Jonestown Questions

1. It is generally accepted that how many died on the day of the massacre at
Jonestown?
2. In what South American nation was Jonestown located?
3. Who was the leader of the cult and where did he originally come from?
4. What religious organization did the people of Jonestown consider
themselves members of?
5. The poison that most died from ingesting at Jonestown that day was:
6. The day the tragedy occurred was:
7. The name of the congressman that went to Jonestown at the behest of the
Concerned Relatives, and was subsequently murdered on an airstrip outside
of the compound before he was able leave with defectors was:
8. The only discernable, dissenting voice that argued against mass suicide with
the cult's leader on the only known recording of the event, commonly called
the "death tape," was that of:
9. Though it is fairly obvious that a high percentage were murdered, including a
third of their population that were children, many of those that died did in
fact willingly participate in the mass suicide. Why?
10. Did Jim Jones die the same way as most of his other followers?
11. What was Jim Jones’ message that so many wanted to follow?
12. Was Jim Jones an influential person in California? Hint: Think politics.
13.Why did the congregation flee to Jonestown?