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1. Who puts together the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list?

2. Why was the Ten Most Wanted list created?

3. What comic strip has been used to publicize the Ten Most Wanted list?

4. Which FBI director began the Ten Most Wanted program?

5. How many of the fugitives appearing on the list have been captured?

6. Are there ever more than ten names on the list?

7. What actor starred in the 1931 movie, Public Enemy Number One?

8. How many women have appeared on the Ten Most Wanted list?

9. What city began issuing a public enemies list in 1930?

10. The manhunt for what fugitive on the list received the most publicity?

1. Who puts together the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list?
The FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation

2. Why was the Ten Most Wanted list created?
To build on public attention from a reporter's story on the ten most dangerous fugitives.

3. What comic strip has been used to publicize the Ten Most Wanted list?
Dick Tracy

4. Which FBI director began the Ten Most Wanted program?
J. Edgar Hoover

5. How many of the fugitives appearing on the list have been captured?
More than 90%

6. Are there ever more than ten names on the list?
Occasionally

7. What actor starred in the 1931 movie, Public Enemy Number One?
Jimmy Cagney

8. How many women have appeared on the Ten Most Wanted list?
Eight

9. What city began issuing a public enemies list in 1930?
Chicago

10. The manhunt for what fugitive on the list received the most publicity?
Andrew Cunanan

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