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Quiz about The Hard Way
Quiz about The Hard Way

The Hard Way Trivia Quiz


There are some who chose to exit life as a suicide. Is it the hard way or the easy way?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rehaberpro. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Rehaberpro
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
312,472
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
543
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Through her own determination this monarch maintained control of her country through a series of alliances. First she served as co-ruler with her father and then with two brothers, which by custom she married. She continued in power by alliances with two Roman noblemen until she chose suicide rather than face a crumbling reign. Who was she? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This actor began in 'B' western movies and made a transition to being a character actor. In 1981 police were summoned to the scene of a domestic disturbance. As police approached, he drew a gun and shot himself. He was the first actor to play Red Ryder on the screen. What was his name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This French actor had his greatest success in American films and became an American citizen. He was four times nominated for Academy Awards, winning none. Grieving from the death of his wife from cancer and the death of his son from a misguided game of Russian roulette, he took an overdose of Seconal and died in an Arizona hospital. Who was he? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What we know of Socrates come from the writings of Plato. In Phaedo, Plato describes the death of Socrates. How did he die? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Sitting at a table in a dim spotlight, with some cheesy sound and visual effects, Spalding Gray could have you charmed. Gray produced and starred in four movies where he did a monologue, generally on his own life experiences. No doubt Gray had some depressive issues to deal with during his life. What was the complication that lead him to suicide? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. He was the most feared general that the Roman hordes faced. His fame and determination were evidenced by leading his army over the Alps with the aid of elephants. He is regarded as the greatest military strategist of antiquity. In order not to be captured by the Romans, he took a poison which he kept in his ring for just such an occasion. Who was this great Carthaginian general? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. William Inge had a succession of plays that were converted to films in the 1950s. These included "Bus Stop" (1955), "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957), and "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1950). His "Picnic" (1953) won him the Pulitzer Prize. He chose to end his life with carbon monoxide. What is generally given as the reason for him taking his life? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sara Teasdale was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. She committed suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates. What is believed to be the cause for her action? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Rudolph Hess was the most mysterious person to emerge from the World War Two. His flight to Scotland has never been fully understood. He was tried at Nuremberg and imprisoned. How did he die? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This Mexican artist is one of the most honored. She was the first Hispanic woman to be pictured on a United States postage stamp. She was married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Suffering ill health and the amputation of a leg, she chose an over-dose of barbiturates. What was her name? Hint



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1. Through her own determination this monarch maintained control of her country through a series of alliances. First she served as co-ruler with her father and then with two brothers, which by custom she married. She continued in power by alliances with two Roman noblemen until she chose suicide rather than face a crumbling reign. Who was she?

Answer: Cleopatra

Most historians agree that her death was by snake bite. Although Shakespeare indicates an asp bite to the breast, more likely it was to the arm, as pictured in the famous painting by Cagnacci. After Marc Anthony's death, there seemed little that she could do preserve her power. Her son, heir apparent, was killed by the Roman ruler Octavius.
2. This actor began in 'B' western movies and made a transition to being a character actor. In 1981 police were summoned to the scene of a domestic disturbance. As police approached, he drew a gun and shot himself. He was the first actor to play Red Ryder on the screen. What was his name?

Answer: Don 'Red' Berry

Berry made nearly 300 screen appearances including films and television work. When times got rough, he would work as an uncredited extra. Part of his most successful days were based on his facial and physical resemblance to James Cagney.
3. This French actor had his greatest success in American films and became an American citizen. He was four times nominated for Academy Awards, winning none. Grieving from the death of his wife from cancer and the death of his son from a misguided game of Russian roulette, he took an overdose of Seconal and died in an Arizona hospital. Who was he?

Answer: Charles Boyer

Boyer received nominations for "Conquest" (1937), "Algiers" (1938) "Gaslight" (1944) and "Fanny" (1961), winning none, but is best remembered as the husband trying to drive Ingrid Bergman insane in "Gaslight". Impressionists doing Boyer generally say "Come with me to the Casbah" although Boyer did not use those actual words in the movie Algiers. His character's name was Pepe Le Moko, which became the inspiration for the cartoon character Pepe Le Pew.

Boyer was shorter than most of his leading ladies. He was also bald and had a large paunch, so he looked little like his screen image. Bette Davis tried to remove him from the set as he did not look like he did on the screen.
4. What we know of Socrates come from the writings of Plato. In Phaedo, Plato describes the death of Socrates. How did he die?

Answer: Drinking hemlock, a poison

Socrates' search for truth did not always sit well with the Athenian political forces. Thus he became an enemy of the state. When given an opportunity to escape, he refused saying that fleeing would betray the principles that he was trying to teach. So he took the poison offered him.
5. Sitting at a table in a dim spotlight, with some cheesy sound and visual effects, Spalding Gray could have you charmed. Gray produced and starred in four movies where he did a monologue, generally on his own life experiences. No doubt Gray had some depressive issues to deal with during his life. What was the complication that lead him to suicide?

Answer: A disabling car crash in Ireland

In a car wreck in Ireland in 2001, Gray suffered a broken hip, paralyses of his right leg, and a skull fracture which required a metal plate to repair, accompanied by some brain damage and a disfiguring scar. Given his predisposition to depression, jumping from the Staten Island Ferry was not totally unexpected. He was physically and emotionally drained.

Gray was active in theater and was cast in 37 films, generally in supporting roles. His "Swimming to Cambodia"(1987) is based on his experiences filming "The Killing Fields" (1984).
6. He was the most feared general that the Roman hordes faced. His fame and determination were evidenced by leading his army over the Alps with the aid of elephants. He is regarded as the greatest military strategist of antiquity. In order not to be captured by the Romans, he took a poison which he kept in his ring for just such an occasion. Who was this great Carthaginian general?

Answer: Hannibal

Hannibal started with 40,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and 37 war-elephants. But he had to cross the Pyrenees and the Alps and contend with hostile tribes on the way to Italy. By the time he reached Italy there were 20,000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, and only a few elephants. But as he was able to win a few minor battles, other tribes joined him in his march against the Romans.
7. William Inge had a succession of plays that were converted to films in the 1950s. These included "Bus Stop" (1955), "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957), and "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1950). His "Picnic" (1953) won him the Pulitzer Prize. He chose to end his life with carbon monoxide. What is generally given as the reason for him taking his life?

Answer: Depression brought on by a series of dramatic flops

After his early success, most of Inge's dramas were not well received. Inge's portrayal of mid-western life was part of his appeal. Critics deemed many of his later works repetitive.
8. Sara Teasdale was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. She committed suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates. What is believed to be the cause for her action?

Answer: Her divorce and declining health

Teasdale was always in poor health and did not attend regular school until she was nine. She had a long relationship with Vachel Lindsey, the poet, who wrote to her almost daily, but decided in the end to marry a man of financial means. When that marriage ended in divorce and her health further declined, she took her life.
9. Rudolph Hess was the most mysterious person to emerge from the World War Two. His flight to Scotland has never been fully understood. He was tried at Nuremberg and imprisoned. How did he die?

Answer: Self-asphyxiation with an electric cord

Hess died at age 93 at Spandau Prison. Spandau Prison was immediately torn down so that it could not be a shrine. Demonstrations in the area were banned.
Hess was never the stereotype Nazi. He was first of all a conservationist, a believer in organic farming and bio-dynamic agriculture, worked for animal rights, advocated recycling and was a vegetarian.

His interest in astrology and the occult made him a mystic icon. His depression was often ascribed to the failure of his mission to negotiate peace and save the lives of innocent civilians, particularly children.

Next to Adolf Hitler, Hess is most revered by neo-Nazis. Hess has been a character in films and television many times, portrayed by such distinguished actors as Carroll O'Connor and Lawrence Olivier. He is often a character in suspense novels of World War Two.
10. This Mexican artist is one of the most honored. She was the first Hispanic woman to be pictured on a United States postage stamp. She was married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Suffering ill health and the amputation of a leg, she chose an over-dose of barbiturates. What was her name?

Answer: Frida Kahlo

As a child Kahlo suffered both polio and spina bifida. In 1925 a streetcar accident left her with constant pain. She then turned to painting as an outlet for her physical torment. The element of pain is evident in her paintings. She was often known only as the wife of Diego Rivera but a resurgence of interest in her art and life in the 1980s brought her to the forefront.
Source: Author Rehaberpro

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