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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
5562 plays
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Chivalry is Deadly
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Chivalry, alas, is dead, and this quiz may help explain why. More than a few people throughout history have found it hazardous to their health. Enjoy!
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Difficult
10 Q
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jouen58
May 09 09
414 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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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Jan 27 08
246 plays
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Weird Ways To Meet Your Maker: Part 2
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There are, it seems, some ghouls among those who frequent funtrivia.com. After 'Weird Ways To Meet Your Maker', several asked if there were any more. As it happens...yes.
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Difficult
10 Q
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darksplash
Mar 28 09
1152 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
627 plays
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Weird Ways To Meet Your Maker
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"When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not shouting and screaming like the passengers on his bus", or so joked the English comedian Des O'Connor. Here's a selection of those who died in bizarre ways.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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darksplash
Mar 19 09
1317 plays
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Weird Ways to Meet Your Maker: Part 3
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It seems some people cannot get enough of these strange deaths. I am indebted to Ewokman for his suggestions.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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darksplash
Apr 13 09
1215 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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Difficult
15 Q
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LilahDeDah
Oct 02 04
3246 plays
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A Sleep with the Fishes
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Drowning is perhaps one of the most frightening ways to die. This quiz takes a look at 10 famous people, both real and fictional, who, sadly, met their maker after they drowned.
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Average
10 Q
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eburge
Jul 31 09
615 plays
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Who we lost in 2007
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We lost several greats in 2007. This quiz deals with some of these famous people.
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Average
10 Q
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shanteyman
Jan 17 08
2499 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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Average
10 Q
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iCaramba
Jul 20 09
1227 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
528 plays
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The Mind Before Death: II
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I'll give you invented quotes that give you clues to help figure out which historical figure it was who said the words shortly before dying. Choose the correct answer based on the information in the invented quote.
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Tough
10 Q
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trident87
Mar 08 05
1104 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
2385 plays
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They Died With Their Beliefs On
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The beliefs of one person can be controversial. Throughout history there have been a select few who have died for their beliefs, whether they are concerning religion, nationalism or their outlook on society. This quiz examines just some of these people.
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Difficult
10 Q
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doublemm
Jul 17 09
360 plays
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Dead and Buried in Sussex
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Inspired by a book of the same name by David Arscott, this quiz is about graves and life ending incidents in Sussex - a nice and cheerful subject.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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paper_aero
Nov 23 08
255 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
6519 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
654 plays
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Unusual Deaths
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In some cases a person's death is remembered more than their achievements in life. In this quiz you need to select the individual who died in unusual circumstances. Not as depressing as it sounds.
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Average
10 Q
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Rehaberpro
Nov 04 08
1617 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
4176 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
2397 plays
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They Didn't Rest in Peace
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When we're dead and buried, most of us expect to rest undisturbed. But that's not always what happens, as this quiz will show.
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Impossible
10 Q
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daver852
Feb 06 09
1122 plays
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Departed in the 1960s
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The 60s were a busy time - especially if you can't remember them! Alas these people never made it to the 70s.
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Average
10 Q
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fringe
Aug 26 02
3192 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
345 plays
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Notorious Wasn't I ?
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All famous, all dead, all different, all done. Good Luck.
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Tough
10 Q
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Ikabud
Nov 27 01
1761 plays
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Murder Most Foul
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Murder and murderers either horrify or fascinate. The following questions will test your knowledge of this most heinous crime.
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Tough
15 Q
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romeomikegolf
Jan 09 06
993 plays
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Decade of Death: The 90s
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The nineties marked the end of a century and a millenium but also some great and not so great people. Do you know who?
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Tough
10 Q
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Angelo80
Feb 17 09
1119 plays
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Strange Dead Bedfellows
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A quiz for the morbidly-inclined about famous obituaries that pass in the night.
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Tough
10 Q
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Oddball
Jun 30 04
621 plays
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The Rest Of My Body, Please!
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Most of us make it into the ground intact; some famous people in history have not been so lucky. Do you know what happened to the rest of their bodies?
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Difficult
10 Q
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arsenalvcc
Mar 28 06
555 plays
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Decade of Death: the 60s
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The sixties gave birth to the hippies, men on the moon and lots of symphonic rock. The world also lost some great and less great people. Do you know who?
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Difficult
10 Q
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Angelo80
Dec 02 08
729 plays
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