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Short Lives
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A look at some brief lives.
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Difficult
10 Q
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robert362
Aug 06 02
6507 plays
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Paradise By Way of Kensal Green
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Kensal Green Cemetery was established by an act of Parliament in 1832 and is the oldest private cemetery in London. Interred in its grounds are many famous residents from Victorian times to the modern day. Lets take a tour.
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10 Q
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Snowman
Jan 27 08
372 plays
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Ten Times Four is Forty
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Four times ten equals forty, and all the people in this quiz died at that age, which is the only thing that they have in common. Good luck with identifying them.
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10 Q
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rossian
Jun 14 10
5487 plays
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Still Alive
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OK, so now most of them are actually dead but at the time of their obituaries being published, these ten were very much still alive.
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Average
10 Q
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Snowman
Oct 30 11
621 plays
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They Died in Their 20s
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As a follow up to my quiz on folks who died before 21 I thought it would be interesting to investigate a bit to find out who had left us before the age of 30...still very young! I hope this quiz is instructive...enjoy.
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jul 04 02
7416 plays
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They Died in Their 30s
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The world has lost many great and talented people who never made it to their 40th birthdays. This quiz pays homage to some of those who perished while still in their prime.
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10 Q
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iCaramba
Jul 20 09
2844 plays
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Missing
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People say it's a small world. Sometimes it has been too small for people to hide, but sometimes people have vanished without trace. What do you know of these famous 20th Century disappearances?
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10 Q
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baldricksmum
Jan 16 05
4470 plays
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Famous Burial Locations
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Here are ten people who shook the world in life, but where are they in death?
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Tough
10 Q
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mikew41
Jan 12 09
810 plays
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Old and Lively
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All of these people reached a ripe old age before passing away. Can you tell who they are?
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Average
10 Q
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grannycindy
Jul 10 09
1575 plays
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They Died the Same Day
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Inspired by the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, these questions are about people who died on the same day.
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Average
10 Q
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Robert907
Jun 04 12
735 plays
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We All Gotta Go Sometime. Death. The Finale.
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Rage against it. Mock it. Accept it. Long for it. However you feel about it, it happens. You pay your taxes and die. The following quiz involves how various literary figures felt about death - being here one minute and gone the next.
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Tough
10 Q
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snediger
Jan 21 10
747 plays
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Celebrating Their Lives - The Names Project
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Begun in 1987, the AIDS quilt consists of over 44,000 individual panels, each acting to remember a person, or persons, who have died from AIDS. See how many of these famous people you recognize.
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Tough
10 Q
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woofi
Jan 19 03
2541 plays
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Gone Too Soon, Yet Not Forgotten
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Ten well known people from different walks of life who may have died young but still managed to leave their mark.
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10 Q
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zorba_scank
Jun 09 12
657 plays
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Quotable Death
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Since it's everyone's final destination, perhaps we should see what some of the famous and infamous among us have had to say about death.
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Tough
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 02 04
3429 plays
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Dead Too Soon: Famous Folks Who Died Young
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An old adage says "Life begins at 40" but a lot of quite famous (and some infamous) folks never even got close. Some you'll know and some will posssibly surprise you. It might be a good idea to take this quiz FAST!
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Tough
10 Q
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paulmallon
Mar 26 12
1083 plays
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Elvis Didn't Die Alone: Ten August 16 Deaths
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Throughout the ages many thousands have gone to the heartbreak hotel on August 16. The King is perhaps the most well known, but a lot of other famous folks left us crying in the chapel on the same date. Here are ten who got us all shook up!
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10 Q
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paulmallon
May 21 12
429 plays
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They Have Not Died in Vain
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Here are ten people who were killed because they tried to make the world a better place. What do you know about them?
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10 Q
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JanIQ
Jun 10 12
678 plays
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Famous People Who Died Before Age 21
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These young people unfortunately left us at tender young ages, but not before making some sort of contribution to world history. Now we shall remember them here...good luck and enjoy!
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Tough
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jun 29 02
4524 plays
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Famous Demises
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Oh, this time machine! When will I ever get it to work properly! It seems I am being taken around to witness the deaths of famous people throughout history - can you help me figure out who they are?
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Easy
10 Q
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junepearl
Nov 16 06
4437 plays
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Something Old
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We'd all like to grow old, this quiz is about those who made it.
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10 Q
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chatz2u2002
Nov 06 09
960 plays
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Dead Too Soon II: More Famed Folks Who Died Young
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This is my second "Dead Too Soon" quiz. It discusses 10 folks, who never lived beyond their 30's. But whether they were singers, musicians, or good samaritans, they had one thing in common. They all were "Dead Too Soon".
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Difficult
10 Q
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paulmallon
Jun 02 12
495 plays
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Which of the Four Died First?
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I give you four very famous people, one of whom died at least a decade before the other three. Identify the one who died earliest. With each question, we move further back in time...
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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EnglishJedi
Oct 08 12
696 plays
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Goodbye Cruel World: Folks Who Committed Suicide
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Many people, rich or poor, have taken their own lives for reasons sometimes known only to themselves, sometimes for reasons they shared. Can you answer these questions about who, where, when or why they said "goodbye cruel world"?
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Tough
10 Q
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paulmallon
Mar 01 12
750 plays
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They Died on the Same Day
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This quiz is about famous people who died on the same day.
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Average
10 Q
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workisboring
Aug 08 12
807 plays
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J.F.K. Didn't Die Alone: Famous deaths on Nov. 22
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Those of us who were alive on November 22, 1963 will never forget where we were when we heard the news: President Kennedy has been assassinated! Through the ages many other famous folks died on the same date. Here are 10.
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Tough
10 Q
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paulmallon
Jun 08 12
462 plays
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Ships That Passed In The Night
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An interesting point from an earlier quiz dealt with famous people who were born on the same day other famous people died. It was something I simply couldn't pass up.
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Tough
10 Q
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Oddball
Jun 04 07
753 plays
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Daughter of Celebrity Burial Locations
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This is my third entry in the ever growing family of celebrity burial locations.
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Difficult
10 Q
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maskman22
Dec 25 07
594 plays
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They Disappeared Into Thin Air
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Gone forever? Dead or Alive? Who knows the secrets of the people who have vanished without trace over the years...even if one of them later came back!
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Jul 11 09
771 plays
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Sparkling Cyanide
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Cyanide and its poisoning effects have been associated with many people throughout history. Here are just a few ...
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10 Q
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dcpddc478
Apr 02 10
417 plays
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Remains to Be Seen: Famous Body Parts!
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Not everyone has been buried with all their bits and pieces intact. Here are some people who left the odd piece elsewhere.
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Tough
10 Q
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StarStruck60
Jul 30 09
468 plays
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