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1. Few celebrity deaths caused such angst and hysteria as Rudolph Valentino's in 1926. A world-wide silent movie icon, he was stricken with an appendicitis attack and, as a result of surgery, peritonitis. After his death, something unique happened to Valentino. What was that odd situation?
2. Isadora Duncan was an American dancer who stretched boundaries with her interpretive dance. She preferred dancing barefoot and in a tunic, oftentimes being labelled scandalous. However, most remember her for the unusual way she died. What article of clothing was responsible for her death?
3. Jayne Mansfield, one of the blonde bombshells of the 1950s and 1960s, died in a car crash after her legs were severed and the bleeding could not be stopped.
4. Marvin Gaye was a well known singer from the 1960s through the 1980s. While the music was loved, Marvin had personal problems including disputes with the members of his own family. On April 1, 1984, he was shot and killed. Which family member pulled the trigger?
5. Brandon Lee, son of martial arts movie star Bruce Lee, began to follow in his dad's footsteps in the mid-1980s, appearing in movies and television shows. He landed his first starring role in a movie that started filming in early 1993. However, in a tragic accident, a gun filled with blanks already had a real bullet that had become stuck in the barrel during an earlier scene. Brandon was instantly killed. What was the name of the movie that was released posthumously?
6. Tennessee Williams is one of the most recognized playwrights in American history. However, the cause of his death in February, 1983 was truly a very strange one. What type of item was allegedly to have caused Williams to choke to death?
7. Harry Houdini mystified and thrilled millions of people during his lifetime. Many of his tricks still can't be duplicated. However, it was one simple act that eventually caused his death. What did a young man do to him that caused Houdini's death?
8. Jack Daniel, the king of Tennessee whiskey, died from the effects of kicking his safe in 1911.
9. This prominent American actor fell victim to an odd way of dying, death by tripping. This star, an Oscar winner for "Stalag 17", was alone and drinking in his apartment when he tripped on a rug, hit his head on a table and bled to death. Who was this actor who tripped his way out of this world in 1981?
10. Sonny Bono had a full life - popular singer, mayor, and United States Representative. However, it all came to an end quickly in 1998 when he died as a result of what?
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