1. Jean Harlow died tragically - and perhaps, avoidably - at a very young age. What was the cause? Kidney and renal problems Cancer Heart attack Disease of the digestive system

2. Which of these Pulitzer Prize winners lived a relatively short life? Tennessee Williams Eugene O'Neill James Agee Sinclair Lewis

3. One might think that all of the colorful characters of the Old West lived only a short span of time, but that is not the case. All of the following lived long lives EXCEPT for ...? "Buffalo Bill" Cody "Bat" Masterson Wyatt Earp Jim Bowie

4. A 1585 portrait (in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge) of this Elizabethan period writer who died young (and mysteriously) is said to be the only portrait of this man in existence. John Webster Ben Jonson Christopher Marlowe Thomas Kyd

5. Which of these comedians lived a (relatively) short life? Bud Abbott Lou Costello Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy

6. Many old pop songs deal with teen death. Which one of the following songs includes the lyrics: "well, where oh where can my baby be/ the lord took her away from me ..."? Teen Angel Last Kiss Leader of the Pack Patches

7. Which of the following tv people was fortunate enough to live a long life? Fred MacMurray Rod Serling David Jannsen Gracie Allen

8. Upon learning that this former president had died, Dorothy Parker asked: "How could they tell?". Which president was this? Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Warrten G. Harding William Taft

9. Which of these great men of science did NOT enjoy a long life? Sigmund Freud Alexander Graham Bell Pierre Curie Thomas Edison

10. In the classic movie "From Here to Eternity", the only character of the following to avoid an early death is the one that is played by ... Montgomery Clift Frank Sinatra Ernest Borgnine Burt Lancaster