In 1998, this number came to include confessed murderer Karla Fay Tucker, who was put to death by lethal injection. She was the first woman to be put to death in Texas since the Civil War.

Answer: True

Tucker was convicted, along with housemate Danny Garrett, of killing fellow motorcycle enthusiasts Jerry Lynn Dean and Deborah Thornton in 1983 while under the influence of numerous drugs.
5. In 1998, Karla Faye Tucker's death warrant was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush despite the appeals of many prominent figures. Which of these leaders did NOT ask Governor Bush to grant Tucker clemency?

Answer: All of these did

These appeals stemmed from the wide perception that Tucker had reformed and undergone a religious conversion. During his tenure as Governor, Bush signed 152 death warrants.
6. One execution that then-Governor Bush did commute (or, in this case, ask the 18-member pardons board he had previously appointed to commute) was for Henry Lee Lucas, who at one time was considered to be the most prolific serial killer in United States history. Why was Lucas' sentence commuted in 1999?

Answer: Lucas could not possibly have committed the murder he was convicted of, as he had since been proven to be out of the state at the time.

There is considerable disagreement among those who have studied the matter as to how many people Lucas killed. After his 1983 arrest on a firearms charge and his subsequent indictment for killing 82-year-old Kate Rich, Lucas fell into the habit of confessing to numerous murders, though physical evidence of his involvement in these crimes was usually either scant or nonexistent.

At one time, Lucas had confessed to 3,000 murders, eleven of which he was eventually convicted of committing. He died in prison of natural causes in 2001.
7. The confessions of Henry Lee Lucas inspired a well-received low-budget film, "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" shot in 1986 and starring Michael Rooker as the eponymous sociopath. Another 1986 effort was the not-so-well-received movie "Psycho III", starring Anthony Perkins as the Ed Gein-derived killer Norman Bates. From what US State did Gein, the real-life "Psycho", hail?

Answer: Wisconsin

Like Bates, Gein had a maladaptive relationship with his mother. Though Wisconsin law enforcement officials could only confirm Gein's culpability in two murders, he is suspected of several others, including that of his brother in 1944. Judged not guilty by reason of insanity, he was confined to mental institutions from his arrest in 1957 until his death in 1984.
8. Queens College professor Harold Schechter has written a number of detailed books on serial killers from history, including both Ed Gein and Chicago serial murderer H. H. Holmes, a notorious opportunist who killed boarders at his hotel near the 1893 World's Fair, ostensibly for their money. What are the respective titles of Schechter's books on Gein and Holmes?

Answer: "Deviant" and "Depraved"

The full titles of these are "Deviant: The Shocking True Story of the Original 'Psycho'" and "Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America's First Serial Killer". Schechter has also written "Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer" about Albert Fish, "Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer" about Jesse Pomeroy, and "Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster" about Earle Leonard Nelson.

Though Holmes' disposal of his victims' bodies was too thorough for investigators to be able to tabulate an exact count of his victims, some researchers believe that Holmes, not Lucas, may be the most prolific serial murderer in US history. Since Holmes, like Lucas, was essentially a pathological liar, the truth is probably outside the scope of human knowledge. The bestseller "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson describes Holmes prosaically with good use of sources.
9. H. H. Holmes would not be the only Chicago murderer accused of killing dozens of people in his dwelling. In 1980, John Wayne Gacy was convicted of killing 33 boys and young men since 1972, burying 28 of them on his property. What prominent figure had Gacy previously been photographed with, causing major political embarrassment?

Answer: First Lady Rosalynn Carter

This picture was particularly humiliating to the Secret Service as Gacy, a precinct captain for the Democratic Party in Chicago, had been given the highest security clearance at the event where the photo was taken. This is evidenced by a special pin on his lapel visible in the widely-circulated shot.
10. The 1990s rock band Marilyn Manson featured musicians who had all changed their last names to those of notorious serial killers while drawing their first names from those of figures in popular culture. John Wayne Gacy and Charles Manson inspired two of these name changes. Charles Manson, of course, inspired lead singer Brian Warner to change his name to Marilyn Manson; the singer drawing his new first name from classic star Marilyn Monroe. John Wayne Gacy, on the other hand, provided the surname for the band's keyboard player, born Stephen Gregory Bier, Jr. From what pop culture icon did this keyboardist draw his first name?

Answer: Madonna

Charles Manson's own influence on the world of music is not negligible. Manson's songs have been recorded by rock bands The Beach Boys and Guns N' Roses. Further, his purported reliance on Beatles lyrics for inspiration forced a critical reexamination of how popular music affects society.

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Source: Author stuthehistoryguy

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