ROUND 8: Miscellaneous/History/Entertainment/Sleaze -
50 ways to kill your lover

 

These questions all deal with people who were murdered--at least allegedly--
by their supposed significant other. 


1. The mother of all spousal murder cases is, of course, that of 
   O. J. Simpson, who, we hasten to add, was never convicted in
   criminal court, though he was successfully sued. The case gave
   rise to a boatload of minor or transient celebrities. We'll ask
   you to name just one: the presiding judge in the criminal trial. 

A. Lance Ito 


2. John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was charged in
   the 1978 murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, but never
   brought to trial since he died of a drug overdose a few months
   later. At what venerable New York location did the murder take
   place? 

A. Chelsea Hotel 


3. The aforementioned Sid Vicious was played by Gary Oldman in the
   1986 film "Sid and Nancy"; a year later Oldman played the real-
   life victim of a domestic killing in another film. Who did he
   portray in the latter film? 

A. Joe Orton ("Prick Up Your Ears")


4. The author of "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" was murdered
   by his lover in 1980. Name either of the principals in this
   incident. 

A. Herman Tarnower; Jean Harris 


5. This English king, who probably had lovers of both sexes, was
   murdered in 1327, allegedly on the instigation of his wife
   Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 

A. Edward II 


6. Comedian Phil Hartman's wife Bryn murdered him and then killed
   herself in May 1998. Her family launched a suit against the drug
   manufacturer Pfizer, claiming that her actions were caused by a
   medication she was taking--even though both cocaine and alcohol
   were also found in her system. Which popular anti-depressant was
   she using? 

A. Zoloft 


7. Who (other than himself) was killed by Paul Snider on 
   August 14, 1980? 

A. Dorothy Stratton 


8. Which Roman emperor was allegedly murdered by his wife Agrippina
   by being fed a dish of poison mushrooms? 

A. Claudius 


9. On March 21, 1976, Andy Williams's ex-wife killed her then-
   lover. Name either her or her victim. 

A. Claudine Longet; Spider Sabich 


10. Actor Robert Blake currently sits in jail awaiting trial for
    the murder of his wife. Name her. 

A. Bonny Lee Bakley