Q 01/05

Escobar co-founded and led which drug-trafficking organisation?

A) The Medellín Cartel

B) The Norte del Valle Cartel

C) The North Coast Cartel

D) The Guadalajara Cartel

Answer · why

A) The Medellín Cartel

The Medellín Cartel turned a former street thief into one of the world's richest men, earning an estimated $420 million a week at its mid-1980s peak.

Q 02/05

By what nickname was Escobar widely known?

A) The Cocaine Cowboy

B) The Henry Ford of Cocaine

C) The Lord of the Skies

D) The King of Cocaine

Answer · why

D) The King of Cocaine

The King of Cocaine earned the title: at its peak his cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.

Q 03/05

Where was Escobar shot dead as Colombian police closed in on him in December 1993?

A) In a jungle camp

B) At a roadblock

C) On a rooftop

D) On an airstrip

Answer · why

C) On a rooftop

On a rooftop: cornered at a hideout, he fled across the tiles with his last remaining bodyguard and was shot as he ran.

Q 04/05

Which magazine listed Escobar among the world's billionaires for seven years running, from 1987 to 1993?

A) Forbes

B) Fortune

C) Time

D) The Economist

Answer · why

A) Forbes

Forbes kept him on its billionaires list every year from 1987 until his death, and at his peak he was counted among the ten richest people on Earth.

Q 05/05

What is the teenage Escobar said to have stolen, sandblasted and resold at the start of his criminal career?

A) Bicycles

B) Tombstones

C) Church bells

D) Car radios

Answer · why

B) Tombstones

Tombstones, reportedly; biographers also list fake diplomas and car theft among his early schemes.