FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Another One Bites the Dust  28
Quiz about Another One Bites the Dust  28

Another One Bites the Dust : 28 Quiz


I will give you a series of clues to famous people who died in 1977. All you have to do is identify them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Spontini. Estimated time: 5 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. People Trivia
  6. »
  7. Death Becomes Them
  8. »
  9. Died in the 1970s

Author
Spontini
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,503
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
869
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Upstart3 (9/10), wwwocls (10/10), Guest 146 (8/10).
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. This British politician was Deputy Prime Minister from October 1951 until April 1955. The Prime Minister of the day, Winston Churchill, retired on health grounds and his deputy succeeded to the premiership. In 1956, a crisis blew up over the Suez Canal in Egypt and his response was regarded as a grave mistake which severely damaged Britain's international status. He resigned in 1957. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This English-born actor emigrated to Australia when ten years old. On his return to the UK, he had an affair with Laurence Olivier's wife Vivien Leigh. He died on 14th January 1977 just before receiving the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Howard Beale, a broadcaster with suicidal tendencies who hears voices in "Network" (1976). Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This American criminal committed two murders in Utah on the nights of 19th and 20th July 1976. He was executed by firing squad on 17 January 1977. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This German scientist was one of the leading rocket engineers during the second world war. His team developed the A-4 rocket (later renamed the V2) which caused significant damage to London and terror to the population. After the war, he moved to America. He was given a false employment history and his membership of the Nazi party was expunged from the records so that he could continue his work on rockets, but this time for America. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This American pilot was at the centre of an international clash between the US and the Soviet Union in 1960 when the U2 spy-plane he was flying in Soviet air-space was shot down. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This American funny man had several brothers. They were the world's most popular comedy team during the 1920's and 1930's. This particular brother was the leader of the group and famous for his cigars, eyebrows and greasepaint moustache. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This American actor and singer won a Best Actor Oscar in 1944 for "Going My Way". His songs in the 1930s struck just the right note in the decade of the Great Depression and he became a firm favourite. He made a series of films with a well known comedian who went on to reach 100 years of age. You can bet you will hear his voice singing his best known song every Christmas. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This noted South-African anti-apatheid activist founded the 'Black Consciousness Movement'. He was expelled from the University of Natal in 1972 because of his political activities. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This American made 31 films as an actor between 1956 and 1969 and an additional two films of concerts. "Concerts?", you ask. Well, while not recognised as a great actor, he could sing a bit. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the all-time greats of the early Hollywood era, this English actor unusually won a shared Oscar in 1973 for the score of a 1952 film ("Limelight") which was not released in America until 1972. He also won an Honorary Oscar in 1972 "For the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : Upstart3: 9/10
Mar 26 2024 : wwwocls: 10/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 146: 8/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 38: 5/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 137: 5/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 166: 10/10
Mar 19 2024 : debray2001: 8/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 67: 9/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 175: 8/10

Score Distribution

quiz
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This British politician was Deputy Prime Minister from October 1951 until April 1955. The Prime Minister of the day, Winston Churchill, retired on health grounds and his deputy succeeded to the premiership. In 1956, a crisis blew up over the Suez Canal in Egypt and his response was regarded as a grave mistake which severely damaged Britain's international status. He resigned in 1957.

Answer: Anthony Eden

His health been changed forever when his bile duct was damaged in an operation for gallstones, leaving him with recurring abdominal problems requiring surgery. In 2006, private papers were found showing that his health issues were treated with a combination of amphetamines and a drug called Drinamyl (known as 'Purple Hearts').

This drug would have affected his judgement at the time of the Suez crisis. Drinamyl was banned in 1978 when its effects became better understood. He died 14 January 1977.
2. This English-born actor emigrated to Australia when ten years old. On his return to the UK, he had an affair with Laurence Olivier's wife Vivien Leigh. He died on 14th January 1977 just before receiving the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Howard Beale, a broadcaster with suicidal tendencies who hears voices in "Network" (1976).

Answer: Peter Finch

He was the first actor to receive a Best Actor Oscar posthumously. He made an Australian short called "The Magic Shoes" (1935) which also starred Helen Hughes, who was the daughter of William Morris Hughes, who had previously been Prime Minister of Australia.

It was however never released and has been declared a lost film by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia who have placed it on their 'most wanted' list.
3. This American criminal committed two murders in Utah on the nights of 19th and 20th July 1976. He was executed by firing squad on 17 January 1977.

Answer: Gary Gilmore

Prior to his execution, there had been a ten-year moratorium on executions in the U.S.

Gilmore actually requested that he be shot and tried to commit suicide when the first stay of his execution was granted and again a month later. His last words were apparently "Let's do it". The sporting goods company Nike ran a "Just Do It" advertising campaign which according to Dan Wieden, the advertising executive responsible for the campaign, was based on these last words. Since then there have been over 1,300 further executions in America. Spenkelink, Bishop and Coppola are 2nd-4th in that list.
4. This German scientist was one of the leading rocket engineers during the second world war. His team developed the A-4 rocket (later renamed the V2) which caused significant damage to London and terror to the population. After the war, he moved to America. He was given a false employment history and his membership of the Nazi party was expunged from the records so that he could continue his work on rockets, but this time for America.

Answer: Wernher von Braun

With the launch of Russia's Sputnik 1 satellite, it was certain America was behind in the space race. Von Braun was given the go ahead to create an orbital launch vehicle he had proposed 3 years earlier but had been denied. NASA was created in 1958 and Von Braun was at the forefront of America's space program.

He retired in 1972 when budget constraints forced NASA to reconsider the effort being put into the Apollo program. He died of pancreatic cancer 16 June 1977.
5. This American pilot was at the centre of an international clash between the US and the Soviet Union in 1960 when the U2 spy-plane he was flying in Soviet air-space was shot down.

Answer: Francis Gary Powers

Soviet intelligence had been aware of the U2 spy-planes flying over their territory for several years but had not been able to do anything about them because of the great height at which they flew. In 1962, this changed and Powers was shot down. He parachuted to the ground and was captured.

The US issued a statement about a 'weather plane' pilot being missing. Powers had been unable to set off the plane's self destruct system and it had crashed almost intact. All its secret equipment therefore fell into the hands of the Soviets. Powers was exchanged for a KGB spy some months later.

He was killed in a helicopter crash on 1st August 1977.
6. This American funny man had several brothers. They were the world's most popular comedy team during the 1920's and 1930's. This particular brother was the leader of the group and famous for his cigars, eyebrows and greasepaint moustache.

Answer: Julius Marx

Julius was better known as 'Groucho'. Leonard was 'Chico', Adolph was 'Harpo', Herbert was 'Zeppo' and the fifth Marx brother was Milton ('Gummo'). Groucho is famous for amusing quotes such as "Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live in an institution?" He died on 19 August 1977.
7. This American actor and singer won a Best Actor Oscar in 1944 for "Going My Way". His songs in the 1930s struck just the right note in the decade of the Great Depression and he became a firm favourite. He made a series of films with a well known comedian who went on to reach 100 years of age. You can bet you will hear his voice singing his best known song every Christmas.

Answer: Bing Crosby

He died in Madrid during a round of golf on 14 October 1977. He is one of a select few to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for radio, one for his singing career and one for his career in pictures). "White Christmas" was the bestselling single for more than 50 years until it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle In The Wind".

He and Bob Hope made 7 'Road' films together. Bing was nominated for an Oscar on two occasions for playing the same role in two separate films. He played Father O'Malley in "Going My Way" (1944) (for which he won the Oscar) and also in "The Bells of St. Mary's" (1945).
8. This noted South-African anti-apatheid activist founded the 'Black Consciousness Movement'. He was expelled from the University of Natal in 1972 because of his political activities.

Answer: Steve Biko

Biko was arrested on 18 August 1977 under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 and questioned for 22 hours. He was tortured and beaten unconscious resulting in a coma. He had severe head injuries. It wasn't until 11 September 1977 that he was taken to a prison with hospital facilities, still naked and manacled.

He died the following day. A British journalist, Donald Woods, exposed what had happened to his friend and was forced to flee the country. He wrote a book about Steve entitled "Biko" which was later turned into the film "Cry Freedom" (1987).
9. This American made 31 films as an actor between 1956 and 1969 and an additional two films of concerts. "Concerts?", you ask. Well, while not recognised as a great actor, he could sing a bit.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis was actually a twin. His brother Jesse died at birth, 35 minutes before Elvis was born. He is a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln's great-great grandfather, Isaiah Harrison. Elvis died on 16 August 1977 and he was placed in the family crypt. Eleven days later an attempt was made to steal his body. Three men were charged with trespassing and released on bond.

The Memphis Adjustment board gave permission for the re-interment of Elvis and his mother Gladys to the Meditation Garden at Graceland on 2 October 1977.
10. One of the all-time greats of the early Hollywood era, this English actor unusually won a shared Oscar in 1973 for the score of a 1952 film ("Limelight") which was not released in America until 1972. He also won an Honorary Oscar in 1972 "For the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century".

Answer: Charles Chaplin

Most famous as an icon of silent films, everybody will recognise the "Little Tramp" character with his bowler hat, moustache, cane and funny walk. In 1943, a lady called Joan Barry brought a paternity suite against him. Blood tests proved he was not the father of the child, but as they were inadmissible evidence at the time, he was ordered to pay $75 a week until the child was 21.

He died at his Swiss home on Christmas Day 1977. In 1978, his corpse was stolen from its grave. It took 3 months to find it and this time he was buried in a vault surrounded by cement.
Source: Author Spontini

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor bloomsby before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
3/28/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us