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Kick The Bucket Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about authors and poets who have "kicked the bucket" or "are no longer with us, on this earth." I hope you enjoy these questions on the deaths and careers of ten famous writers.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tony_TV_King. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Tony_TV_King
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,107
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1122
Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (8/10), Guest 173 (8/10), Guest 120 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The famous poet John Keats died at the very early age of 25. What disease did Keats have that caused him to die so young? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The author Roald Dahl wrote many books before he "kicked the bucket." Which of these was NOT one of the many works penned by Dahl? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Charlotte Bronte, one of the famous Bronte sisters, died in 1855 several years after her sisters Emily and Anne. What was the name of the famous novel penned by Charlotte? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the name of the Russian writer, who died in 1910 and was the author of the famous novel "War and Peace"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these authors, poets, or playwrights, died in 1875 after showing signs of liver cancer? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The author of the Civil War era novel "Gone With the Wind" died on August 11, 1949 in an Atlanta Hospital after being hit by a car. What was the name of this famous author? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which U.S. President, who died in the 1960s, wrote the 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of biographies titled, "Profiles in Courage"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The author of some of the world's best literary works, and the creator of the most memorable characters in the history of literature, died on June 9, 1870. What was his name?

Answer: (Two Words, First and Last name or just surname, Think Jacob Marley)
Question 9 of 10
9. English novelist, dramatist, and essayist Mary Shelley died on February 1, 1851. What is the name of the doctor in the famous Gothic novel written by Shelley? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This children's author, who died suddenly due to an aneurism on November 19, 1988, wrote a series of books about a maid who takes everything literally. What is the name of the author who wrote the "Amelia Bedelia" book series? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The famous poet John Keats died at the very early age of 25. What disease did Keats have that caused him to die so young?

Answer: Tuberculosis

John Keats was born on October 31, 1795 and died on February 23, 1821 at the age of 25. Although tuberculosis took this poet so soon, many of his works are still remembered today. Keats is considered one of the greatest Romantics in the history of poetry.
2. The author Roald Dahl wrote many books before he "kicked the bucket." Which of these was NOT one of the many works penned by Dahl?

Answer: The Mouse and the Motorcycle

"The Mouse and the Motorcycle" was written by Beverly Cleary. Other famous works by Roald Dahl include: "James and the Giant Peach", "George's Marvelous Medicine", "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", and many many more. Dahl was born in Wales in 1916, and died in 1990 at the age of 74.
3. Charlotte Bronte, one of the famous Bronte sisters, died in 1855 several years after her sisters Emily and Anne. What was the name of the famous novel penned by Charlotte?

Answer: Jane Eyre

Charlotte was born April 21, 1816 in Yorkshire, England. Charlotte was the first born of the three Bronte sisters that lived into adulthood, and she also lived the longest. It is unknown whether Charlotte died of tuberculosis or typhus. Charlotte was pregnant at the time of her death. "Jane Eyre", was penned under the name Currer Bell. Emily Bronte wrote "Wuthering Heights" and Anne wrote "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". All three sisters combined to publish a book of poems titled "Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell".
4. What was the name of the Russian writer, who died in 1910 and was the author of the famous novel "War and Peace"?

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy also wrote "Anna Karenina" and "A Confession". Tolstoy died of pneumonia on November 20, 1910 at the age of 82. Vladimir Nabokov wrote "Lolita", and Dostoevsky wrote "Crime and Punishment".
5. Which of these authors, poets, or playwrights, died in 1875 after showing signs of liver cancer?

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen died of liver cancer in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 4, 1875. Andersen published a collection of nine stories titled, "Fairy Tales Told for Children, First Collection" in 1835. The "First Collection" includes such stories as "The Princess and the Pea", "Little Claus and Big Claus", and "The Tinderbox".
6. The author of the Civil War era novel "Gone With the Wind" died on August 11, 1949 in an Atlanta Hospital after being hit by a car. What was the name of this famous author?

Answer: Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell died at the age of 48. High Gravitt, the man who struck her with his car as she crossed the street served 11 months of an 18 month sentence for the accident. The accident was ruled "involuntary manslaughter", although Gravitt was drunk and speeding at the time of the collision.
7. Which U.S. President, who died in the 1960s, wrote the 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning volume of biographies titled, "Profiles in Courage"?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

JFK, in addition to being a U.S. Congressman and Senator of Massachusetts, was also was a decorated war hero, and an author. "Profiles in Courage" (published 1956), is a collection of biographies and accounts of bravery of eight historical U.S. Senators. John F. Kennedy "kicked the bucket" after being shot by an assassin on November 22, 1963.
8. The author of some of the world's best literary works, and the creator of the most memorable characters in the history of literature, died on June 9, 1870. What was his name?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens died of a stroke in 1870 at the age of 58. Some of Dickens' notable works include "A Tale of Two Cities", "A Christmas Carol", "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield", and "Little Dorrit".
9. English novelist, dramatist, and essayist Mary Shelley died on February 1, 1851. What is the name of the doctor in the famous Gothic novel written by Shelley?

Answer: Frankenstein

"Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus", was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and was published in 1818. In the original book the monster is just referred to as "monster", "demon", and "it". One obvious reason for the fact that many people incorrectly referring to the monster as Frankenstein, could be that the doctor's name is Victor Frankenstein, and thus the monster would be known as "Frankenstein's Monster". Mary Shelley died in 1851, at the age of 53, after showing signs of illness for almost twelve years.
10. This children's author, who died suddenly due to an aneurism on November 19, 1988, wrote a series of books about a maid who takes everything literally. What is the name of the author who wrote the "Amelia Bedelia" book series?

Answer: Peggy Parish

Margaret "Peggy" Parish was born in South Carolina in 1927. Upon her sudden death in 1988, Peggy's nephew Herman Parish took over writing the books about that crazy maid Amelia Bedelia who takes everything literally.
Source: Author Tony_TV_King

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