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Scene-of-the-Crime Quiz

Are you a crime drama junkie and think you know about forensics? Test you knowledge with out Scene-of-the-Crime Quiz.
1) What is the first priority of emergency personnel when they arrive at the scene of a crime?
run around to find the perpetrator

save and preserve life

buy the victims' dinner

question the victims

2) A gel lift is a...
glossy hair gel

concoction used to collect fingerprints

thick sheet of sticky gel used to lift Pattern Evidence such as footprints from a crime scene

special bandage that heals cuts quickly

3) A crime scene photographer's primary job is to...
document key elements of an undisturbed crime scene in relation to the surroundings

photograph models

photograph the victims and witnesses

take pictures of trees

4) Which item is not included in a scene of the crime officer's kit?
sample container

swabs

permanent ink marker pen

a can of hairspray

5) Which one of the following is not a good way to identify an anonymous body?
dental evidence/ records

physical description

fingerprints

clothing

6) A polygraph test is used to...
examine water

test for electrical current

measure blood pressure

detect whether a suspect is lying or to encourage a confession

7) Luminol is...
a new motor oil

a reagent that makes blood traces glow faintly

an organism that glows-in-the-dark

a detergent that removes blood stains

8) Odontology is...
forensic dentistry

the study of bone structure

the study of the mind

the study of dentures

9) Which item is not a poison?
cyanide

arsenic

strychnine

saccharin

10) Which serial killer listed below was know as the Milwaukee Cannibal?
Ivan the Terrible

Jeffrey Dahmer

Hannibal Lecter

Alton Coleman
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