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Quiz about Another One Bites the Dust 24
Quiz about Another One Bites the Dust 24

Another One Bites the Dust: 24 Quiz


Well it's back to 1983 this time. All you have to do is identify the following people who died that year.

A multiple-choice quiz by Spontini. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Spontini
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,741
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. This silent film star made her first film in 1915. She was married 6 times and had several lovers, among them Joseph Kennedy, father of President John F. Kennedy who was producer of "Queen Kelly" (1929). She made the transition to sound films successfully and was by then the highest paid actress in Hollywood. She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for "Sadie Thompson" (1928), "The Trespasser" (1929) and "Sunset Blvd." (1950). Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This British actor was born on 1st March and was named after the patron Saint of Wales whose day is celebrated on that date. He was in the army as a young man before becoming a film star. He rejoined the Army at the outbreak of WW2 but did make two films of a propaganda nature during the war. On his return to Hollywood, he was made a Legionnaire of the Order of Merit (the highest American order that can be earned by an alien). He won an Oscar for "Separate Tables" (1958) but is probably best remembered for "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956). Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Oscar nominated Canadian actor is the father of Anna, a BAFTA winning actress and Daniel, an Oscar nominated actor. He is also the grandfather of an award winning producer with the same name as him. In the early 1960's he played Dr. Leonard Gillespie in a long-running TV medical series. His family were involved in making farm machinery. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This English actor was the first of his generation to be knighted (in 1947). He was of course a Shakespearian actor mainly but made quite a few films including "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984) in which he played the 6th Earl of Greystoke and "Time Bandits" (1981), in which he played the Supreme Being. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This American singer and drummer was half of a duo that had enormous success in the 1970's. Their biggest hits include "(They Long to be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This American playwright was nearly killed by diphtheria as a child. Although he showed a lot of promise in his early days, he wasn't actually that successful. He continued to struggle until his play "The Glass Menagerie" got good reviews in Chicago. It moved to New York and became a huge hit. His next play "A Streetcar Named Desire" secured his reputation and he went on to have a string of hit plays. By 1959 he had won two Pulitzer Prizes, three New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, three Donaldson Awards and a Tony Award. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This British character actor served as a captain in the Northwest Indian frontier during WW2. By the late 1950s he had made numerous films and appeared regularly on television. In 1968, he landed the role which made him a household name, a long-running sitcom called "Dad's Army" based on the local volunteer defence corps in wartime Britain. He played Sgt. Wilson. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This cartoonist was born in Belgium. He wrote 23 books based on his character of Tintin. More than one TV series has been made based on this character and in 2011 a major film "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" was released. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This British TV comic is famous for his creations of Hettie, the sex-starved spinster, a toothy vicar, the old pensioner Lampwick, and probably the most memorable of all, Mandy, a busty character who when being interviewed would mis-interpret something and cry out "Ooh, you are awful. But I like you!" Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This American drummer, singer and songwriter is best known for being a member of a band he formed with his two brothers Brian and Carl and a cousin, Mike Love. They had a very distinctive sound. In 1968, he picked up two lady hitchhikers and took them to his home before going to a recording session. When he returned home in the early hours, his house had been taken over by Charles Manson and his followers. He was fascinated by Manson and they all stayed at his home for some time at his expense. Hint



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1. This silent film star made her first film in 1915. She was married 6 times and had several lovers, among them Joseph Kennedy, father of President John F. Kennedy who was producer of "Queen Kelly" (1929). She made the transition to sound films successfully and was by then the highest paid actress in Hollywood. She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for "Sadie Thompson" (1928), "The Trespasser" (1929) and "Sunset Blvd." (1950).

Answer: Gloria Swanson

Her performance in "Sunset Blvd." as Norma Desmond was ranked #31 by "Premiere Magazine" in a list of the 100 greatest characters of all time in 2004. She died on 4 April 1983.
2. This British actor was born on 1st March and was named after the patron Saint of Wales whose day is celebrated on that date. He was in the army as a young man before becoming a film star. He rejoined the Army at the outbreak of WW2 but did make two films of a propaganda nature during the war. On his return to Hollywood, he was made a Legionnaire of the Order of Merit (the highest American order that can be earned by an alien). He won an Oscar for "Separate Tables" (1958) but is probably best remembered for "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956).

Answer: David Niven

A renowned raconteur, he also wrote humorous memoirs ("The Moon's a Balloon" (1972) and "Bring on the Empty Horses" (1975). He once wrote that as a child, he felt superior to others. He attributed this to the fact that when reciting the Lord's Prayer in church, he thought for several years that the correct phrasing was, "Our Father, who art a Niven ..." His first wife died after falling down the basement stairs at Tyrone Power's house.

He had known her only 17 days before marrying her and knew his second wife only 10 days before marrying her.

He died on 29 Jul 1983.
3. This Oscar nominated Canadian actor is the father of Anna, a BAFTA winning actress and Daniel, an Oscar nominated actor. He is also the grandfather of an award winning producer with the same name as him. In the early 1960's he played Dr. Leonard Gillespie in a long-running TV medical series. His family were involved in making farm machinery.

Answer: Raymond Massey

The medical series was "Dr. Kildare" starring Richard Chamberlain in the title role. The Massey family farm implement manufacturing business merged with the Harris company in 1891. In 1953, the new company, Massey-Harris merged with the Ferguson company to form Massey-Ferguson. He died on 29 July 1983.
4. This English actor was the first of his generation to be knighted (in 1947). He was of course a Shakespearian actor mainly but made quite a few films including "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984) in which he played the 6th Earl of Greystoke and "Time Bandits" (1981), in which he played the Supreme Being.

Answer: Sir Ralph Richardson

A famous eccentric, he was once found by police walking very slowly along the gutter of an Oxford street. He explained he was taking his pet mouse for a stroll. When appearing in a play he didn't think was all that good, he once stopped it in the middle of a performance and asked the audience "Is there a doctor in the house?" When a doctor identified himself, he just said "Isn't this a terrible play, doctor?" He died on 10 October 1983.
5. This American singer and drummer was half of a duo that had enormous success in the 1970's. Their biggest hits include "(They Long to be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun".

Answer: Karen Carpenter

Karen unfortunately became obsessed with her weight quite early on and avoided anything containing fats etc. She was 145 pounds in about 1966 and only 91 pounds by 1975. By April 1982 she had been taking pills to increase her metabolism and also laxatives, all in order to lose even more weight.

She was taken into hospital in September 1982 and fed intravenously which made her put on weight rapidly which put strain on her already weakened heart. She died of heart failure on 4 February 1983 brought on by anorexia nervosa and cachexia which is extremely low body weight and weakness.

Her death at age 32 caused several celebrities to reveal their struggles with eating disorders which in turn caused many more people to go to hospitals for treatment.
6. This American playwright was nearly killed by diphtheria as a child. Although he showed a lot of promise in his early days, he wasn't actually that successful. He continued to struggle until his play "The Glass Menagerie" got good reviews in Chicago. It moved to New York and became a huge hit. His next play "A Streetcar Named Desire" secured his reputation and he went on to have a string of hit plays. By 1959 he had won two Pulitzer Prizes, three New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, three Donaldson Awards and a Tony Award.

Answer: Tennessee Williams

His Pulitzer winning plays, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" went on to be made into very successful films. His sister Rose, to whom he was very close, suffered from schizophrenia and was institutionalised. He gave her a percentage interest in several of his successful plays, the royalties from which paid for her care.

He himself suffered from alcoholism and dependence on amphetamines and barbiturates. He died on 25 February 1983.
7. This British character actor served as a captain in the Northwest Indian frontier during WW2. By the late 1950s he had made numerous films and appeared regularly on television. In 1968, he landed the role which made him a household name, a long-running sitcom called "Dad's Army" based on the local volunteer defence corps in wartime Britain. He played Sgt. Wilson.

Answer: John Le Mesurier

He won the 1971 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in the TV drama "Traitor". He continued playing in "Dad's Army" until 1977. He died on 15 November 1983 and his obituary in "The Times" read "John Le Mesurier wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses his family and friends."
8. This cartoonist was born in Belgium. He wrote 23 books based on his character of Tintin. More than one TV series has been made based on this character and in 2011 a major film "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" was released.

Answer: Herge

Both Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein have named him as an influence on their work. Herge's character Tintin had his hair brushed forward in the first book but in a convertible car chase scene it was blown back and the trademark quiff was present in all subsequent stories.
9. This British TV comic is famous for his creations of Hettie, the sex-starved spinster, a toothy vicar, the old pensioner Lampwick, and probably the most memorable of all, Mandy, a busty character who when being interviewed would mis-interpret something and cry out "Ooh, you are awful. But I like you!"

Answer: Dick Emery

He was devoted to his mother and supported her for most of his life. He married five times and had a string of affairs. He loved flying and fast cars and scale model-making. He had a pilot's licence and was chairman of the Airfix Modellers' Club. He died on 2 January 1983.
10. This American drummer, singer and songwriter is best known for being a member of a band he formed with his two brothers Brian and Carl and a cousin, Mike Love. They had a very distinctive sound. In 1968, he picked up two lady hitchhikers and took them to his home before going to a recording session. When he returned home in the early hours, his house had been taken over by Charles Manson and his followers. He was fascinated by Manson and they all stayed at his home for some time at his expense.

Answer: Dennis Wilson

Dennis was of course the drummer for The Beach Boys. As the years passed by, he had problems battling alcohol abuse and his voice had suffered due to smoking. On 28 December 1983, in Marina Del Ray, Los Angeles, he decided to go diving for items he had thrown overboard from his yacht 3 years earlier and he unfortunately drowned.

His body was allowed to be buried at sea after intervention by President Reagan as normally only veterans of the US Coast Guard and Navy can be buried at sea.
Source: Author Spontini

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