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Classic Murders
Terms and Definitions
Name that Movie
100

"Kya saw Chase as a predator and felt her actions were crucial for her own survival. She lured Chase to the tower, where he was then pushed off and fell to his death.  "

What is Where The Crawdads Sing?

100

This tragic play by William Shakespeare tells the story of two young star-crossed lovers from rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets, in Verona, Italy.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

100

In criminal law, this term refers to the deliberate and conscious planning of a crime, often an element of first-degree murder:

Homicide

Manslaughter

Premeditated

First Degree Murder

Accomplice

What is Premeditated?

100

This 1990 mini-series and 2017/2019 films center on a group of childhood friends called the Losers Club who battle an ancient evil in Derry, Maine.

What is IT?

200

This movie was:

Released by Netflix on Aug. 1, 2024

Based on a book by Holly Jackson

Cast: Emma Myers

Student investigates a 5-year-old murder case to uncover the truth

What is A Good Girl's Guide To Murder

200

What are Johnny Cade's last words to Ponyboy in the book The Outsiders?

What is "Stay gold, Ponyboy.

200

This is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, such as providing a getaway car in a bank robbery that results in a death, and can be charged with the same offense as the principal:

Homicide

Manslaughter

Premeditated

First Degree Murder

Accomplice

  • What is an Accomplice?

200

Which horror film features a masked killer known as Ghostface?

What is Screan?

300

This series was:

Released by Amazon Prime on June 18, 2025

Consisted of 8 episodes

Cast: Emily Alyn Lind, Joseph Zada

It is about American royalty known for their good looks, old money, and deep family bond.

What is We Were Liars?

300

In this book, the boys on the island are driven by mob mentality and fear; they mistake a character for "the beast" and violently kill him with their bare hands.

What is Lord of the Flies?

300

This is the broad legal term for the killing of one human by another, which can be either criminal or non-criminal:

Homicide

Manslaughter

Premeditated

First Degree Murder 

Accomplice

What is Homicide?

300

This was the first horror novel published by Stephen King that was adapted into a movie.

What is Carrie?

400

This movie was:

A book first published in 1974

Written by Peter Benchley

Original movie adaptation by Steven Spielberg in 1975

The novel and film are credited with launching a cultural phenomenon, popularizing shark-related media

What is Jaws?

400

In the book Animal Farm, Napoleon calls a meeting of all animals and forces confessions from those who questioned him. Who is murdered?


What is 4 pigs and 3 hens?

400

This is the unlawful killing of a human without malice aforethought, which can be either voluntary, as in a "heat of passion" killing, or involuntary, due to recklessness:

Homicide

Manslaughter

Premeditated

First Degree Murder

Accomplice

What is Manslaughter?

400

This masked serial killer, who escaped from a mental institution, returns to his hometown to stalk and murder teenagers on Halloween night in 1978.

What is Michael Myers in Halloween?

500

This show was:

Created for Netflix and debuted July 15, 2016

Based in the 1980s, in Indiana

Consisted of 34 episodes and 4 seasons

Created by twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer; they work on all their projects as a pair


What is Stranger Things?

500

In one of the play's most famous soliloquies, Macbeth sees a vision of this bloody object floating in the air before he murders the king. 

What is a dagger?

500

This refers to a killing that is willful, deliberate, and premeditated, or that occurs during the commission of certain dangerous felonies:

Homicide

Manslaughter

Premeditated

First Degree Murder

Accomplice

What is First Degree Murder?

500

This slasher film is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan and has been made into movies in 1997 and 2025. 

What is I Know What You Did Last Summer?

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