Q 01/05

Jack the Ripper's murders took place in 1888 in which district of London?

A) Bloomsbury

B) Lambeth

C) Whitechapel

D) Southwark

Answer · why

C) Whitechapel

The killer was never identified; the name comes from the 'Dear Boss' letter sent to the press.

Q 02/05

The Ripper victims generally accepted as linked are known collectively by what name?

A) The canonical five

B) The Whitechapel five

C) The autumn five

D) The Ripper five

Answer · why

A) The canonical five

Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly were killed between 31 August and 9 November 1888.

Q 03/05

The 'From Hell' letter sent to George Lusk of the local vigilance committee arrived with what enclosed?

A) A lock of hair

B) A bloodstained knife

C) A victim's ring

D) Half a human kidney

Answer · why

D) Half a human kidney

The writer claimed it came from one of the victims; the 'Dear Boss' letter and 'Saucy Jacky' postcard are the other two famous messages.

Q 04/05

Which FBI agent is usually credited with coining the English term 'serial killer' in the 1970s?

A) John Douglas

B) Robert Ressler

C) Roy Hazelwood

D) Clarice Starling

Answer · why

B) Robert Ressler

The German 'Serienmörder' had already been coined in 1930 by Berlin detective Ernst Gennat, describing Peter Kürten.

Q 05/05

By the most common research definition, how many murders make someone a serial killer?

A) Three or more

B) Two or more

C) Four or more

D) Five or more

Answer · why

A) Three or more

The killings must be spread over more than a month in separate events, distinguishing them from mass and spree murder.