2012 Alps killings - Quiz
  • 1. What was Sylvain Mollier's profession?
A) Police officer
B) Motorcyclist
C) Soldier
D) Welder
  • 2. What type of weapon was used in the killings according to investigators?
A) Revolver
B) Luger P06 semi-automatic pistol
C) AK-47 assault rifle
D) Shotgun
  • 3. What was the result of the DNA test on the former policeman arrested in 2014?
A) It matched a family member of the victims
B) It was a perfect match
C) It was inconclusive
D) It did not match the samples in the victim's vehicle
  • 4. What happened to the motorcyclist sought by police in 2015?
A) He was arrested as the primary suspect
B) He admitted to being a witness to the murder
C) He disappeared and was never found
D) He was ruled out as an innocent passer-by
  • 5. Who was Patrice Menegaldo?
A) An ex-French Foreign Legion soldier
B) A forensic psychiatrist
C) A local welder
D) A police commissioner
  • 6. Why did Patrice Menegaldo commit suicide?
A) He was suffering from a terminal illness
B) He thought of himself as a suspect
C) He was suffering from financial ruin
D) He was being blackmailed by the real killer
  • 7. Who is the main suspect in the disappearance of Maëlys de Araujo?
A) Nordahl Lelandais
B) Sylvain Mollier
C) The ex-policeman from Lathuile
D) Patrice Menegaldo
  • 8. What was Arthur Noyer's occupation?
A) Forensic psychiatrist
B) Welder
C) Police officer
D) Soldier
  • 9. What search term did Nordahl Lelandais allegedly look up on the internet?
A) Nuclear secrets in France
B) Alps travel routes
C) Decomposition of a human body
D) How to fix a Luger P06
  • 10. How old was the gunman estimated to be by the forensic psychiatrist?
A) Between 30 and 40 years old
B) Between 20 and 30 years old
C) Between 40 and 50 years old
D) Over 60 years old
  • 11. What is the estimated probability that the perpetrator served in the military according to the forensic report?
A) 75%
B) 100%
C) 25%
D) 50%
  • 12. What was the former policeman from Lathuile's hobby?
A) Photography
B) Motorcycle racing
C) Welding
D) Weapons collector
  • 13. Where did the ex-policeman who was arrested in 2014 live?
A) Annecy
B) Ugine
C) Lathuile
D) Chambéry
  • 14. Which organization's Criminal Investigation Department led the investigation from Chambéry?
A) Scotland Yard
B) Swiss Federal Police
C) National Gendarmerie
D) Interpol
  • 15. Where is the Institut de recherche criminelle de la gendarmerie nationale located?
A) In London
B) In Geneva
C) Near Paris
D) In Chambéry
  • 16. Which military unit was called to the al-Hilli home in Claygate on 10 September?
A) French Foreign Legion
B) Royal Engineers
C) Special Air Service
D) Royal Logistic Corps bomb disposal unit
  • 17. What illegal item was found during the police search of the al-Hilli home in the UK?
A) A Taser
B) A counterfeit passport
C) An explosive device
D) A stolen handgun
  • 18. Under which organization was the joint Franco-British investigation team created?
A) Eurojust
B) The European Union
C) Europol
D) The United Nations
  • 19. When was a 54-year-old man arrested in Surrey in connection with the murders?
A) January 2014
B) 21 October 2013
C) 24 June 2013
D) 10 September 2012
  • 20. Who was the suspect reportedly named in connection with the 2013 arrest?
A) Saddam Hussein
B) Saad al-Hilli
C) Zaid al-Hilli
D) A Swiss banker
  • 21. What model of car was reported by BBC Panorama to be at the scene?
A) White Land Rover
B) Silver Mercedes ML
C) Black Audi Q7
D) Grey BMW X5
  • 22. What did Zaid al-Hilli try to withdraw from his father's bank account?
A) £5m
B) £2m
C) £1m
D) £500,000
  • 23. Where was the bank account located that Zaid al-Hilli attempted to access?
A) Barclays Paris
B) Crédit Agricole Geneva
C) HSBC London
D) UBS Zurich
  • 24. When was it announced that there was insufficient evidence to charge Zaid al-Hilli?
A) September 2012
B) October 2013
C) January 2014
D) June 2013
  • 25. Which company was Saad al-Hilli working on a contract for at the time of his death?
A) British Aerospace
B) Crédit Agricole
C) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
D) EADS
  • 26. Where had Saad al-Hilli previously worked before the incidents?
A) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
B) The National Gendarmerie
C) EADS
D) The Royal Logistic Corps
  • 27. According to a leaked report, whose bank accounts may Saad al-Hilli have had access to?
A) The Swiss bank manager
B) Saddam Hussein
C) A local French official
D) Zaid al-Hilli
  • 28. What is the 2012 Alps killings event called in France?
A) Alps incident
B) Annecy shooting
C) Haute-Savoie tragedy
D) Chevaline massacre
  • 29. On what date did the 2012 Alps killings occur?
A) 14 September 2012
B) 5 September 2012
C) 5 August 2012
D) 15 September 2012
  • 30. How many people were killed in total during the attack?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
  • 31. Which passport did Suhaila al-Allaf hold?
A) British
B) Iraqi
C) French
D) Swedish
  • 32. How long was the youngest daughter hidden under her mother's legs?
A) Twelve hours
B) Eight hours
C) Four hours
D) Two hours
  • 33. Which historical event was the 2012 Alps killings compared to?
A) The World War II resistance killings
B) The Dominici affair
C) The Jack the Ripper case
D) The French Revolution
  • 34. What was the profession of Saad al-Hilli?
A) Biochemist
B) Engineer
C) Cyclist
D) Pilot
  • 35. What time did the attack take place?
A) 09:00 CEST
B) 15:45 CEST
C) 18:30 CEST
D) 12:00 CEST
  • 36. How many shots were fired in total during the attack?
A) Fifty
B) Ten
C) Twenty-five
D) Eight
  • 37. Who discovered the bodies at the scene?
A) Sylvain Mollier
B) Zainab al-Hilli
C) Veronique Dizot
D) Brett Martin
  • 38. What was Brett Martin's former profession?
A) Engineer
B) French police officer
C) RAF pilot
D) Forensic investigator
  • 39. How many times was the French cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, shot?
A) Once
B) Seven times
C) Twice
D) Five times
  • 40. What was the elder daughter's age at the time of the attack?
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Four
  • 41. In what year did French police announce they had no working theory for the murders?
A) 2012
B) 2017
C) 2014
D) 2019
  • 42. Who was the lead prosecutor during the investigation?
A) Brett Martin
B) Saad al-Hilli
C) Veronique Dizot
D) Sylvain Mollier
  • 43. What masked the sound of the gunfire from Brett Martin?
A) The car engine
B) Flowing water
C) Wind
D) Traffic
  • 44. What was the purpose of the notebook given to the daughters in June 2013?
A) To document their recovery process.
B) To note any potential flashbacks to the scene.
C) To record their feelings about their parents.
D) To draw pictures of the attacker.
  • 45. What did Zainab recall regarding the events before she lost consciousness?
A) Her parents fighting with a stranger.
B) Her parents yelling at her to get back into the car.
C) Her parents calling for help on a phone.
D) Her parents trying to drive away.
  • 46. What physical trait did Zainab remember about the man she recalled in April 2020?
A) A large tattoo on his arm.
B) Missing teeth.
C) Bitten fingernails.
D) A distinctive scar on his cheek.
  • 47. What injury did Zainab report receiving before losing consciousness?
A) A broken leg.
B) A gunshot wound to the shoulder.
C) A stab wound to the chest.
D) A laceration on her face.
  • 48. How did Zina describe the attacker's facial appearance in 2021?
A) A long beard and a thin face.
B) Clean-shaven with a square jaw.
C) Heavy makeup and a mustache.
D) Round face with badly-shaven facial hair.
  • 49. What eye color did Zina attribute to the attacker?
A) Brown eyes.
B) Hazel eyes.
C) Blue eyes.
D) Green eyes.
  • 50. Who is the investigating magistrate currently in charge of the cold case unit?
A) Sophie Dupont.
B) Sabine Khéris.
C) Zainab Al-Hilli.
D) Marc Dutroux.
  • 51. In what year was the murder weapon manufactured?
A) 1995.
B) 2012.
C) 1950.
D) 1935.
  • 52. What conclusion did French Army experts reach regarding the killer in 2023?
A) The killer was a professional contract assassin.
B) The killer likely had specialized military training.
C) The killer acted under direct orders from a foreign government.
D) The killer was a random local criminal.
  • 53. Which military unit is specifically mentioned as possibly using plunging fire techniques?
A) 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
B) French Foreign Legion
C) German Special Forces (KSK)
D) The Swiss Guard
  • 54. Which Swiss organization is linked to the instruction of similar shooting techniques?
A) The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service
B) The Swiss Border Guard
C) The Swiss Alpine Club
D) Détachement d'Action Rapide et de Dissuasion
  • 55. What was the age of Xavier Baligant at the time of his death?
A) 29
B) 21
C) 32
D) 45
  • 56. What type of weapon was used to kill Xavier Baligant?
A) Schmidt-Rubin K31 rifle
B) Swiss Luger pistol
C) Semi-automatic shotgun
D) Revolver
  • 57. Who was identified as a person of interest who camped near both crime scenes?
A) Bjarne N.
B) Xavier Baligant
C) David Cameron
D) Sylvain Mollier
  • 58. Where did Bjarne N. stay on the night Baligant was killed?
A) Villey-le-Sec
B) Chevaline
C) Nanterre
D) Saint-Jorioz
  • 59. Who was considered a possible main target of the Chevaline attack by some investigators?
A) Sylvain Mollier
B) François Hollande
C) Xavier Baligant
D) Bjarne N.
  • 60. What was the nationality of Xavier Baligant?
A) French
B) Belgian
C) British
D) Danish
  • 61. What did the investigation into Sylvain Mollier's background reveal?
A) A connection to the Belgian collector
B) Evidence of an existing criminal record
C) No relevant breakthrough
D) A secret meeting with Bjarne N.
  • 62. What was the origin of the weapon used in the Chevaline case?
A) Austrian
B) Belgian
C) Swiss
D) British
  • 63. Who commented on the unplanned nature of Sylvain Mollier's presence on the road?
A) The Nanterre unit
B) RTL
C) François Hollande
D) David Cameron
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