Third Cousin of Celebrity Burial Locations Quiz

Answer: Manhattan, New York

John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 - January 27, 1851) is interred at Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan. Audubon released 'Birds of America' which he illustrated and wrote. In all he released nine volumes on birds between 1827 and 1839.

Answer: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Tiny Tim (April 12, 1932 - November 30, 1996) was born Herbert Khaury. He was known for his trilling rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" while playing the ukulele (poorly). He was married on live television to 'Miss Vicky.' His career which was solely based on one song had him working constantly. He had fear of public bathrooms...wearing adult diapers away from home.

Tiny is buried with a ukulele at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Answer: Norridge, Illinois

Siskel (January 26, 1946 - February 20, 1999) is buried in Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge.

Siskel was the film critic for The Chicago Tribune. He teamed with Roger Ebert, film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times in 1974 for a television film review show. 'Siskel & Ebert' offered viewers a 'thumbs up or down' rating of movies reviewed.

Answer: Gene Autry

Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 - October 2, 1998) was the owner of the California Angels Major League Baseball team and the uniform number 26 was retired in his honor. Autry owned the Angels for 38 years. The Angels retired the number 26 in his honor as the team's 26th player in 1982. There are normally twenty-five players on a Major League roster.

Before becoming one of the richest men in the United States, Autry made over ninety movies, recorded over 600 songs and had a TV show for 6 years.

Autry is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

Answer: Monticello, New York

Yasgur (November 11, 1920 - February 8, 1973) was a dairy farmer in Bethel, New York. He leased his land to the organizers of what would become the largest rock festival ever. Max can be seen in the film "Woodstock,"(1970) addressing the crowd.

Max is buried in the Ahavath Israel section of the Liberty Street Cemetery in Monticello.

Answer: Sutton Courtenay, England

Orwell (June 25, 1903 - January 21, 1950) is buried in the churchyard at All Saints Church in Sutton Courtenay.

Orwell is most famous as the author of "1984" and "Animal Farm." Both books are required reading in many schools, and if not, should be read by everyone.

Answer: Prostate Cancer

Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 - January 22, 1994) was a popular television and film actor. He starred as Lieutenant Theo Kojak in the TV series "Kojak" which ran from 1973 to 1978. The bald Kojak was rarely seen without a Tootsie Pop in his mouth and was known for the phrase, "Who loves ya, baby?" Savalas also appeared in many popular movies, including; "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969).

Telly is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

Answer: Cathedral City, California

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was one of the most popular singers ever. His hundreds of recordings sold millions of copies worldwide. In his early career he sang with bands led by Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra began a film career in 1943 with "Higher and Higher." His career both in films and singing stalled in the late forties when he developed throat problems. He bounced back several years later when he won an Academy Award in 1953 for his supporting performance in "From Here to Eternity." His popularity resurrected, Sinatra again began touring again and became a staple in Las Vegas.

He is the Father of entertainers, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Nancy Sinatra.

Sinatra is buried at Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.

Answer: Wolvercote, England

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973) is the author of the popular "Hobbit" series of books. His first writing job was working on the English Dictionary at Oxford University...he wrote the 'W' entries.

Tolkien is buried at Wolvercote Cemetery in Wolvercote, England.

Answer: False

Her true name was MaryJo Kopechne. MaryJo (July 26, 1940 - July 19, 1969) was drowned when United States Senator Edward Kennedy's car went off the Chappaquiddick Bridge in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. For some reason, Kennedy waited nine hours after extricating himself from the car to report the accident to the police. There was no 'real' investigation although Kennedy's insurance company paid the Kopechne family $140,000.00.

MaryJo is buried at St. Vincent's Cemetery in Larkesville, Pennsylvania.