So many court cases have helped shape America. Here are a few of them. Can you answer these famous court cases and trials trivia questions? Some may be outdated at the time of print.
15 Famous Court Cases and Trials Trivia Questions
- Question: Which U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
- Question: What was the name of the 1995 criminal trial where former football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges?
- Question: Which historic trial in 1925 involved a high school teacher accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act by teaching evolution?
- Question: What is the name of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide?
- Question: Which 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case established the requirement for police to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent?
- Question: In which trial was the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998?
- Question: What was the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine?
- Question: Which famous case in 1893 involved an Italian immigrant accused of a sensational murder in New York City, highlighting issues of immigration and justice?
- Question: What is the name of the 1924 trial where two wealthy University of Chicago students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, were convicted of murder?
- Question: Which 1971 case involved the New York Times and the Washington Post fighting the U.S. government to publish the Pentagon Papers?
- Question: What was the name of the 1991 trial in which Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings?
- Question: Which early 20th-century case involved the trial of two Italian-American anarchists who were controversially convicted of murder and later executed?
- Question: What was the name of the 1967 Supreme Court case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage in the United States?
- Question: In what trial was the notorious gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion in 1931?
- Question: Which 2005 trial involved the pop star Michael Jackson being acquitted of charges related to child molestation?
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15 Famous Court Cases and Trials Trivia Questions and Answers
- Question: Which U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional? – Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
- Question: What was the name of the 1995 criminal trial where former football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges? – Answer: The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson
- Question: Which historic trial in 1925 involved a high school teacher accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act by teaching evolution? – Answer: The Scopes Monkey Trial (State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes)
- Question: What is the name of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide? – Answer: Roe v. Wade
- Question: Which 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case established the requirement for police to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent? – Answer: Miranda v. Arizona
- Question: In which trial was the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998? – Answer: The impeachment trial of Bill Clinton
- Question: What was the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine? – Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson
- Question: Which famous case in 1893 involved an Italian immigrant accused of a sensational murder in New York City, highlighting issues of immigration and justice? – Answer: The Trial of Maria Barbella
- Question: What is the name of the 1924 trial where two wealthy University of Chicago students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, were convicted of murder? – Answer: The Leopold and Loeb Trial
- Question: Which 1971 case involved the New York Times and the Washington Post fighting the U.S. government to publish the Pentagon Papers? – Answer: New York Times Co. v. United States
- Question: What was the name of the 1991 trial in which Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings? – Answer: The Anita Hill hearings (Thomas confirmation hearings)
- Question: Which early 20th-century case involved the trial of two Italian-American anarchists who were controversially convicted of murder and later executed? – Answer: Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
- Question: What was the name of the 1967 Supreme Court case that struck down laws banning interracial marriage in the United States? – Answer: Loving v. Virginia
- Question: In what trial was the notorious gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion in 1931? – Answer: The trial of Al Capone
- Question: Which 2005 trial involved the pop star Michael Jackson being acquitted of charges related to child molestation? – Answer: The People of the State of California v. Michael Joseph Jackson
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