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100

What does Mens Rea stand for?

Guilty Mind

100

This Emmy-winning legal drama follows law professor Annalise Keating and her students who become entangled in murder cases.

How to Get Away with Murder

100

Which famous case in torts involved a woman drinking a bottle of beer that had a snail in it?

Donoghue v Stevenson

100

Which legal document signed by King John was the first to establish that the king was not above the law?

Magna Carta

100

What did Elle Woods score on her LSAT Exam?

179/180

200

This phrase translates to "the guilty act"

Actus Reus

200

Which lawyer from a TV show said this: "Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do. And so do I"?

Saul Goodman 

200

Which case legalized abortion in the United States?

Roe v Wade 

200

This latin phrase means "To stand by things decided" and is the doctrine that binds courts to previous judgements and precedent.

Stare Decisis

200

What was the name of the lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird" who defended Tom Robinson?

Atticus Finch 

300

This defence applies when a defendant commits an offence due to a threat of death or serious injury from another person.

Duress

300

What is Mike Ross's last season as a regular in Suits?

Season 7

300

This case partially inspired the book, "Life of Pi" in which the tiger in the novel was named Richard Parker after the victim in the case

R V Dudley and Stephens

300

This legal concept refers to statements made by a judge in a decision that are not essential to the ruling but can still be persuasive.

Obiter Dicta

300

This 1957 courtroom film focuses on Juror #8 persuading the rest of the jury to reconsider a murder conviction

12 Angry Men

400

What is the term that prevents the prosecution of a person twice for the same offence?

Double Jeopardy 

400

What is Saul Goodman's real name?

Jimmy McGill

400

This Supreme Court case ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney.

Miranda v. Arizona

400

Which latin phrase refers to a common law order requiring the appearance of a prisoner or detainee before the court for a specified purpose?

Writ of Habeus Corpus

400

Which film does Ryan Gosling play a prosecution lawyer against Anthony Hopkin's character?

Fracture

500

This doctrine holds that someone can be criminally liable for failing to act when they have a legal duty to do so.

Liability for Omission

500

How many times does the firm change names in Suits?

11 times

500

What is the name of the hypothetical case by Lon Fuller that featured 4 explorers who killed and ate the 5th member, on trial for murder?

"The Case of the Speluncean Explorers"

500

True or False: Substantive law is the body of law concerned with people’s rights and responsibilities. Procedural law concerns the process of enforcing and defending these rights and responsibilities.

True

500

Which legal drama did Julia Roberts win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Erin Brockovich 

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