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1 trivia quiz  A Revenge of the Llamas Quiz : The Darwin Awards coolicon
The Darwin Awards seek "to honour those who improve the species by accidentally removing themselves from it!" All those featured within have demonstrated a remarkable lack of intelligent forethought usually leading to an untimely demise.
Difficult 10Q
261 plays
Aug 12 08
glendathecat
2 trivia quiz  Famous People in Aircraft Crashes coolicon
They should have given up their seat and taken the next one! All of the people unfortunate enough to be the subject of this quiz have died as a result of flying. Who are they?
Tough 15Q
987 plays
Nov 26 06
FussBudget gold
3 trivia quiz  They Went That-A-Way Part II coolicon
Sooner or later, we all gotta make that trip to the "great beyond". Once again, this quiz will test your knowledge of some who passed while in the "public eye". RIP
Difficult 10Q
348 plays
Nov 02 07
AirBossJohnson
4 trivia quiz  The Darwin Awards : Part A coolicon
These are awards presented to the stupidest people in existence, people who have died as a result of their own incompetence. Here is a selection of interesting deaths ? can you guess what happened?
Average 10Q
822 plays
Dec 17 05
mainframe56
5 trivia quiz  More Darwin Awards: Part B coolicon
Another selection of stupid humans killing themselves in sad-yet-funny ways.
Tough 10Q
615 plays
Dec 27 05
mainframe56
6 trivia quiz  They Went That-a-Way! icon
We all have to go sooner or later. This quiz is about the final departures of people who have shared in the "public eye".
Tough 10Q
699 plays
Aug 14 07
AirBossJohnson
7 trivia quiz  Such a Life, Such a Death icon
Some odd facts about the deaths of famous people. Can you identify them?
Average 10Q
3078 plays
Sep 21 02
fringe
8 trivia quiz  Not Quite Dead Yet... icon
Some people escape death, some don't. Here are 10 people who were prematurely believed to have passed on, but in fact lived to read about their own deaths!
Very Difficult 10Q
2007 plays
Aug 06 02
thejazzkickazz gold
9 trivia quiz  What a Way to Go! icon
Nearly all of us hope for a peaceful end to our lives, but this is not always the way things happen. Some people have met their maker in unusual circumstances. How many of these people's deaths do you know about?
Difficult 10Q
1044 plays
Sep 23 04
MaggieG gold
10 trivia quiz  Famous Lives, (In) Famous Deaths icon
We were all famous during our lifetimes and we all died rather oddly. Who are we, and how did we die?
Tough 10Q
2694 plays
Feb 11 04
alkmene
11 trivia quiz  How Did They Die? icon
Guess how these famous, infamous, or not so famous people checked out.
Tough 15Q
2283 plays
May 16 01
boonedog
12 trivia quiz  Strange Ways To Die icon
I have been accused over the years of knowing the strangest things. So, hopefully lots of people get full marks for this quiz so I can show it to my friends and say 'See, I'm not the only one!'
Tough 10Q
2598 plays
Jul 29 01
shortstop1
13 trivia quiz  An Anthology of Death icon
This quiz looks at the unusual causes of death of some famous people.
Tough 10Q
567 plays
Dec 05 04
mikej941
14 trivia quiz  10 Famous Drowning Victims icon
I know...what a morbid topic! But there were too many interesting stories here to leave this topic fallow...someone had to do it. So bear with me as we discuss the sad but true endings for these famous folks...
Very Difficult 10Q
936 plays
Jul 28 02
thejazzkickazz gold
15 trivia quiz  More Strange Ways to Die icon
Back by popular demand. Well, one person asked for a follow up. Remember, the strangest answer is usually the correct one.
Tough 10Q
1212 plays
Aug 01 01
shortstop1
16 trivia quiz  A Fitting End? icon
Can you identify how these famous warriors died? I will provide their name, you simply choose the manner of their death.
Very Difficult 10Q
2175 plays
Feb 01 03
awkins
17 trivia quiz  Authors: Famous Last Words
I'll quote some authors' famous last words, and you choose the correct author.
Very Difficult 5Q
567 plays
Mar 20 01
ravenskye

Some sample questions from this category:

* Whose last words were, 'How gratifying!'?
* Whose last words were: 'Lord, help my poor soul'?
* Whose last words were: "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do!" ?
* These last words, 'Well, I must arrange my pillows for another weary night! When will this end?' belong to whom?
* Reported in 'The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (1989).' A very healthy forty year old man went fishing in Tharmon Lake Ohio. It was the last time he went fishing but what was it that killed him?
* Again from 'The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (1987).' A fifty eight year old woman died of metal poisoning, but what caused it?
* As reported in 'The Journal of Forensic Sciences (1984).' In Helsinki, Finland a man who had tried numerous times to commit suicide finally succeeded. What did he use?
* Death by lightning is not that uncommon however, lightning does not kill men and women in the same ratio. What is it?
* Director James Whale killed himself by managing to drown himself, made easier by the fact he couldn't swim. Where did he do it?
* Attila the Hun's death was caused by choking but what did he choke on?
* As reported in the 'Journal of Forensic Sciences (1982)'. After a rainstorm on March 6 1982 a fifty eight year old man was found lying on a traffic island that contained a light metal pole. What had happened?
* What percentage of people struck by lightning actually die as a result?
* Which future 'Degenerate' Austrian artist was wounded severly during World War I, and reported dead from the Russian front?
* Which British Queen suffered from gout and had to be buried in an enormous square coffin because her body was so bloated?
* This American dancer was killed by a scarf in 1927! As she drove away from her home in Nice, her neck was broken as her long scarf got caught in the wheel of the Bugatti sports car she was intending to buy. Who was this unlucky lady?
* Which English poet, author of "Queen Mab" died in a boating accident and could only be identified by the books in his pockets, as his face had been so devoured by fishes?
* Which Russian ruler suffered a fatal stroke in 1796 whilst sitting on the toilet?
* If he had fallen on the bed he would have lived, but when this French novelist's bedroom filled with carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty fire he fell to the floor. Who was this author of "Germinal"?
* Which notorious despot died of a nosebleed on his wedding night?
* Before my historical novel was even completed, I had sold the film rights. Shortly after the movie premiered, I was knocked down by a car in Atlanta and died of my injuries. Who am I?

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