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And Your Expiry Date Is... Trivia Quiz


An interesting quiz on the way people have died.

A multiple-choice quiz by hazelpethig. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
hazelpethig
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
331,712
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
637
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771, died of indigestion after a gluttonous feast. Which of these wasn't on the menu? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Allan Pinkerton was a world famous detective from the United States. He spied for the Union army during the American Civil War. What did he die of? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Li Po (701-762) from China, is considered one of their greatest poets ever. Po had a great weakness that contributed to his death. How did he die? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Hans Steininger, from Austria, died in 1567. How did he die? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On October 17 1814, eight people died in a bizarre way in London, England. How did they die? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1927 Isadora Duncan, an American dancer, died in and odd way. What was it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Why was Janet Parker's death famous? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On January 15 1919, in Boston, Mass., 15 people and several horses were killed. More than 150 people were injured. How? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Jim Creighton, a professional baseball player, died in 1862 as a direct result of his sport. How did he die? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Clement Laird Vallandigham was a lawyer in Ohio. He died while representing a client in the courtroom. How did he die? Hint



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1. Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771, died of indigestion after a gluttonous feast. Which of these wasn't on the menu?

Answer: Potatoes

Swedish children call him "the king who ate himself to death".
2. Allan Pinkerton was a world famous detective from the United States. He spied for the Union army during the American Civil War. What did he die of?

Answer: Gangrene from biting his own tongue

Pinkerton is credited with developing entire new ways to spy on people, including shadowing them. If he had had a camera, he could have been paparazzi!
3. Li Po (701-762) from China, is considered one of their greatest poets ever. Po had a great weakness that contributed to his death. How did he die?

Answer: While drunk in a boat, he tried to embrace the moon, fell out and drowned

The first two lines of his poem "Bringing in the Wine" shows his relationship to both wine and water.

"See how the Yellow River's water move out of heaven,
Entering the ocean, never to return."
4. Hans Steininger, from Austria, died in 1567. How did he die?

Answer: He tripped over his own beard and broke his neck

Hans Steininger was famous at the time for having the longest beard - almost 140cm long. In 1567 there was a fire in his town, in his haste to get away he forgot to roll up his beard, tripped on it, and broke his neck.
5. On October 17 1814, eight people died in a bizarre way in London, England. How did they die?

Answer: A vat ruptured, releasing 1.4 million litres of beer

A vat of beer at the Meux and Company Brewery collapsed, which caused surrounding vats to give way. It collapsed two homes, and eight people drowned.
6. In 1927 Isadora Duncan, an American dancer, died in and odd way. What was it?

Answer: She was strangled by her own scarf

Isadora Duncan was strangled when the long scarf she was wearing was caught up in the wheels of the car she was riding in.
7. Why was Janet Parker's death famous?

Answer: She was the last person to die of smallpox

Janet Parker was the last known person to die from smallpox. In 1978, in Birmingham UK, she was accidentally exposed to the deadly smallpox virus. The disease ran its full course.
8. On January 15 1919, in Boston, Mass., 15 people and several horses were killed. More than 150 people were injured. How?

Answer: They drowned in a flood of molasses

A tank that held about 8.7 million litres of molasses collapsed. This sent a wave of molasses down the streets at over 50 kph. Many people were smothered by the sticky mess, and many horses, dogs and cats, drowned along with them. According to reports, on a warm day, the area around Commercial street still smells like molasses.
9. Jim Creighton, a professional baseball player, died in 1862 as a direct result of his sport. How did he die?

Answer: His appendix burst after a home run swing

Jim Creighton was killed after a particularly violent swing of his bat supposedly burst his appendix. Although he finished the game (in pain) he was dead by the end of the day.
10. Clement Laird Vallandigham was a lawyer in Ohio. He died while representing a client in the courtroom. How did he die?

Answer: Fatally shot himself while demonstrating how the victim accidentally shot himself

Clement Vallandigham was trying to get his client acquitted of murder. He reenacted the scene to prove that the supposed murder victim had accidentally shot himself. He was using what he thought was an unloaded gun ... but it was loaded. His reenactment was so good that his client was acquitted. Unfortunately, Clement Vallandigham died of his self-inflicted wound.
Source: Author hazelpethig

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