Truly a Jury of His Peers.

One bootlegger, on trial during prohibition, was acquitted because the jury did what?
(note: it was not a hung jury, nor a jury that found him innocent)

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified on 1/16/1919) effectively started Prohibition (the banning of alcohol)?

In Memory of MLK

What was the name of the assassin who shot Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968?

Also a Good Halloween Disguise

What 20th century terrorist's nickname came, not from working alone, but from the fact that he targeted Universities and Airlines?

Hard to Kill

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?

Papal Bull Session

What was the birth name of Pope Benedict XVI (the current pope)?

Beware the Ides of March

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

All-consuming trivia

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