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Quiz about Charles Manson and The Family

Charles Manson and The Family | 10 Question People Multiple Choice Quiz

This quiz has some questions that are related to the murders, and some general knowledge questions about The Family. The information comes from the books "The Family","Sqeaky","My life With Charles Manson",and "Will You Die For Me?".

A multiple-choice quiz by cattyyellow. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cattyyellow

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,217

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1300

Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (10/10), Guest 172 (9/10), Guest 150 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first girl to join Manson and begin The Family? Hint

Mary Brunner

Lynette Fromme

Sandra Good

Susan Atkins

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the Manson Family's first murder victim? Hint

Gary Crowe

Bernard Hinman

Bernard Crowe

Gary Hinman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following participated in the Manson Family's first murder? Hint

Krenwinkel, Kasabian, Good

Watson, Krenwinkel, Van Houten

Atkins, Watson, Krenwinkel

Beausoleil, Atkins, Brunner

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Spahn Ranch hand Donald "Shorty" Shea was decapitated.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which two Manson women formed ATWA? Hint

Sandra Good and Lynette Fromme

Mary Brunner and Linda Kasabian

Ruth Moorehouse and Catherine Gilles

Kitty Lutesinger and Dianne Lake

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Question 6 of 10

6. After being convicted, which of the following Family members became Born Again Christians?
Hint

Watson and Atkins

Krenwinkel and Van Houten

Fromme and Lake

Moorehouse and Gilles

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the prosecutor who went to all of the Manson Family parole board hearings until he retired? Hint

Stephen Kay

George Spahn

Vincent Bugliosi

Perry Mason

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which family Member was only involved in one murder? Hint

Tex Watson

Susan Atkins

Patricia Krenwinkel

Leslie Van Houten

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the only person to survive the murder spree at the Tate house? Hint

Maxwell Keith

Paul Watkins

William Garretson

Al Springer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Manson Family girl tried to shoot President Ford? Hint

Ruth Ann Moorehouse

Sandra Good

Catherine Gilles

Lynette Fromme

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first girl to join Manson and begin The Family?

Answer: Mary Brunner

Mary Brunner was so in love with Manson that she quit her job as a librarian to follow him. The next follower was Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.

2. What is the name of the Manson Family's first murder victim?

Answer: Gary Hinman

Gary Hinman was the first Manson Family victim to die. Some people say he was murdered because he had sold The Family bad drugs, others say Charles Manson wanted Hinman's money and Gary wouldn't donate it to The Family.

3. Which of the following participated in the Manson Family's first murder?

Answer: Beausoleil, Atkins, Brunner

Bobby Beausoleil, Susan Atkins and Mary Brunner were all at Gary Hinman's house. Beausoleil was convicted of this murder, as was Susan Atkins. Mary, however, was indicted.

4. The Spahn Ranch hand Donald "Shorty" Shea was decapitated.

Answer: False

It was just a Family myth that Mr. Shea was decapitated. Clem later led police to his body and it was intact. Some say that Manson ordered Shorty's death because Shorty couldn't be trusted.

5. Which two Manson women formed ATWA?

Answer: Sandra Good and Lynette Fromme

Sandra Good and Lynette Fromme formed Air Trees Water Animals(ATWA). The group was dedicated to the environment. These two are also Manson's last followers of his original group.

6. After being convicted, which of the following Family members became Born Again Christians?

Answer: Watson and Atkins

After being incarcerated, Watson and Atkins both converted to Christianity. As far as the others, there is no evidence that they converted.

7. What is the name of the prosecutor who went to all of the Manson Family parole board hearings until he retired?

Answer: Stephen Kay

Stephen Kay was Vincent Bugliosi's assistant in Charles Manson's case, but he went to every parole board hearing until his retirement in 2004. He did this to stop The Family members from obtaining parole.

8. Which family Member was only involved in one murder?

Answer: Leslie Van Houten

Leslie was only at the LabBianca house. Susan was at Hinman and the Tate crimes. Watson and Krenwinkel were at both the LaBianca and the Tate house. It has been said that Watson also helped kill Shorty Shea, but this has never been proven.

9. Who was the only person to survive the murder spree at the Tate house?

Answer: William Garretson

Garretson was the caretaker. The killers never got into the guesthouse he was staying in.

10. Which Manson Family girl tried to shoot President Ford?

Answer: Lynette Fromme

Lynette claims to this day she did not want to shoot President Ford. Her gun was not loaded. It is hard to believe that if she had really tried to kill Ford she would have no bullets in her gun. She has refused a parole hearing stating "My love is in jail, I'm in jail".

Source: Author cattyyellow

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