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31 I Should have Stayed in Bed!
These people in one way or another died by accident or unplanned event. One of those situations where a simple change of plan maybe could have prevented it.
Average
10 Q
kingscourt
Dec 01 11
789 plays
32 Dead and Buried in Sussex
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.
Difficult
10 Q
paper_aero
Nov 23 08
282 plays
33 I Thought You Were Dead!
Can you name these 10 people who were, apparently, the last to know they were deceased!
Average
10 Q
Cally242
Mar 17 10
1302 plays
34 Life is Short, Death is Long
Death is only part of life, and this quiz will cover unique and memorable deaths of famous individuals.
Easy
10 Q
Moose356
May 10 10
1347 plays
35 Remains to Be Seen: Famous Body Parts!
Not everyone has been buried with all their bits and pieces intact. Here are some people who left the odd piece elsewhere.
Tough
10 Q
StarStruck60
Jul 30 09
456 plays
36 A Millennium of Deaths
They all kicked the bucket. One corpse per century.
Tough
10 Q
AlonsoKing
Oct 27 11
378 plays
37 People Who Returned From The Dead
This quiz is not about zombies. It is about those great people whose talents were neglected by the people during their time. They became famous after they died and are still known for their great work.
Average
10 Q
godair
Nov 23 09
747 plays
38 They Didn't Rest in Peace
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.
Impossible
10 Q
daver852
Feb 06 09
1227 plays
39 Murder Most Foul
Murder and murderers either horrify or fascinate. The following questions will test your knowledge of this most heinous crime.
Tough
15 Q
romeomikegolf
Jan 09 06
1104 plays
40 Unhappy Birthday
Here's a novel way to celebrate your birthday: turn your party into a wake. Name the famous people died on the anniversary of their birth from the descriptions given.
Tough
10 Q
leith90
Sep 22 10
459 plays
41 Departed in the 1960s
The 60s were a busy time - especially if you can't remember them! Alas these people never made it to the 70s.
Average
10 Q
fringe
Aug 26 02
3786 plays
42 "Heaven Can Wait": Folks Who Lived 100 Years
"Dead Too Soon", one of my earlier quizzes, dealt with people who died before age 35. This is the "flip side", people who managed to live until at least 100 'ere the Grim Reaper came calling. Enjoy the quiz and "live long and prosper"!
Tough
10 Q
paulmallon
Apr 20 12
450 plays
43 Sinatra Didn't Die Alone-10 deaths on May 14
This is my second "Didn't Die Alone" quiz. "The King"/Elvis was first and now, "The Chairman of the Board". Francis Albert Sinatra passed away on May 14, 1998. Here are 10 folks who passed away on the same day in different years.
Difficult
10 Q
paulmallon
May 29 12
270 plays
44 Last Words: Famous and Otherwise
Sometimes famous people leave the world with memorable last words. Sometimes a person's last words are more famous than the person. Here's a quiz about the memorable last words of some famous and not so famous people.
Tough
10 Q
wilbill
Apr 29 12
408 plays
45 Unfortunate Demises of the Famous and Infamous
See if you can figure out whose demise I'm describing. The clues should help.
Average
10 Q
nmerr
May 07 11
804 plays
46 Died on the Fourth of July
As a follow up to my "Born on the Fourth of July" quiz, here are questions about people who exited on the fourth.
Average
10 Q
Robert907
Apr 23 12
426 plays
47 Strange Dead Bedfellows
A quiz for the morbidly-inclined about famous obituaries that pass in the night.
Average
10 Q
Oddball
Jun 30 04
690 plays
48 Notorious Wasn't I ?
All famous, all dead, all different, all done. Good Luck.
Tough
10 Q
Ikabud
Nov 27 01
1911 plays
49 Who Died First?
The concept is simple, you need to choose the first person to die out of the four listed here. Easy as pie ... or is it?
Tough
15 Q
bolan
Jul 24 00
2778 plays
50 A Tomb of One's Own
Throughout history the rich and powerful have been buried in famous structures or hidden away from prying eyes (and tomb robbers). Below are ten questions about famous tombs. Do you you have what it takes for a tomb of one's own?
Tough
10 Q
pericles34
Jan 30 10
393 plays
51 Death and the Letter C
None of the people in this quiz are still living. Your job is to identify them by the description given. Oh, yes - all the answers start with the letter C.
Difficult
10 Q
Cymruambyth
Jan 19 06
579 plays
52 Decade of Death: the 60s
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?
Difficult
10 Q
Angelo80
Dec 02 08
798 plays
53 Hollywood Cemetery
Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia is home to three American presidents, to Civil War heroes and other famous Americans. I will describe the person buried and you give me the name.
Difficult
10 Q
ramses22
May 28 08
600 plays
54 Death and the Famous
The death of a loved one is a devastation that touches everyone. Here's a look at how some famous people have been jolted by loss.
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Feb 09 04
981 plays
55 Beware the Ides of March
Yeah, yeah, everyone knows about Julius Caesar, "Et tu, Brute", and what was the most famous March 15th death of all time, but a lot of other famous folks died on the Ides. Here are ten of them.
Difficult
10 Q
paulmallon
Apr 28 12
276 plays
56 Historical Illnesses
Illness has played a large (and sometimes overlooked) part in history. I'll give you the name of a famous person and you have to choose what illness they suffered from.
Tough
10 Q
potsy81
Jan 20 03
1014 plays
57 Luck or Fate?
Life is a game of inches. Sometimes a few seconds or a slight turn of chance makes all the difference.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
May 23 02
1659 plays
58 More Short Lives
A sequel to my other quiz regarding brief lives.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
Aug 08 02
1017 plays
59 Ashes to Ashes
Well known people from different walks of life who have died. How, when and where is what this quiz is about.
Tough
10 Q
Auszev
Jun 04 05
690 plays
60 Who am I and When Did I Die?
This one is about famous people from a variety of disciplines. I'll give you the claim to fame. All you have to do is pick the correct name and date they departed this rocky planet.
Difficult
10 Q
foamy1haup
May 19 08
867 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Which 'Hogan's Heroes' star was murdered in a motel room in 1978?
* Who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Department on national television?
* This madman murdered 33 young men in the late 1970s and was executed by the state of Illinois in 1994. Who was he?
* In this, one of the most famous murder cases in Hollywood history, Elizabeth Short's nude and mangled body was found in a vacant lot. What was the Elizabeth Short case better known as?
* We all remember that OJ was acquitted of killing his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Does anyone remember the name of the poor unfortunate friend of hers that was killed with her?


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