Killer Quiz Time: Serial Killer Trivia [18 Chilling Questions]

Ready to dive into some spine-chilling serial killer trivia? If you are a trivia enthusiast and love a good thrill, this blog post is just for you.

We'll explore the best serial killer trivia questions about famous serial killers, fictional characters, and notorious crime stories. Get ready to test your knowledge with these 18 hair-raising questions.

Serial Killer Trivia: Questions and Answers

Question: What name was given to the serial killer sought by Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs?
Answer: Buffalo Bill

Question: Name the multi-billionaire celebrity businessman and aspiring US president tricked in 2014 into 'retweeting' on Twitter a picture of serial killers Fred and Rosemary West as supposedly having been admirers of his?
Answer: Donald Trump

Question: In which American drama series does Michael C. Hall play the title character, a bloodstain pattern analyst for Miami Police who moonlights as a serial killer?
Answer: 'DEXTER'

Question: Patrick Bateman is a serial killer and businessman in which novel by Brett Easton Ellis?
Answer: American Psycho

Question: Who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)?
Answer: Anthony Hopkins

Question: What serial killer, who buried the remains of 26 of his victims in his Chicago crawl space, was known as the "Killer Clown"?
Answer: John Wayne Gacy

Question: Which notorious American serial killer defended himself in court in 1979?
Answer: Ted Bundy

Question: What serial killer dubbed himself the “Son of Sam”?
Answer: David Berkowitz

Question: Serial killer David Berkowitz, who terrorized New York City from 1975 to 1976, was known in the press by what name?
Answer: Son of Sam

Question: What is the name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London, England, in late 1888?
Answer: Jack the Ripper

Question: The serial killer Albert de Salvo was given what nickname?
Answer: BOSTON STRANGLER

Question: What notorious Milwaukee serial killer was known for eating his victims?
Answer: Jeffrey Dahmer

Question: Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who at his trial in 2003, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington state?
Answer: GARY RIDGWAY

Question: Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: "Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi."
Answer: Seven

Question: The Jigsaw Serial Killer is a fictional character in which series of horror films?
Answer: Saw

Question: Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who, at his trial in 1983, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington State?
Answer: GARY RIDGEWAY

Question: Commencing every evening at 730 pm at Exit 3 of Aldgate East Station in London And journeying down streets such as Osbourne, Gunthorpe and then the Frying Pan Pub Visitors to the city take this 105 minute tour attributed to which famous London figure?
Answer: JACK THE RIPPER

Question: Ann Rule's book "The Stranger Beside Me" is about what serial killer, assumed to have murdered 35 people, before hitting the electric chair in Starke, Florida on January 24, 1989?
Answer: Ted Bundy

Conclusion

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