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Quiz about Lizzie Borden Mystery
Quiz about Lizzie Borden Mystery

Lizzie Borden Mystery Trivia Quiz


The murders of Andrew and Abby Borden , and the subsequent trial of their daughter Lizzie, have fascinated people ever since that August morning of 1892 when the bodies were found. How much do you know ?

A multiple-choice quiz by wickedlittleme. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
93,391
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
9 / 20
Plays
2023
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Question 1 of 20
1. Although the Bordens' maid was actually named Bridget, what name were
Lizzie and Emma known to call her?
Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What was the name of the child, born to Lizzie's real mother Sarah Borden, that died at a very young age ? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. In what city was Emma Borden away visiting friends on the day of the
murders?
Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Who was the first non househould member to arrive on the scene after
the murders?
Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Lizzie Borden's real mother was said to have suffered from severe
headaches, and fits of uncontrollable rage.


Question 6 of 20
6. Abby Durfee Borden suffered how many blows in her killer's frenzied attack? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. How many blows did Andrew Borden suffer as he reclined on the sitting room sofa, indulging in a nap from which he would never awake? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. In what city was the Borden farm located which uncle John Morse made
a visit to on the day before the murders?
Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What token of affection, given to him by Lizzie, was Andrew Borden
wearing on the day of his murder? Indeed he was buried with it.
Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who sent the telegram to Emma, who was out of town at the time, alerting her of her parents deaths?
Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What first name did Lizzie Borden assume and begin to use after the
trial?
Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. After the trial, Lizzie moved to a more expensive 14 room house in a
more fashionable neighborhood up on the hill at 306 French Street,
which she named what?

Answer: (one word)
Question 13 of 20
13. The Borden house at 92 Second Street had hot and cold running water.


Question 14 of 20
14. Lizzie Borden was said to suffer from this personality feature/disorder. Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Uncle John Morse was allowed to bury something in the back yard behind the barn after the murders. What was it? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What color was the "paintstained" dress Miss Russell witnessed Lizzie
burning in the stove?
Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Borden defense lawyer George D. Robinson had actually, during a term
as governor, appointed one of the justices who presided over the trial
to the bench.


Question 18 of 20
18. After the trial, Lizzie's lawyer Andrew Jennings refused to talk of the case, and didn't like it mentioned in his presence. He took all of his notes and documents concerning the trial and stored them away in this ... not allowing anyone access. Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. It is said Lizzie bought up all the copies of a book called "The Fall River Tragedy" by Edwin H. Porter,which concerned the murders and her subsequent trial, and had them destroyed.


Question 20 of 20
20. Emma Borden was not included in her sister Lizzie's will.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Although the Bordens' maid was actually named Bridget, what name were Lizzie and Emma known to call her?

Answer: Maggie

It has been said that they called her Maggie because the former maid's
name was Maggie, and they continued calling Bridget this out of
habit.
2. What was the name of the child, born to Lizzie's real mother Sarah Borden, that died at a very young age ?

Answer: Alice Ester

This child was born before Lizzie ... and would've been the middle
Borden sister ...
3. In what city was Emma Borden away visiting friends on the day of the murders?

Answer: Fairhaven

4. Who was the first non househould member to arrive on the scene after the murders?

Answer: Mrs. Churchill

This next door neighbor had just come home from buying groceries,
and saw Lizzie at the backdoor through the window in her kitchen.
She appeared to be in some distress, so Mrs.Churchill called out to
her to see what was the matter.
5. Lizzie Borden's real mother was said to have suffered from severe headaches, and fits of uncontrollable rage.

Answer: True

This was discovered during the investigation when they looked into
the Borden family background for any signs of mental illness. Sarah
Morse Borden had died in 1862 when Lizzie was just 2 years old.
6. Abby Durfee Borden suffered how many blows in her killer's frenzied attack?

Answer: 15

The little poem stating "Lizzie Borden took and axe, gave her mother
40 whacks..." has fostered the myth that Abby suffered 40 blows,
when actually it was 15.
7. How many blows did Andrew Borden suffer as he reclined on the sitting room sofa, indulging in a nap from which he would never awake?

Answer: 11

The next line of the poem, sung by many schoolchildren around the
country, has fostered the myth that Andrew Borden suffered 41 blows,
"...When she saw what she had done, She gave her father 41."
8. In what city was the Borden farm located which uncle John Morse made a visit to on the day before the murders?

Answer: Swansea

9. What token of affection, given to him by Lizzie, was Andrew Borden wearing on the day of his murder? Indeed he was buried with it.

Answer: gold high school ring

Lizzie put this on his finger and ask that he wear it always, which
he did, though it had been said he hated any type of adornments, especially gold.
10. Who sent the telegram to Emma, who was out of town at the time, alerting her of her parents deaths?

Answer: Dr. Bowen

Lizzie told Dr. Bowen to take care in how he worded the message,
because the elderly lady that Emma was staying with was fragile and
it might shock her ... Interestingly, she didn't feel the need tell him to be mindful of shocking Emma.
11. What first name did Lizzie Borden assume and begin to use after the trial?

Answer: Lizbeth

Her given name was Lizzie. But after the trial where she was declared
innocent, she took on the name Lizbeth, which is that on her tombstone.
12. After the trial, Lizzie moved to a more expensive 14 room house in a more fashionable neighborhood up on the hill at 306 French Street, which she named what?

Answer: Maplecroft

Emma lived here with Lizzie for many years until they had a falling
out, after which Emma moved out and she and Lizzie were never to
speak again.
13. The Borden house at 92 Second Street had hot and cold running water.

Answer: False

Andrew Borden believed running water throughout the house was a waste
of money. They had two sinks in the house, one in a small room off
the kitchen, and one in the "watercloset" in the basement. They both
had cold running water only.
14. Lizzie Borden was said to suffer from this personality feature/disorder.

Answer: kleptomania

Years after she was found not guilty of murdering her parents, Lizzie
was charged with taking two paintings, valued at less than $100, from
the Tilden and Thurber Co. store in Providence, Rhode Island.
15. Uncle John Morse was allowed to bury something in the back yard behind the barn after the murders. What was it?

Answer: Andrew and Abby's bloodstained clothing

Interestingly enough, he was given permission to bury their blood
spattered clothing. It was later dug up and retrieved for testing.
16. What color was the "paintstained" dress Miss Russell witnessed Lizzie burning in the stove?

Answer: blue

The dress was supposed to have been stained with paint, according
to testimony by the dressmaker and her sister Emma.Maybe, but would dried blood have also produced the same dull looking stains?
17. Borden defense lawyer George D. Robinson had actually, during a term as governor, appointed one of the justices who presided over the trial to the bench.

Answer: True

18. After the trial, Lizzie's lawyer Andrew Jennings refused to talk of the case, and didn't like it mentioned in his presence. He took all of his notes and documents concerning the trial and stored them away in this ... not allowing anyone access.

Answer: a tin hip-bath

19. It is said Lizzie bought up all the copies of a book called "The Fall River Tragedy" by Edwin H. Porter,which concerned the murders and her subsequent trial, and had them destroyed.

Answer: True

The book was an account taken from Porter's own in depth coverage of
the case for a newspaper he worked for at the time as a police reporter.
20. Emma Borden was not included in her sister Lizzie's will.

Answer: True

Lizzie left Emma out of her will with the idea that she had already
received her share of their father's fortune.In fact,a great deal of
her fortune was left to the animal rescue league.
Source: Author wickedlittleme

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