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  • 1. What was Theodore Edward Coneys' nickname?
A) Denver Spiderman
B) The Attic Phantom
C) Denver Ghost
D) The Sneaky Burglar
  • 2. In what year was Theodore Edward Coneys born?
A) 1941
B) 1911
C) 1844
D) 1882
  • 3. When did Theodore Edward Coneys die?
A) July 1, 1888
B) May 16, 1967
C) July 30, 1942
D) April 14, 1911
  • 4. Where was Theodore Coneys born?
A) Petersburg, Illinois
B) Beloit, Wisconsin
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Cañon City, Colorado
  • 5. What was the name of Theodore Coneys' father?
A) Isabella Elam
B) Fred Zarnow
C) Philip Peters
D) Thomas H. Coneys
  • 6. What was the name of Theodore Coneys' mother?
A) Mabel Berke
B) Thomas H. Coneys
C) Isabella Elam
D) Mrs. Peters
  • 7. In what year did Theodore Coneys and his mother move to Denver, Colorado?
A) 1882
B) 1907
C) 1888
D) 1941
  • 8. Where did Coneys' mother work after moving to Denver?
A) Colorado State Penitentiary
B) Denver Democratic Club
C) Petersburg Hardware Store
D) Denver Brass Works
  • 9. Why did Theodore Coneys not finish high school?
A) Doctors told him he would not live to see his 18th birthday
B) He was expelled for bad behavior
C) His father died and he had to work
D) He moved too frequently
  • 10. What job did Coneys hold as an adult?
A) Bookkeeper at Denver Brass Works
B) Housekeeper
C) Police detective
D) Hardware store owner
  • 11. What was Coneys' primary motivation for wanting a secluded place to live?
A) To hide from the police for past crimes
B) To store stolen goods
C) To be alone and free from the judgment of others
D) To plan a massive robbery
  • 12. In what month and year did Coneys break into Philip Peters' house?
A) July 1942
B) September 1941
C) October 1941
D) November 1882
  • 13. How old was Theodore Coneys when he broke into the house in 1941?
A) 58
B) 73
C) 84
D) 18
  • 14. What was the address of Philip Peters' home?
A) 3335 West Moncrieff Place
B) 73 Cañon Street
C) 1882 Petersburg Road
D) 1907 Beloit Avenue
  • 15. Where in the house did Coneys find the trapdoor leading to the attic?
A) In the master bedroom
B) In the kitchen near the refrigerator
C) In the ceiling of a closet
D) In the basement near the stairs
  • 16. How long did Coneys live in the house undiscovered before Peters caught him?
A) Three days
B) Nine months
C) Two years
D) About five weeks
  • 17. On what date did Philip Peters discover Coneys at the refrigerator?
A) July 30, 1942
B) October 17, 1941
C) September 1, 1941
D) May 16, 1967
  • 18. What weapon did Philip Peters initially use to strike at Coneys?
A) An old pistol
B) A heavy iron stove shaker
C) A baseball bat
D) A cane
  • 19. What object did Coneys use to club Peters after the pistol broke?
A) A baseball bat
B) A kitchen knife
C) A wooden chair
D) A heavy iron stove shaker
  • 20. How old was Philip Peters when he was murdered?
A) 84
B) 58
C) 73
D) 18
  • 21. Why did a neighbor call the police on the day of the murder?
A) The front door was left wide open
B) Peters had not come by for dinner
C) They saw someone climb into the attic
D) They heard gunshots
  • 22. What did police initially believe about the trapdoor when they investigated the crime scene?
A) A normal-sized person could not fit through it
B) It was used as the main entrance
C) It was locked from the outside
D) It led to an empty space
  • 23. Where was Mrs. Peters during and prior to Coneys' occupation of the attic?
A) Living next door with Mabel Berke
B) Traveling in Canada
C) In the hospital recuperating from a broken hip
D) Visiting her son in western Colorado
  • 24. Why did the housekeeper eventually quit her job at the Peters home?
A) The pay was too low
B) She became convinced the house was haunted
C) Mrs. Peters fired her
D) She found Coneys hiding in the attic
  • 25. What weapon did neighbor Mabel Berke once arm herself with when investigating the house?
A) A cane
B) An iron stove shaker
C) A baseball bat
D) An old pistol
  • 26. On what date was Coneys finally caught by the police?
A) May 16, 1967
B) October 17, 1941
C) September 1, 1941
D) July 30, 1942
  • 27. What action alerted the police to Coneys' presence on the day he was captured?
A) They heard a lock click on the second floor
B) They saw him looking out a window
C) Mrs. Peters returned and found him
D) He confessed over the telephone
  • 28. Which police detective remarked that a man would have to be a spider to stand it up in the attic?
A) Theodore Coneys
B) Philip Peters
C) Thomas H. Coneys
D) Fred Zarnow
  • 29. Where was Coneys sent to serve his life imprisonment sentence?
A) Petersburg Jail
B) Denver Brass Works
C) Beloit Correctional Facility
D) Colorado State Penitentiary
  • 30. In what city is the Colorado State Penitentiary located?
A) Petersburg, Illinois
B) Cañon City, Colorado
C) Denver, Colorado
D) Beloit, Wisconsin
  • 31. Where was Theodore Coneys interred?
A) Mountain Vale Cemetery
B) Cañon City Memorial Park
C) Colorado State Penitentiary
D) Denver City Cemetery
  • 32. Which author referenced the case in a 1956 novel?
A) Noah Van Sciver
B) Agatha Christie
C) Erle Stanley Gardner
D) Stephen King
  • 33. What is the title of the 1956 novel that referenced the case?
A) MOME
B) Stalker
C) Beware the Curves
D) The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
  • 34. In what year was the novel "Beware the Curves" published?
A) 1945
B) 1956
C) 2009
D) 1967
  • 35. Which popular American television show featured an episode inspired by the Denver Spiderman story?
A) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
B) NCIS
C) Law & Order
D) Criminal Minds
  • 36. What is the title of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode inspired by the story?
A) Beware the Curves
B) Stalker
C) The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
D) Spiderman
  • 37. Which animated television show featured an episode inspired by the Denver Spiderman story?
A) The Simpsons
B) Family Guy
C) Futurama
D) South Park
  • 38. Who drew the story of the case for volume 15 of the comics anthology MOME?
A) Erle Stanley Gardner
B) Noah Van Sciver
C) Matt Groening
D) Stan Lee
  • 39. What is Noah Van Sciver's profession?
A) Prison warden
B) Cartoonist
C) Television producer
D) Novelist
  • 40. In which volume of the comics anthology MOME was the story drawn?
A) Volume 15
B) Volume 20
C) Volume 5
D) Volume 10
  • 41. In what year was Noah Van Sciver's comic story published in MOME?
A) 1999
B) 1967
C) 2009
D) 1956
  • 42. What is the name of the comics anthology that featured the story in 2009?
A) Stalker
B) The Simpsons
C) MOME
D) Beware the Curves
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