Famous Criminals
Famous Crimes
Famous Prisons
Vocabulary
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100

Al Capone was also known as (name)...

Scarface

100

Where did the "Great Train Robbery" take place?

In Great Britain (Glasgow/London)

100

Which President wanted to shut down Guantanamo bay?

Barack Obama

100

Capital Punishment

Dödsstraff 

100

What is Amnesty's take on capital punishment?

They are fighting for abolishment.

200

What was Charles Peace infamous for?

Burglary and drug dealing

200

Where was the murderer at the time when he shot John F. Kennedy?

In a building complex

200

Which famous apartheid fighter was imprisoned on Robben Island?

Nelson Mandela

200

What is "misstänkt" in English?

Suspect

200

What does the expression "25 to life" mean?

Lifetime in prison

300

What kind of crimes did Bonnie and Clyde commit?


Food store-, gas station- and bank robberies.

300

The Great Train Robbery gang stole a large amount of money. How much to be exact?

2.6 million pounds

300

Guantanamo Bay focuses on a special type of prisoners, which kind?

Terrorist suspects

300

Trial

Rättegång

300

What is the most common death penalty in the US?

(Lethal) Injection

400

Ted Bundy raped and killed between 29-100 women. What did his victim have in common?

White women, age 15-25 years. Long straight hair parted in the middle

400

Who killed John F. Kennedy?

Lee Harvey Oswald

400

The Tower of London was a prison back in the days, what is it used as today?


A Museum


400

Dråp

Manslaughter

400

What is forgery?

Förfalskning

500

How did Jack the Ripper kill his victims?

He killed the victims in public places. They were first strangled, and then Jack cut their throats and stomach, removing their organs from the crime scene.

500

Why was there no trial for John F. Kennedy's murderer?

He got killed two days after the incident

500

Why is San Quentin Prison so famous?


Because of the notorious prisoners on death row.

500

What does infamous mean?

Ökänd