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Deaths in 2003 - Part 1 Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz on some famous people who died in 2003. It should be fairly easy? I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
157,852

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4449

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What former Ugandan dictator died? Hint

Idi Amin

Yousef Mohammed

Mousef Abdul

Moe Howard

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Question 2 of 10

2. What low-baritoned voice and Grammy winning R&B singer died on July 4th? Hint

George Reeves

Marvin Gaye

Milton Berle

Barry White

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which actor who had character names such as Barnaby and Jed, died on July 6th? Hint

Dick York

Max Baer

Buddy Ebsen

Richard Deacon

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was in show business for 65 years before I died at age 76. I starred in shows such as, "Our Miss Brooks", "The Real McCoys", and many "Rambo" movies. Who am I? Hint

Richard Crenna

Wolf Blitzer

Walter Brennan

Jerry Mathers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which actor who seemed to always have a 'death wish', died on August 30th, 2003? Hint

Charles Bronson

Larry Fine

Jeffery Dahmer

Charles Nelson Reilly

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which NBC broadcast journalist died in Iraq? Hint

David Bloom

Fred Berry

Joseph Kearns

Bobby Bonds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which German-born Nobel Prize winner died? Hint

Hans Christian Andersen

Bernard Katz

Paul Reuben

John Banner

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which "Three's Company" star died at the age of 54, due to an aortic dissection? Hint

Fred Rogers

Jack Benny

Karl Malden

John Ritter

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Question 9 of 10

9. What former NBA player, who became a 24 year old NBA coach, died on May 14th? Hint

Dave DeBusschere

Willis Reed

Jerry West

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 10 of 10

10. What star of, "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood", died in February 2003? Hint

Fred Rogers

Eddie Murphy

Fred Berry

Roger Daltrey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What former Ugandan dictator died?

Answer: Idi Amin

Amin was ousted from Uganda in 1979, after killing 300,000 people in the country. He left the country in social and economical devastation. He died in Saudi Arabia on August 16.

2. What low-baritoned voice and Grammy winning R&B singer died on July 4th?

Answer: Barry White

White was famous for songs including, "Can't get enough of your love, babe".

3. Which actor who had character names such as Barnaby and Jed, died on July 6th?

Answer: Buddy Ebsen

Buddy died at the age of 95. He danced on Broadway for decades before landing the Jed Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies) role in 1962. He was originally cast as the 'Tin Man' on the infamous "Wizard of Oz", but was allergic to the aluminum-based make-up.

4. I was in show business for 65 years before I died at age 76. I starred in shows such as, "Our Miss Brooks", "The Real McCoys", and many "Rambo" movies. Who am I?

Answer: Richard Crenna

Crenna's roles went from radio to television, from a squeaky-voiced kid to an Army Colonel. He died in January.

5. Which actor who seemed to always have a 'death wish', died on August 30th, 2003?

Answer: Charles Bronson

Bronson was in many movies, but most famous for his series of "Death Wish". He was 81.

6. Which NBC broadcast journalist died in Iraq?

Answer: David Bloom

Bloom covered the war for NBC, CNBC, and MSNBC. He died of a blood clot.

7. Which German-born Nobel Prize winner died?

Answer: Bernard Katz

Katz won the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine, for his work with how the nerves and muscles receive and transmit signals. He won the award in 1970, and died April 20, 2003.

8. Which "Three's Company" star died at the age of 54, due to an aortic dissection?

Answer: John Ritter

Ritter played Jack Tripper on the television series. He was a star on the series, "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter", when he passed away.

9. What former NBA player, who became a 24 year old NBA coach, died on May 14th?

Answer: Dave DeBusschere

DeBusschere won 2 NBA titles with the New York Knicks. He was also the youngest person to coach a NBA team in 1962, at the age of 24 with the Detroit Pistons. He was also the last commissioner of the American Basketball Association before it combined with the NBA.

10. What star of, "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood", died in February 2003?

Answer: Fred Rogers

Rogers' show ran 33 years on PBS. He died at the age of 74.

Source: Author Nightmare

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