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Quiz about Another One Bites the Dust 15
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Another One Bites the Dust: 15 Quiz


The clues will point to people who died in 1984. Who were they?

A multiple-choice quiz by Spontini. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Spontini
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,343
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Welsh actor was married five times but only had four different wives. His real surname was Jenkins but he took the name we all know him by from an old schoolmaster he was very close to. He is well known for a spectacular performance in "Look Back in Anger" (1959), but is best known for playing the Roman politician and general, Marc Antony in a major 1960s film. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This English actor had intended to be an architect but caught the acting bug. He became a well known stage actor and played minor roles in films made in the 1930's to meet the requirement that a percentage of films shown in the UK had to be made there. He did however get larger roles and by the 1940's was one of the most popular stars of UK cinema in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945) and "Odd Man Out" (1947). When he moved to America he got much better roles but still tended to take any job offered. His most well known films would include "North by Northwest" (1959) and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" (1954). Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This British actor moved to America as a young boy with his family and seriously injured his arm by running through a glass door which left him with a slight deformity. He was rejected for the draft for World War 2 as a result, leaving him available for film making. His first major movie was "A Yank at Eton" (1947), but it was "Good News" (1947) that became his greatest claim to fame. He married Patricia Kennedy, sister of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This movie star was born in Romania although he claimed to have been born in Pennsylvania. As a sickly child, he took up swimming and proved to very good at it. In 1932 he made the first of a series of films as a character found in the African jungle. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This American actor was one of Hollywood's most popular leading men in the 1920s. He worked steadily over the years becoming more of a support actor. He is probably known best today for his role as Police Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman" TV series. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This American writer has had over 20 films and TV dramas made from his works. His most famous novel is "In Cold Blood" which concerned an actual multiple murder and its consequences and is recognised as one of the best books of its type ever written. It was made into a film in 1967. He also wrote the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" which was turned into a major film starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This American singer/songwriter came to fame with the rise of Motown Records. His most famous songs include "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This English comedian was one half a duo who had great success on British TV. He took his stage name from the town where he was born. He was a lifelong supporter of Luton Town football club, becoming a director from 1970-77 before resigning and becoming the club's vice-president. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This American businessman noticed a small chain of burger bars. He thought the setup had potential and became their franchising agent in 1954 when already over 50 years old. In 1961 he bought out the founding brothers, Richard and Maurice and turned the company into a global brand in the fast food industry.
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Question 10 of 10
10. This American actor was appearing on stage by the age of four. He was spotted by Charlie Chaplin who planned a movie in which they would both star. That movie was "The Kid" (1921). By the age of 13 his career was taking a downturn, as so often happens with child stars. In 1937 he married Betty Grable. In 1964 he was in the classic TV series "The Addams Family" where he played Uncle Fester. Hint



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1. This Welsh actor was married five times but only had four different wives. His real surname was Jenkins but he took the name we all know him by from an old schoolmaster he was very close to. He is well known for a spectacular performance in "Look Back in Anger" (1959), but is best known for playing the Roman politician and general, Marc Antony in a major 1960s film.

Answer: Richard Burton

He was twelfth of thirteen children and was married to Elizabeth Taylor twice which explains the disparity between the number marriages and wives. Their tempestuous relationship was started in "Cleopatra" (1963). He was nominated for an Oscar on seven occasions but never won one. He died on 5 August, 1984.
2. This English actor had intended to be an architect but caught the acting bug. He became a well known stage actor and played minor roles in films made in the 1930's to meet the requirement that a percentage of films shown in the UK had to be made there. He did however get larger roles and by the 1940's was one of the most popular stars of UK cinema in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945) and "Odd Man Out" (1947). When he moved to America he got much better roles but still tended to take any job offered. His most well known films would include "North by Northwest" (1959) and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" (1954).

Answer: James Mason

He was the original choice to play Professor Kingsfield in "The Paper Chase" (1973), but had to turn down the role due to poor health. John Houseman, who had acted in only one other movie in a bit part, was cast and won an Oscar. He was nevertheless nominated for an Oscar himself on three occasions. James died on 27 July, 1984.
3. This British actor moved to America as a young boy with his family and seriously injured his arm by running through a glass door which left him with a slight deformity. He was rejected for the draft for World War 2 as a result, leaving him available for film making. His first major movie was "A Yank at Eton" (1947), but it was "Good News" (1947) that became his greatest claim to fame. He married Patricia Kennedy, sister of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Answer: Peter Lawford

He was a member of the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop. Maria Shriver, wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger was his niece. He died on 24 December, 1984.
4. This movie star was born in Romania although he claimed to have been born in Pennsylvania. As a sickly child, he took up swimming and proved to very good at it. In 1932 he made the first of a series of films as a character found in the African jungle.

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Weissmuller won five Olympic Gold medals 1924-1928 as a member of the U.S. team and won every free-style race he entered between 1921-1929. When he met the first chimp to play 'Cheetah' in the Tarzan films, it growled and lunged at him. Johnny took out his knife and threatened the chimp and hit it hard on the side of the head. They were great pals thereafter. He died 20 January, 1984.
5. This American actor was one of Hollywood's most popular leading men in the 1920s. He worked steadily over the years becoming more of a support actor. He is probably known best today for his role as Police Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman" TV series.

Answer: Neil Hamilton

He made over 260 films, both silent and 'talkie' and played opposite such major stars as Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Jean Arthur. In his youth he was a model for shirts in magazine adverts and got more fan mail than Rudolf Valentino, who was the king of the Hollywood box-office at the time. He died on 24 September, 1984.
6. This American writer has had over 20 films and TV dramas made from his works. His most famous novel is "In Cold Blood" which concerned an actual multiple murder and its consequences and is recognised as one of the best books of its type ever written. It was made into a film in 1967. He also wrote the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" which was turned into a major film starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly.

Answer: Truman Capote

In 2005 a film, "Capote", about him writing the story "In Cold Blood" and his relationship with one of the actual killers was released. It starred Philip Seymour. He has also been played in several other films, "Isn't She Good" (2000), "Infamous" (2006), "The Audrey Hepburn Story" (2000) and "American Playhouse: Tru" (1992). He died on 25 August, 1984.
7. This American singer/songwriter came to fame with the rise of Motown Records. His most famous songs include "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".

Answer: Marvin Gaye

He died on 1 April, 1984 when his father shot him with a gun Marvin had given him as a Christmas present. Gaye Snr. was sentenced to a term of probation after pleading no contest to a voluntary manslaughter charge.
8. This English comedian was one half a duo who had great success on British TV. He took his stage name from the town where he was born. He was a lifelong supporter of Luton Town football club, becoming a director from 1970-77 before resigning and becoming the club's vice-president.

Answer: Eric Morecambe

He formed his partnership with Ernie Wise in 1941 and they stayed together until his death. They had a series of shows together but it wasn't until they moved to the BBC in 1968 that they really hit the big-time. They made several films together in the 1960s, "The Intelligence Men" (1965), "That Riviera Touch" (1966) and "The Magnificent Two" (1967). Eric collapsed and died on stage in Tewkesbury 28 May, 1984.

He is one of five comedians on a set of stamps issued 23 April 1998. Eric is on the 26p stamp.
9. This American businessman noticed a small chain of burger bars. He thought the setup had potential and became their franchising agent in 1954 when already over 50 years old. In 1961 he bought out the founding brothers, Richard and Maurice and turned the company into a global brand in the fast food industry.

Answer: Ray Kroc

The original company was owned by Richard and Maurice McDonald. The character Ronald McDonald was created by Wilard Scott, a McDonald's franchisee to help improve sales in the Washington D.C. area. In 1974, Kroc stepped down as CEO of McDonald's and bought the San Diego Padres baseball team. He died on 14 January, 1984.
10. This American actor was appearing on stage by the age of four. He was spotted by Charlie Chaplin who planned a movie in which they would both star. That movie was "The Kid" (1921). By the age of 13 his career was taking a downturn, as so often happens with child stars. In 1937 he married Betty Grable. In 1964 he was in the classic TV series "The Addams Family" where he played Uncle Fester.

Answer: Jackie Coogan

In 1935, Jackie survived a car accident which resulted in the death of his father and best friend. After his father's death, his mother married Arthur Bernstein, who was his business manager. When he wanted the money that he made as a child star in the 1920s, his mother and stepfather refused his request and Jackie filed suit for the approximately $4 million that he had made. Under California law at the time, he had no rights to the money he made as a child, and he was awarded only $126,000 in 1939. Because of the public uproar, the California Legislature passed the Child Actors Bill, also known as the Coogan Act, which would set up a trust fund for any child actor and protect his earnings.

He died on 1 March, 1984.
Source: Author Spontini

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