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1 15 Minutes of Fame
How well do you know these nearly famous or momentarily famous people who achieved or endured 15 minutes of fame?
Very Difficult
10 Q
rockdoktor
Feb 15 08
762 plays
2 I Was No One ... Until I Died!
Some people are born famous. Others...die famous. Can you identify these people whose deaths made them known to us?
Tough
10 Q
Czolgolz
Apr 11 06
2280 plays
3 Sidekicks
I'll give you a name, you select the person or thing to which it is most closely related. Good luck!
Tough
25 Q
justawful
Apr 19 01
3471 plays
4 Rebels with a Cause
For every well-known authority figure in American history there is probably an equally well-known individual of the counter-culture. These subversives, though often vilified in their day, have helped keep the establishment in check...read on!
Tough
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Jun 10 03
927 plays
5 15 Minutes of Fame
Some people and things that have achieved a brief moment of fame and then been largely forgotten. Let's see how many of these you remember. Good luck and have fun.
Tough
20 Q
justawful
Mar 20 02
7221 plays
6 Fifteen Minutes of Fame
'15 minutes of fame' may be overstating it a bit (in some cases). Most of these, however, felt the spotlight's glare only briefly.
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Dec 21 00
981 plays
7 Almost Famous People
These are some people who aren't 'first-level' famous
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Feb 12 01
1062 plays
8 Famous or Infamous
Try your hand at these!
Difficult
10 Q
thejazzkickazz
Sep 17 00
1101 plays
9 Not so Famous People
Some people are very well known...others are not. Take the quiz and learn about very important people who were not very famous.
Tough
10 Q
qtmelba
Mar 08 01
825 plays
10 Second Bananas- sidekicks and henchmen
Dedicated to all the Igors out there. The hero gets all the credit but we all know who does all the work, the trusty second banana.
Tough
15 Q
quogequox
Jan 21 02
798 plays
11 Close Calls
These are some of the people who came close - but didn't quite make it.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
Nov 07 01
747 plays
12 On the Sideline - Almost forgotten figures
There are famous people that everyone knows....and then there are people that everyone has forgotten because they stood in the shadow of one of those famous people. This quiz is about those forgotten people in history, sport and culture.
Very Difficult
10 Q
Case2
Aug 09 02
588 plays
13 Footnotes to Fame
Some people are known to us only as 'footnotes' to other larger people and events. Here are a few of them. See if you know them. It may be tough.
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Feb 07 02
705 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:56 AM

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