Hood Row Presents Trivia: Execution

Showing posts with label Execution. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Execution. Show all posts

7/30/10

Hard to Kill

Labels: Anatomy, Assassination, Danger, Europe, Execution, Famous Date, History, Mystic, Poison, Ridiculous, Russia, Size Matters, Taxadermy, Trivia, True Crime, WWI

According to legend, what man survived a single assassination attempt on 12/16/1916 that included being poisoned with cyanide, shot 4 times, viciously clubbed, tied-up and thrown into the icy Neva river, only to escape his bonds, but drown trying to reach the shore of river?

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3/15/10

Beware the Ides of March

Labels: Ancient, Assassination, Conqueror, Europe, Execution, Famous Date, Murder, Ruler, Trivia, True Crime, World Leaders

The 15th of March is famously associated with the assassination of what person?

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1/21/10

All-consuming trivia

Labels: Cannibal, Cannibalism, Colorado, Crime, Dinner, Execution, History, Trivia, True Crime

Alferd Packer was convicted of cannibalism in the territory of Colorado and was sentenced to execution, but was never executed. Why?

Note: he did not just die in prison

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