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Quiz about Deaths in 2015
Quiz about Deaths in 2015

Deaths in 2015 Trivia Quiz


This quiz is a memorial to an eclectic collection of folks who died in 2015.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
chessart
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,040
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1391
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (4/10), Guest 175 (6/10), riverboatqueen (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. King Abdullah died at age 90 on January 23. What country had King Abdullah ruled since 2005? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Former Nobel prize winner John Forbes Nash died on May 23rd at the age of 86. As portrayed in the movie "A Beautiful Mind", what disease did Nash suffer from for many years? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Guitarist B. B. King died on May 14th at the age of 89. His musical genius earned him the nickname of "King of the __________."

Answer: (one word, five letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Singer Ronnie Gilbert died in June at the age of 88. Gilbert had been the lead singer for which folk group from the early fifties, a group which had hits with "Goodnight Irene", "On Top of Old Smoky", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What film director, who died in August at age 76, was responsible for the slasher movies "Nightmare on Elm Street and "Scream"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Dead in 2015 was a singer who had a number one hit in 1963 as a teenager with "It's My Party", a poignant tale of adolescent heartbreak. Who was this singing star, who died of lung cancer at the age of 68? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first African-American to ever win popular election to the U.S. Senate when elected to represent Massachusetts in 1966? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dead at 83 was the actor Omar Sharif, whose performances in "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Dr. Zhivago" vaulted him to international stardom. However, Sharif was also know as an expert in which game? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the poet who gained fame in the late 1960s with poetry collections such as "Listen to the Warm"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Harlem Globetrotters are a basketball team formed in the 1920s and still active into the 21st century, playing exhibitions all over the world. Which former Globetrotter, nicknamed the "Clown Prince", died in 2015? (Hint: a bird). Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. King Abdullah died at age 90 on January 23. What country had King Abdullah ruled since 2005?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

Abdullah took the Saudi throne in 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Faud. Another half-brother, Salmon, succeeded to the throne upon Abdullah's death. Abdullah is believed to have had about 30 wives, and to have fathered about 35 children.
2. Former Nobel prize winner John Forbes Nash died on May 23rd at the age of 86. As portrayed in the movie "A Beautiful Mind", what disease did Nash suffer from for many years?

Answer: schizophrenia

Nash did much groundbreaking work in the field of game theory, work which won him the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994. Born in 1928, it was in 1959 that clear signs of his mental illness emerged, and he underwent several hospitalizations. His condition slowly improved, and he was able to return to academic life in the 1980s.
3. Guitarist B. B. King died on May 14th at the age of 89. His musical genius earned him the nickname of "King of the __________."

Answer: blues

B. B. King had many rhythm and blues hits. Perhaps his most famous hit was "The Thrill is Gone", for which he won a Grammy award in 1970.
4. Singer Ronnie Gilbert died in June at the age of 88. Gilbert had been the lead singer for which folk group from the early fifties, a group which had hits with "Goodnight Irene", "On Top of Old Smoky", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"?

Answer: The Weavers

The Weavers were quite popular in the early 1950s, but then disbanded in 1952 when they were blacklisted as a result of McCarthyism. Although they got back together a few years later and started playing concerts, the blacklisting by the industry continued, and none of the members of the group were permitted to appear on national television until finally in 1968 Pete Seeger appeared on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour".
5. What film director, who died in August at age 76, was responsible for the slasher movies "Nightmare on Elm Street and "Scream"?

Answer: Wes Craven

The slasher genre of film is considered to have started with Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" in 1960. Craven and the other directors listed built on Hitchcock's success with slasher movies of their own in the 1970s and 1980s. Tobe Hooper did "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", John Carpenter did "Halloween", and Sean Cunningham did "Friday the 13th".
6. Dead in 2015 was a singer who had a number one hit in 1963 as a teenager with "It's My Party", a poignant tale of adolescent heartbreak. Who was this singing star, who died of lung cancer at the age of 68?

Answer: Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore was no one-hit wonder, as she followed up her first hit with others, such as "Judy's Turn to Cry", and "You Don't Own Me". The latter was used by Rush Limbaugh to introduce the feminism segments on his radio talk show.
7. Who was the first African-American to ever win popular election to the U.S. Senate when elected to represent Massachusetts in 1966?

Answer: Edward Brooke

Brooke was a liberal Republican, during an era when liberal Republicans were quite common in the New England states. Brooke served two terms in the Senate, until his defeat in 1978 by Paul Tsongas. He died in January at 95. The other choices are other liberal Republicans from the Northeast part of the country.
8. Dead at 83 was the actor Omar Sharif, whose performances in "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Dr. Zhivago" vaulted him to international stardom. However, Sharif was also know as an expert in which game?

Answer: bridge

Sharif, who was once ranked among the world's top 50 bridge players, authored several books on bridge and also co-authored a syndicated newspaper column on bridge.
9. Who was the poet who gained fame in the late 1960s with poetry collections such as "Listen to the Warm"?

Answer: Rod McKuen

Rod McKuen, who died in January at age 81, was frequently parodied, as when "National Lampoon" did a hilarious parody of "Listen to the Warm", called "Listen to the Drivel".
10. The Harlem Globetrotters are a basketball team formed in the 1920s and still active into the 21st century, playing exhibitions all over the world. Which former Globetrotter, nicknamed the "Clown Prince", died in 2015? (Hint: a bird).

Answer: Meadowlark Lemon

Meadowlark Lemon played in over 16,000 games for the Globetrotters over a period of more than 20 years. He died in December at the age of 83. The other choices are former Globetrotters who, like Lemon, have had their numbers retired by the team.
Source: Author chessart

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This quiz is part of series Noteworthy Deaths:

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