The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What did the Orteig Prize entail? - CORRECT ANSWER- -$25,000 for a non-stop flight
across the Atlantic from NYC to Paris
Who was Charles Lindbergh backed by when he attempted the Orteig Prize? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ...
The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What did the Orteig Prize entail? - CORRECT ANSWER- -$25,000 for a non-stop flight
across the Atlantic from NYC to Paris
Who was Charles Lindbergh backed by when he attempted the Orteig Prize? - CORRECT
ANSWER- No one, no big business; only himself - true American dreamer
Which President sent a battleship to escort Lindbergh back after he completed the flight? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Coolidge
Who is considered, "America's first couple?" - CORRECT ANSWER- Anne Morrow (the
daughter of the ambassador to Mexico, Dwight Morrow) & Charles Lindbergh
Where did Lindbergh and Anne live where they settled down with their first son? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Hopewell, New Jersey
What items of evidence were present at the crime scene? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Ransom
note, many misspellings and Gemanisms
2) Broken ladder in bushes
3) Window shutter with a broken lock
4) Chisel
5) Two pairs of footprints, one appeared female
6) Mud on the floor in nursery
, 7) No fingerprints
What was common during the Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER- Kidnappings, 80%
of people were normally returned safely and unharmed
Who headed the NJ State Police? - CORRECT ANSWER- Norman Schwarzkopf
What did Congress do to help the Lindbergh's? - CORRECT ANSWER- Passed a law making
kidnapping a federal offense, allowed FBI to be involved
Who was John Condon? - CORRECT ANSWER- The intermediary person between
Lindbergh family and the kidnappers
What did the kidnappers send to prove the safety of the baby? - CORRECT ANSWER- The
baby suit that baby was wearing the night of kidnapping
What was the name of the boat said to have the baby off the coast of Martha's Vineyard? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Nellie
Who was John Curtis and what was the end result of him? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Prominent businessman that claimed the baby was being held by a criminal group; proved to
be a hoaxer, was tried for obstruction to justice and spent a year in jail
What markings on the decayed baby helped to identify it as the Lindbergh baby (4)? -
CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Chin dimple
2) Curly hair
3) Right size
4) Face still in tact
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