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Quiz about Famous people and their strange deaths
Quiz about Famous people and their strange deaths

Famous people and their strange deaths Quiz


See if you can figure out some of the strange ways of how some famous celebrities died.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
386,345
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the original ruling for the cause of Natalie Wood's death? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where was Phil Hartman when his wife shot him?

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Question 3 of 10
3. Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla was gunned down in a motel room in 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar. What was their relationship to each other?
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Question 4 of 10
4. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot to death in his bedroom. Who was the assailant? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter", was killed in a most unusual way while snorkeling. How was he killed? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Vic Morrow's death was a result of which form of transportation? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How was Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, accidentally killed on a movie set? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and often thought of as the creator of modern dance. She was killed in a most gruesome manner. How was she killed?

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Question 9 of 10
9. Amy Winehouse, an English singer songwriter, joined the 27 Club, dying at her home in 2011. By what means? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ray Combs was an American comedian, actor, and host of the game show "Family Feud". What was the manner of his death?

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1. What was the original ruling for the cause of Natalie Wood's death?

Answer: drowning

Natalie Wood, along with her husband Robert Wagner and their friend, Christopher Walken, were boating near Santa Catalina Island. Natalie had gone to bed and when her husband checked in on her, she was missing. She was later found dead, with the ruling that she died of drowning during a boating accident.

However, she did have bruises which caused people to think there was more to her death than just drowning.
2. Where was Phil Hartman when his wife shot him?

Answer: his home

On May 28, 1998, Phil Hartman's third wife, Brynn, shot and killed him at his home. Brynn had sent a threatening letter to Phil's second wife, Lisa after Phil told Brynn that he and Lisa were soulmates. Later, Brynn shot herself.
3. Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla was gunned down in a motel room in 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar. What was their relationship to each other?

Answer: Yolanda was president of Selena's fan club.

Yolanda Saldívar was caught embezzling from Selena. When Selena confronted Yolanda at a motel and demanded financial papers, Yolanda pulled a gun from her purse and shot Selena.
4. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot to death in his bedroom. Who was the assailant?

Answer: His father

Before the shooting, Marvin had intervened in an altercation between his mother and father. Marvin Gay Sr. became enraged and followed Marvin into his bedroom and shot him three times.
5. Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter", was killed in a most unusual way while snorkeling. How was he killed?

Answer: Stabbed in the chest by a stingray

While doing some underwater filming for his daughter's television program, Steve saw a stingray swimming beneath him and began filming. The stingray started stabbing wildly with its tail and stabbed Steve in the chest.
6. Vic Morrow's death was a result of which form of transportation?

Answer: Helicopter

Vic Morrow and two kids were filming scenes for a movie based on "The Twilight Zone". They were filming a scene early in the morning of July 23, 1982; the scene involved the three of them escaping from a U.S. Army helicopter. However, things went wrong and the helicopter rotor decapitated him and one kid and crushed the other.
7. How was Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, accidentally killed on a movie set?

Answer: Gun shot

Brandon was shot during the 1993 filming of "The Crow". A mistake was made in loading a gun used in one of the scenes. Improper blanks were loaded into the gun.
8. Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and often thought of as the creator of modern dance. She was killed in a most gruesome manner. How was she killed?

Answer: Strangled by her scarf

Isadora Duncan drove an open air car with open-spoked wheels. She was fond of wearing very long silk scarves also. While out driving, her long scarf got caught in one of the wheels and the scarf tightened and nearly decapitated her.
9. Amy Winehouse, an English singer songwriter, joined the 27 Club, dying at her home in 2011. By what means?

Answer: Alcohol poisoning

Amy was found at her residence by her bodyguard, dead in her bed, on 23 July 2011. The coroner's inquest found that her tragic death was by misadventure. It was stated that Amy's blood alcohol level at her death was 0.416% with the drink of choice being Vodka.
10. Ray Combs was an American comedian, actor, and host of the game show "Family Feud". What was the manner of his death?

Answer: Suicide by hanging

In July 1994, Combs injured a spinal disc in a car accident which left him in permanent pain. He also went through financial and marital problems. While in a hospital for mental evaluation, Combs committed suicide by removing the sheets from his bed and using them to hang himself in the closet of his room.
Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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