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Female Assassins Trivia Quiz

The role of assassin has usually been identified as predominantly male. However, there have been a surprising number of female assassins. Can you identify them?

A multiple-choice quiz by pshelton. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
pshelton

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
285,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1218

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (6/10), Guest 172 (4/10), Guest 2 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which young aristocratic woman killed a leader of the French Revolution on 13 July 1793 because she feared he would start a civil war that threatened the new republic? Hint

Charlotte Corday

Anne Leclerc

Olympes de Gouges

Germaine Godefroy

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Question 2 of 10

2. This young woman killed warlord Sun Chuanfang on 13 November 1935 in revenge for the murder of her father. Who was she? Hint

Qin Liangyu

Deng Huizhong

Shi Jianqiao

Feng Shuyan

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Question 3 of 10

3. This young woman had already spent several years in a prison camp in Siberia before she shot Vladimir Lenin in Moscow on 30 August 1918. Hint

Anga Rosenbaum

Natalia Posadskaya

Lydia Chukovskaya

Fanya Kaplan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which head of state was assassinated by female suicide bomber, Thenmuli Rajaratnam, on 21 May 1991? Hint

Feroz Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi

Motilal Nehru

Gulzarilal Nanda

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Question 5 of 10

5. Izola Curry attempted to assassinate which civil rights activist on 20 September 1958? Hint

Eldredge Cleaver

Martin Luther King Jr

John Duffy

Ralph Abernathy

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Question 6 of 10

6. This woman tried to kill Benito Mussolini while he was at a parade 7 April 1926. However, his wounds were so slight that he continued with the parade. Hint

Gisella Basso

Antonia della Parma

Violet Gibson

Anna Maria Parlotenchi

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which biblical female assassin seduced and killed Holofernes, the general of an invading Assyrian army? Hint

Jael

Judith

Esther

Rahab

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Question 8 of 10

8. This young woman assassinated a Russian governor in 1914, accusing him of conducting murderous pogroms against the Jewish populace. Hint

Marie Sukloff

Sasha Rosenbaum

Anna Paraklevoska

Golda Puskaya

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Question 9 of 10

9. Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias was the favorite mistress of this Roman emperor whom she helped to assassinate in 192 C.E. Hint

Didius Julianus

Claudius

Commodus

Caligula

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of trained female assassins in old Japan? Hint

There were no trained female assassins

Kunoichi

Taika

Onna bugeisha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which young aristocratic woman killed a leader of the French Revolution on 13 July 1793 because she feared he would start a civil war that threatened the new republic?

Answer: Charlotte Corday

Marie-Anne Charlotte Corday was born in France on 27 July 1768 and became a sympathizer with the Girondists during the French Revolution. This party was more restrained in their radical views than the revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat. On the pretext of betraying Girondists names to Marat, Charlotte Corday stabbed him to death on 9 July 1793.

She blamed him for many of the deaths which had occurred from mobs incited with revolutionary fervor. Charlotte was guillotined for the crime 17 July 1793.

2. This young woman killed warlord Sun Chuanfang on 13 November 1935 in revenge for the murder of her father. Who was she?

Answer: Shi Jianqiao

Shi Jianqiao's story and her prominent trial generated such public sympathy that she was ultimately pardoned for the crime.

3. This young woman had already spent several years in a prison camp in Siberia before she shot Vladimir Lenin in Moscow on 30 August 1918.

Answer: Fanya Kaplan

Fanya Kaplan came from a Jewish family and her early involvement with revolutionary groups in Tsarist Russia caused her to be sent to prison in Siberia when she was barely 16 years of age. After her release and the ensuing fall of the monarchy, she became disenchanted with Lenin and attempted to assassinate him outside of a Moscow factory. Lenin recovered, but Fanya Kaplan was shot on 3 September 1918.

4. Which head of state was assassinated by female suicide bomber, Thenmuli Rajaratnam, on 21 May 1991?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

Rajaratnam was a member of the Tamil Tigers, who were in open conflict with Indian troops sent to Sri Lanka by Gandhi.

5. Izola Curry attempted to assassinate which civil rights activist on 20 September 1958?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr

Izola Curry stabbed Martin Luther King Jr with a letter opener while he was at a book signing in New York City. She was sent to an insane asylum for treatment.

6. This woman tried to kill Benito Mussolini while he was at a parade 7 April 1926. However, his wounds were so slight that he continued with the parade.

Answer: Violet Gibson

Violet Gibson was the daughter of Baron Ashbourne and there was never an explanation for the attack. She was sent back to England where she spent her remaining days in a mental institution.

7. Which biblical female assassin seduced and killed Holofernes, the general of an invading Assyrian army?

Answer: Judith

The story of the widow Judith is well known in Bible stories. Dissatisfied with her people's tepid response to the invaders, she gained favor with Holofernes. She killed him while he was drunk and took his head back to the Hebrews who were heartened by this act and defeated the invading forces.

8. This young woman assassinated a Russian governor in 1914, accusing him of conducting murderous pogroms against the Jewish populace.

Answer: Marie Sukloff

Marie Sukloff and an associate threw bombs at the carriage of Governor General Dubasov in 1914, killing him. She was sent to a camp in Siberia though she was able to escape after a few years. She made her way to Europe where she told her story.

9. Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias was the favorite mistress of this Roman emperor whom she helped to assassinate in 192 C.E.

Answer: Commodus

Prior to her involvement with Commodus as his mistress, Marcia had previously become embroiled in a plot to kill him though she escaped charges when the plot was uncovered. She and her accomplices tried to poison Commodus but when they feared that he might not actually die from this, they paid a young athlete to finish the job.

10. What was the name of trained female assassins in old Japan?

Answer: Kunoichi

Kunoichi were female ninja primarily trained to use seduction and poison to kill their victims. A favorite weapon was neko-te, which were metal fingernails dipped in poison.

Source: Author pshelton

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