Famous Criminals
New Jersey
Fun Facts
Bill of Rights
Terms
100

Between 1978 and 1991, this serial killer drugged, raped, and murdered 17+ young men and boys in Ohio and Wisconsin and is also known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal"

Jeffrey Dahmer

100

In which prison did they use an electric chair from 1907 to 1936?


Trenton State Prison

100

This country houses the most incarcerated inmates in the world.

United States of America - 2 million people

100

Where was the Bill of Rights written?

New York City

100

The stage of decomposition where the muscles stiffen

Rigor Mortis
200

During the 1930s, these two criminals robbed stores, gas stations, and banks together during the Great Depression

Bonnie and Clyde

200

What is the most popular crime in NJ that people are currently in prison for?

A. Violent crimes

B. Weapon Offenses

C. Drug Offenses

D. Property Crimes

E. Traffic Violations

A. Violent crimes. 73% of inmates in prisons in New Jersey have committed violent crimes such as homicide, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping

200

Which bug can forensic scientists extract DNA from in someone's home to prove the person they are looking for was there?

Bed Bugs

200

This amendment protects you from quartering of soldiers

3rd Amendment

200

An agreement where a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence

Plea Bargain

300

They shot and killed their parents in Beverly Hills after suffering sexual, emotional, and physical abuse

The Menendez Brothers,

Lyle and Eric Menendez

300

On August 1, 2026, New Jersey passed a new law affecting food service

(100 points for description)

(200 points for the EXACT name of the law)

The "Skip the Stuff" law. It is now illegal for food service restaurants and delivery apps to automatically give out utensils, straws, and condiments. Customers MUST ask for them.

300

Which serial killer worked at a suicide prevention hotline before being caught?

Ted Bundy

300

Who was the prime author of the Bill of rights?

James Madison

300

A judgement or verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty of the charges

Acquittal

400

This person is well known for the murder of their mother after experiencing Munchausen by Proxy

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

400

What is prohibited from opening or selling their products on a Sunday in New Jersey?

Car dealerships

400

This animal's fingerprints are so close to a human that they have blurred crime scenes...

A koala

400

Name each amendment, in order, of the bill of rights

1. Freedom of speech, religion, press

2. right to bear arms

3. quartering of soldiers

4. searches and seizures

5. right to not incriminate yourself, right to remain silent

6. right to a speedy, public trial with impartial jury

7. right to jury trial in civil cases

8. cruel and unusual punishment

9. you have rights even if its not listed specifically in the constitution

10. powers not given to gov. belongs to state or people

400

The "guilty act"

Actus Reus

500

An American Gangster who was notorious for robbing banks, escaping prison, and killing people, and was wanted by the FBI known as the "Public Enemy Number One"

John Dillinger

500

"The Trenton _____ Ordinance". It is illegal to throw tainted or bad _____ into the streets of Trenton...

Pickles!

500

The average person is estimated to cross paths with or meet around __ murderers over the course of a lifetime.

(Closest team wins)

36 murderers!

500

When was the Bill of Rights created?

September 25, 1789

500

In problem-oriented policing, what does "SARA" stand for?

Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment