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Ben Elton's "Dead Famous" Trivia Quiz

This book kept me reading till the early hours most nights, and it still kept me guessing until the end! SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't finished the book, don't go on as the end IS given away! Enjoy the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by msdemena. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
msdemena

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,694

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
395

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was David's "real job"? Hint

Trainee chef

Actor

Van driver

Bouncer

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did the murder take place? Hint

Day twenty-seven

Day eight

Day fourteen

Day thirty

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was killed? Hint

Layla

Kelly

Hamish

Jaz

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Question 4 of 10

4. The victim was strangled.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Shakespearean play did Inspector Coleridge audition for? Hint

Twelfth Night

Macbeth

Hamlet

Richard III

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Question 6 of 10

6. Coleridge wasn't given the lead role he wanted at the initial audition.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whose mother suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was placed in an institution for murder? Hint

Sally

David

Moon

Garry

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the show that they were all on? Hint

Big Brother

The Bowl

Lock Down

House Arrest

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of Geraldine Hennessy's production company? Hint

Streamer

Endemol

Peeping Tom Productions

I Spy Productions

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did it? Hint

Geraldine

Coleridge

Kelly

Woggle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was David's "real job"?

Answer: Actor

Despite having been written before the third "Big Brother" series, I believe that David is not a bad take on Alex the model. His mannerisms and attitude, it's almost as if Mr Elton is psychic!

2. When did the murder take place?

Answer: Day twenty-seven

This is mentioned at the start of the book, but I was still confused as there were two time lines, one for the house mates, the other for the police.

3. Who was killed?

Answer: Kelly

Cleverly hidden, as there was no clue as to who the victim was, until the event took place. The police didn't even mention her name!

4. The victim was strangled.

Answer: False

No, she was stabbed twice; once in the neck and once in the head.

5. Which Shakespearean play did Inspector Coleridge audition for?

Answer: Macbeth

A line from "Macbeth" is adapted slightly by Coleridge later on in the book, to fit the situation. The original passage is "Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him." Chilling stuff!

6. Coleridge wasn't given the lead role he wanted at the initial audition.

Answer: True

He went for Macbeth but was cast as MacDuff, as he expected. However, after his performance at the final eviction show, a grovelling director requested he play the lead!

7. Whose mother suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was placed in an institution for murder?

Answer: Sally

She was adopted and it turned out that her mother's victim was her father!

8. What was the name of the show that they were all on?

Answer: House Arrest

It's not that easy to think up names for this type of show and if you can think of any better ones, let me know!

9. What was the name of Geraldine Hennessy's production company?

Answer: Peeping Tom Productions

Endemol are, of course, the people responsible for the real "Big Brother", the other two I just made up!

10. Who did it?

Answer: Geraldine

Her plan was to record herself impersonating each of the female housemates and be murdered while in character, then play the tapes back while murdering the women on the toilet (whomever that happened to be!). Although this actually happened, it was a tape made of Coleridge's colleagues re-enacting these fake murders that caused Geraldine to confess on live television!

Source: Author msdemena

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