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Serial Killers Gone Celluloid Trivia Quiz


Here is a quiz featuring serial killers whose works have been the inspiration for some popular films.

A multiple-choice quiz by macabrescribe. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
288,616
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1809
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "From Hell" was a film released in 2001 starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Depp played Fred Abberline, the inspector on the case of the man who stalked the streets of Victorian Era London, killing and slicing up prostitutes. Who was the fiend this film was roughly based upon? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A film featured an FBI trainee who needed to reveal personal facts about herself to an imprisoned murderer in order to obtain information needed to catch another killer known for skinning his victims. The infamous movie killer the cadet was trying to nab was a cross between three factual ones: Ted Bundy, Gary Heidnik, and Ed Gein. Who was this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Acclaimed director David Fincher released a film based on an infamous murderer of the San Francisco region of California. The well-known killer took the lives of his victims in the late 1960s and into the early 1970s. What was the title of this film based on the well-known killer? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1971, a film was released featuring a murderer whose killings were to some extent based on that of the slayings of the Zodiac. What was the name of the movie, which featured Clint Eastwood? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two people who kidnapped and murdered an acquaintance of theirs, Bobby Franks. What famous film starring James Stewart featured a similar plot of two young men who strangled a "lesser" classmate of theirs before hiding the corpse in their apartment, and inviting friends and family over to a party so as to test the faultlessness of their crime? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sandra Bullock starred in a 2002 film based on the case of Leopold and Loeb. The plot featured two high school students who endeavored to commit the perfect murder, but became engulfed in a cat and mouse game alongside the experienced female detective on the case. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Aileen Wuornos was a lesbian prostitute who murdered seven men in Florida. She was executed on October 9, 2002, subsequent to receiving six death sentences. What was the name of the film that depicted her? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. John Jarratt portrayed a character based the notorious Australian Backpack murderer, in "Wolf Creek". Who was the Australian Backpack murderer in real life? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A film starring Peter Lorre simply entitled "M" was released in 1931. The film was about a crazed child murderer, whom the authorities were unable to nab. Other criminals decided to catch the perpetrator themselves because the deaths caused by the child murderer were attracting too many cops to the vicinity. What German serial killer was the film supposedly based upon? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. An Alfred Hitchcock film featured a killer loosely based on the Boston Strangler. What was the name of the movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "From Hell" was a film released in 2001 starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. Depp played Fred Abberline, the inspector on the case of the man who stalked the streets of Victorian Era London, killing and slicing up prostitutes. Who was the fiend this film was roughly based upon?

Answer: Jack the Ripper

The movie was accurate when it came to the recreation of Whitechapel as well as its portrayal of the everyday routines of its populace. "From Hell" lacked accuracy when it came to the manner in which the murders occurred and in the way it portrayed Jack the Ripper with a top hat and cane. No witness ever described him in such a way, but rather as having dressed in lower-middle class clothes.

It's also slim to none that he rode around in a carriage, seeing that it would have been very loud and noticeable on the cobble-stone streets in the dead of night.
2. A film featured an FBI trainee who needed to reveal personal facts about herself to an imprisoned murderer in order to obtain information needed to catch another killer known for skinning his victims. The infamous movie killer the cadet was trying to nab was a cross between three factual ones: Ted Bundy, Gary Heidnik, and Ed Gein. Who was this?

Answer: Buffalo Bill, "The Silence of the Lambs"

The character of Buffalo Bill had similarities with Ed Gein because they both skinned their victims, Ted Bundy because both used a cast on their hand to lure victims over and into their vans, and Gary Heidnik because they held women in pits in their basements.
3. Acclaimed director David Fincher released a film based on an infamous murderer of the San Francisco region of California. The well-known killer took the lives of his victims in the late 1960s and into the early 1970s. What was the title of this film based on the well-known killer?

Answer: Zodiac

The movie was based on the non-fictitious book by Robert Graysmith, the former cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle turned true-crime author.

Graysmith is highly regarded as one of the leading specialists on the Zodiac Killer case, but his conclusions are considered to be controversial.
4. In 1971, a film was released featuring a murderer whose killings were to some extent based on that of the slayings of the Zodiac. What was the name of the movie, which featured Clint Eastwood?

Answer: Dirty Harry

The Zodiac Killer was still active in the San Francisco region at the time the film was being made. The name of the murderer in the film was The Scorpio Killer, who killed his seemingly random victims by sniping them.
5. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were two people who kidnapped and murdered an acquaintance of theirs, Bobby Franks. What famous film starring James Stewart featured a similar plot of two young men who strangled a "lesser" classmate of theirs before hiding the corpse in their apartment, and inviting friends and family over to a party so as to test the faultlessness of their crime?

Answer: Rope

Due to the implied homosexuality of the Brandon and Philip characters, the ones based on Leopold and Loeb, "Rope" was restricted in quite a few American cities.
6. Sandra Bullock starred in a 2002 film based on the case of Leopold and Loeb. The plot featured two high school students who endeavored to commit the perfect murder, but became engulfed in a cat and mouse game alongside the experienced female detective on the case. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Murder by Numbers

The film was a modernized version of the Leopold and Loeb case on a much grander scale. Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt co-starred.
7. Aileen Wuornos was a lesbian prostitute who murdered seven men in Florida. She was executed on October 9, 2002, subsequent to receiving six death sentences. What was the name of the film that depicted her?

Answer: Monster

Charlize Theron, who played Wuornos in the film, wore prosthetic teeth and spray-on freckles as well as going so far as to gain 30 pounds for her role. This particular role was the one that earned Theron her Oscar, which was received on the very day Wuornos would have turned 48 years old.
8. John Jarratt portrayed a character based the notorious Australian Backpack murderer, in "Wolf Creek". Who was the Australian Backpack murderer in real life?

Answer: Ivan Milat

Milat was convicted of killing seven hitchhikers during the 1980s and 1990s. He claimed innocence on all the charges brought against him. The film declared to be based on a true story, though it was really just inspired by the Milat case.
9. A film starring Peter Lorre simply entitled "M" was released in 1931. The film was about a crazed child murderer, whom the authorities were unable to nab. Other criminals decided to catch the perpetrator themselves because the deaths caused by the child murderer were attracting too many cops to the vicinity. What German serial killer was the film supposedly based upon?

Answer: Peter Kürten

Fritz Lang, the director, repeatedly denied the allegations of the film having been based upon Peter Kürten, also known as The Vampire of Düsseldorf. In April of 1931, The Vampire of Düsseldorf was charged with nine murders and seven attempted murders. He was found guilty on all counts, and sentenced to die nine times.
10. An Alfred Hitchcock film featured a killer loosely based on the Boston Strangler. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Frenzy

From 1962 to 1964, thirteen women were raped and killed in their home because of the Boston Strangler, the first mainstream murderer whose victimology ranged from young to elderly women. In the film, the killer killed his victims via necktie, whereas in real life the victims were strangled with their own stockings or underwear. Released twelve years after "Psycho", it was Hitchcock's first and final film to ever receive the "X" rating in the United States.
Source: Author macabrescribe

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