* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
Each one of the 20th-century trials that this round is about was
described as "the trial of the century".
1. The child heiress of a railroad fortune was the subject of
a sensational custody trial in 1934. What was her name?
2. These two men planned the "perfect crime", kidnapping and
murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks. They were convicted in
a lurid trial, also in 1934. One was Nathan Leopold; what was
his partner's name?
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
4. In Tennessee in 1926, a teacher was tried for teaching evolution,
which was prohibited there at the time. Name the defendant.
5. The 1935 trial following the kidnapping and murder of Charles
Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was called by journalist
H.L. Mencken "the greatest story since the Resurrection".
Who was tried for the kidnapping and murder?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
8. The 20th century's first "trial of the century" took place in
1907, when Harry Thaw, a millionaire's son whose lifestyle had
prompted the coining of the term "playboy", killed the lover
of his wife, model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. The victim
was a famous architect: who was he?
9. The murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995 gripped the attention
of the world. Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife
Nicole and her friend. Who was this other murder victim?
10. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco was one of two Italian immigrants
executed for murder in 1927 in Massachusetts. They were
suspected anarchists who were convicted for murdering two men
during a robbery attempt of a shoe factory. Who was Sacco's
co-defendant?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
This is a round on tennis champions in the men's and women's
professional tours.
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
Each one of the 20th-century trials that this round is about was
described as "the trial of the century".
1. The child heiress of a railroad fortune was the subject of
a sensational custody trial in 1934. What was her name?
2. These two men planned the "perfect crime", kidnapping and
murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks. They were convicted in
a lurid trial, also in 1934. One was Nathan Leopold; what was
his partner's name?
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
4. In Tennessee in 1926, a teacher was tried for teaching evolution,
which was prohibited there at the time. Name the defendant.
5. The 1935 trial following the kidnapping and murder of Charles
Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was called by journalist
H.L. Mencken "the greatest story since the Resurrection".
Who was tried for the kidnapping and murder?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
8. The 20th century's first "trial of the century" took place in
1907, when Harry Thaw, a millionaire's son whose lifestyle had
prompted the coining of the term "playboy", killed the lover
of his wife, model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. The victim
was a famous architect: who was he?
9. The murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995 gripped the attention
of the world. Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife
Nicole and her friend. Who was this other murder victim?
10. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco was one of two Italian immigrants
executed for murder in 1927 in Massachusetts. They were
suspected anarchists who were convicted for murdering two men
during a robbery attempt of a shoe factory. Who was Sacco's
co-defendant?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
This is a round on tennis champions in the men's and women's
professional tours. Answers may repeat. *Note*: I am not
going to attempt to update this round. Only the answers that
were correct in 2013 will be accepted.
1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
men's tennis, at 109?
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
3. Which female professional tennis player has won more French
Open singles titles than anyone else?
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
5. Who is the only men's professional tennis player to win at
least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
8. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major
tournaments -- completing a "career Grand Slam"?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
2. These two men planned the "perfect crime", kidnapping and
murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks. They were convicted in
a lurid trial, also in 1934. One was Nathan Leopold; what was
his partner's name?
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
4. In Tennessee in 1926, a teacher was tried for teaching evolution,
which was prohibited there at the time. Name the defendant.
5. The 1935 trial following the kidnapping and murder of Charles
Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was called by journalist
H.L. Mencken "the greatest story since the Resurrection".
Who was tried for the kidnapping and murder?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
8. The 20th century's first "trial of the century" took place in
1907, when Harry Thaw, a millionaire's son whose lifestyle had
prompted the coining of the term "playboy", killed the lover
of his wife, model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. The victim
was a famous architect: who was he?
10. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco was one of two Italian immigrants
executed for murder in 1927 in Massachusetts. They were
suspected anarchists who were convicted for murdering two men
during a robbery attempt of a shoe factory. Who was Sacco's
co-defendant?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
men's tennis, at 109?
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
3. Which female professional tennis player has won more French
Open singles titles than anyone else?
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
5. Who is the only men's professional tennis player to win at
least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
8. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major
tournaments -- completing a "career Grand Slam"?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
men's tennis, at 109?
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
3. Which female professional tennis player has won more French
Open singles titles than anyone else?
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
5. Who is the only men's professional tennis player to win at
least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
8. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major
tournaments -- completing a "career Grand Slam"?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-01,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
Each one of the 20th-century trials that this round is about was
described as "the trial of the century".
1. The child heiress of a railroad fortune was the subject of
a sensational custody trial in 1934. What was her name?
2. These two men planned the "perfect crime", kidnapping and
murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks. They were convicted in
a lurid trial, also in 1934. One was Nathan Leopold; what was
his partner's name?
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
4. In Tennessee in 1926, a teacher was tried for teaching evolution,
which was prohibited there at the time. Name the defendant.
5. The 1935 trial following the kidnapping and murder of Charles
Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was called by journalist
H.L. Mencken "the greatest story since the Resurrection".
Who was tried for the kidnapping and murder?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
8. The 20th century's first "trial of the century" took place in
1907, when Harry Thaw, a millionaire's son whose lifestyle had
prompted the coining of the term "playboy", killed the lover
of his wife, model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. The victim
was a famous architect: who was he?
9. The murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995 gripped the attention
of the world. Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife
Nicole and her friend. Who was this other murder victim?
10. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco was one of two Italian immigrants
executed for murder in 1927 in Massachusetts. They were
suspected anarchists who were convicted for murdering two men
during a robbery attempt of a shoe factory. Who was Sacco's
co-defendant?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
This is a round on tennis champions in the men's and women's
professional tours. Answers may repeat. *Note*: I am not
going to attempt to update this round. Only the answers that
were correct in 2013 will be accepted.
1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
men's tennis, at 109?
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
3. Which female professional tennis player has won more French
Open singles titles than anyone else?
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
5. Who is the only men's professional tennis player to win at
least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
8. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major
tournaments -- completing a "career Grand Slam"?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-01,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Trials of the Century
Each one of the 20th-century trials that this round is about was
described as "the trial of the century".
1. The child heiress of a railroad fortune was the subject of
a sensational custody trial in 1934. What was her name?
2. These two men planned the "perfect crime", kidnapping and
murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks. They were convicted in
a lurid trial, also in 1934. One was Nathan Leopold; what was
his partner's name?
3. This former SS and Gestapo officer, known as the "Butcher of
Lyon", was extradited from Bolivia in 1984 and tried in 1987.
He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, and
died in prison 4 years later. What was his name?
4. In Tennessee in 1926, a teacher was tried for teaching evolution,
which was prohibited there at the time. Name the defendant.
5. The 1935 trial following the kidnapping and murder of Charles
Lindbergh's 20-month-old son was called by journalist
H.L. Mencken "the greatest story since the Resurrection".
Who was tried for the kidnapping and murder?
6. In late 1945 and 1946 the surviving top Nazi leadership were
tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing
the principles of these offenses. The trials are referred to
by the name of the city where they were held. Which city?
7. This leader of a Slavic nation was extradited and tried by
an international tribunal in the Hague in 2002 for war crimes.
He died in 2006 just as the trial was winding up. Who was he?
8. The 20th century's first "trial of the century" took place in
1907, when Harry Thaw, a millionaire's son whose lifestyle had
prompted the coining of the term "playboy", killed the lover
of his wife, model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. The victim
was a famous architect: who was he?
9. The murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995 gripped the attention
of the world. Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife
Nicole and her friend. Who was this other murder victim?
10. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco was one of two Italian immigrants
executed for murder in 1927 in Massachusetts. They were
suspected anarchists who were convicted for murdering two men
during a robbery attempt of a shoe factory. Who was Sacco's
co-defendant?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions
This is a round on tennis champions in the men's and women's
professional tours. Answers may repeat. *Note*: I am not
going to attempt to update this round. Only the answers that
were correct in 2013 will be accepted.
1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
men's tennis, at 109?
2. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won
the Grand Slam in singles: winning all four majors in the same
calendar year. Two of them are Don Budge in 1938 and Maureen
Connolly in 1953. Name any one of the other three.
3. Which female professional tennis player has won more French
Open singles titles than anyone else?
4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional
women's tennis at 167?
5. Who is the only men's professional tennis player to win at
least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?
6. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles
at least 4 times each?
7. Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtain country
to win the US Open in 1972?
8. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major
tournaments -- completing a "career Grand Slam"?
9. In 1985, what 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren
to win his first Wimbledon title?
10. In 1997, at age 16, who became one of the youngest women
singles champions ever at Wimbledon?
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