Death Takes a Holiday

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which world leader was brutally killed on Halloween in 1984? Anwar Sadat Indira Gandhi Mohammed Daoud Khan Park Chung-Hee

2. Although he never celebrated Cinco de Mayo, which famous leader said adios (or adieu) for the last time on this Mexican holiday? Charles de Gaulle Maximilien Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis the XIV

3. EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed on which "Day" in 1999 killing all 217 people aboard? New Year's Christmas Halloween Thanksgiving

4. Which of the following presidents did NOT die on the 4th of July? James Monroe John Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

5. Al Capone orchestrated the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in an attempt to cripple the North Side Irish gang led by which man? Bugs Moran Black Jack Doyle Big Dan O' Banion Georgie Hennessey

6. Death delivered a Merry Christmas to many people when which former leader was executed in 1989? Nicolae Ceausescu François "Papa Doc" Duvalier Idi Amin Pol Pot

7. Robert Kennedy's son, Michael, died on New Year's Eve in 1997 under which circumstances? brain aneurysm plane crash skiing accident drug overdose

8. 562 passengers and crew members were listed as dead or missing after this ship sank on St. Patrick's Day in 1891. Which? SS Pandora SS Utopia SS Hercules SS Endymion

9. On Boxing Day (December 26) in 2004 over 230,000 people died due to a massive earthquake in which body of water? Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea

10. Which famous explorer was appointed Governor of Portuguese India, shortly before his death on Christmas Eve in 1524? Vasco da Gama Marco Polo Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro