The Post Quiz: Assassins

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A quiz for crime fans.

The Post Quiz: Assassins

One way to have a 'brush with fame' is to assassinate – or attempt to assassinate – a famous figure.

Match these assassins or would-be assassins with their famous targets.

AssassinTarget
  1. Lucius Septimus
  2. Khalid Islambouli
  3. Patrick J Whelan
  4. John Wilkes Booth
  5. 'Squeaky' Fromme
  6. Charlotte Corday
  7. Guido Fawkes
  8. Ramón Mercader
  9. Leon Czolgosz
  10. Norman 3X Butler
  • Malcolm X
  • Gerald Ford
  • William McKinley (US president)
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Leon Trotsky
  • Thomas D'Arcy McGee (Canadian Founding Father)
  • James VI and I
  • Anwar Sadat
  • Pompey the Great
  • Jean-Paul Marat

Not sure? You don't read The Police Gazette's historical archives? Click on the picture for answers.

A man in Georgian clothing with a bag of money stands in front of the gallows.
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