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Famous Car Crashes Trivia Quiz

Here are ten - most of which are well-known.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,658

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1687

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Question 1 of 10

1. Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car accident. Which of these is true? Hint

Both statements are true

Mansfield was the only passenger

Mansfield was the driver of the car

Neither statement is true

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these famous writers died in a car accident? Hint

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Albert Camus

Thomas Wolfe

Ernest Hemingway

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Question 3 of 10

3. Montgomery Clift almost died in a car accident while he was driving away from a Hollywood party. Who was throwing the party? Hint

Marilyn Monroe

John Wayne

Clark Gable

Elizabeth Taylor

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which statement is true of the traffic death of Margaret Mitchell? Hint

She was D.U. I.

She was a pedestrian

She was driving without a license

None of these are true

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jan Berry (of "Jan and Dean" fame) died in early 2004. His car accident several decades earlier had serious impact on his health for the rest of his life. Where did that accident occur? Hint

California

Florida

New York

Nevada

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Question 6 of 10

6. James Dean died young when he was involved in a fatal car accident. Shortly before the accident he had filmed a "safe driving" ad with which actor? Hint

Bing Crosby

Gig Young

Jack Cassidy

Albert Dekker

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Question 7 of 10

7. Princess Grace, the former Grace Kelly, was able to work in her future husband's "back yard" during the filming of this movie. Hint

Mogambo

The Country Girl

North By Northwest

To Catch a Thief

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was killed in a car accident? Hint

Inger Stevens

Mrs. David Niven

None of these

Carol Lombarde

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ted Kennedy was injured (and Mary Jo Kopechne was killed) in the famous accident at Chappaquiddick. When did the accident occur? Hint

1979

1969

1974

1964

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Question 10 of 10

10. The most famous car accident of all may be the one that claimed the life of Princess Diana. Where did the accident occur? Hint

Notre Dame

Versailles

Paris

Marseilles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car accident. Which of these is true?

Answer: Neither statement is true

Mansfield was one of three adults in the car; all three died instantly in the accident. Three of her five children were in the back; they survived the crash.

2. Which of these famous writers died in a car accident?

Answer: Albert Camus

Hemingway died by suicide, Fitzgerald more-or-less drank himself to death, Wolfe died of pneumonia.

3. Montgomery Clift almost died in a car accident while he was driving away from a Hollywood party. Who was throwing the party?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor's speedy intervention may have saved Clift's life.

4. Which statement is true of the traffic death of Margaret Mitchell?

Answer: She was a pedestrian

The author of "Gone With The Wind" was on foot when she was nailed by a taxicab.

5. Jan Berry (of "Jan and Dean" fame) died in early 2004. His car accident several decades earlier had serious impact on his health for the rest of his life. Where did that accident occur?

Answer: California

"You can't come back from Deadman's Curve" according to the song. The song was right.

6. James Dean died young when he was involved in a fatal car accident. Shortly before the accident he had filmed a "safe driving" ad with which actor?

Answer: Gig Young

No one could have guessed that the star of "Rebel Without A Cause" would die so soon thereafter.

7. Princess Grace, the former Grace Kelly, was able to work in her future husband's "back yard" during the filming of this movie.

Answer: To Catch a Thief

The movie was set on the French Riviera - only a "stone's throw" away from Prince Rainier and Monaco.

8. Which of the following was killed in a car accident?

Answer: None of these

Stevens died as a result of a drug overdose: it may or may not have been an accident. Niven died at an early age as a result of a fall; her husband (who was left with two small children) was devastated. Lombarde died in a plane crash.

9. Ted Kennedy was injured (and Mary Jo Kopechne was killed) in the famous accident at Chappaquiddick. When did the accident occur?

Answer: 1969

Miraculously, Kennedy's political career survived. (Did this cost him a shot at the presidency?)

10. The most famous car accident of all may be the one that claimed the life of Princess Diana. Where did the accident occur?

Answer: Paris

Everything that could possibly be said has already been said about this tragic incident.

Source: Author robert362

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