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1 Irish terrorists have murdered four sitting MPs in the last 25 years. Airey Neave was one. Name any one of the other three.
A Robert Bradford, Ian Gow, Anthony Berry
2 By what nickname was American serial murderer Albert de Salvo known?
A The Boston Strangler
3 Which English poet & dramatist was jailed for murder after killing the actor Gabriel Spencer in a duel in 1598?
A Ben Jonson
4 Before the Law Reform Act (1996), a charge of murder could apply only if the victim died within what period from the time of the offence?
A A year and a day
5 In Charles Dickens’ novel “Bleak House”, what is the name of Sir Leicester Dedlock’s murdered lawyer?
A Mr. Tulkinghorn
6 In the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express, who played the role of Hercule Poirot?
A Albert Finney
7 Who was the archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170?
A Thomas Becket
8 William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville, and Richard le Breton are all associated with which historical event?
A Murder of Thomas Beckett
9 Which prime minister of Israel was murdered in 1995 by Yigal Amir?
A Yitzhak Rabin (Amir also injured Rabin’s bodyguard, Yoram Rubin)
10 Who played Tom Barnaby’s wife Joyce in TV’s “Midsomer Murders”?
A Jane Wymark