True Crime Trivia Questions
100 questions across multiple rounds
A crime trivia theme focused on true crime, covering infamous cases, criminals, investigations, trials, evidence, law enforcement, and the real-world stories that have become part of public memory.
True crime trivia works because the category draws on cases people recognise from news, documentaries, books, and wider cultural discussion. It combines criminal acts, investigations, courtroom outcomes, and the details that made certain cases notorious.
A strong True Crime quiz can include serial killers, famous unsolved cases, kidnappings, frauds, police work, forensic evidence, confessions, trials, sentencing, and the media attention that turned certain investigations into major public stories. The theme works because it can move between criminals, victims, locations, investigative breakthroughs, and the wider history of how real cases were pursued, interpreted, and remembered.
Marathon Mode is best for a longer run with bigger rounds, while Challenge Mode works better for shorter 10-question sessions.
Sample Questions
- Which killer’s case strongly influenced horror depictions like Leatherface and Norman Bates?
- During what years was David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) active (as commonly cited)?
- During what years was Joseph James DeAngelo (Golden State Killer / EARONS) active (as commonly cited)?
- Which notorious serial killer was known to keep a scorecard list of his victims?
- Which serial killer targeted sex workers around the Green River area?
- The “Yorkshire Ripper” was the nickname of which person?
- Jack the Ripper operated primarily in which London neighborhood?
- Which case is about a Wisconsin man featured in Netflix’s "Making a Murderer"?
- Which event in 1995 is one of the deadliest domestic terrorist attacks in U.S. history (pre-9/11)?
- The “Green River Killer” was the nickname of which killer?