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Quiz about And I Dont Want to Live This Life

"And I Don't Want to Live This Life" Quiz

This quiz is about the sad but true story written by Deborah Spungen, mother of Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,505

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
458

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the poem that the title of this book came from? Hint

Nancy Spungen

Sid Vicious

Johnny Rotten

Deborah Spungen

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Question 2 of 10

2. How old was Deborah Spungen when Nancy was born? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. At the age of two, whom did Nancy attack? Hint

Mail man

Plumber

Phone repairman

Milk man

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the birth order of Nancy and her siblings? Hint

David, Nancy, Susan

Nancy, Susan, David

David, Susan, Nancy

Susan, David, Nancy

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Question 5 of 10

5. At age eleven, what item did Nancy attack her mother with? Hint

Hammer

Pipe

Candlestick

Shovel

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Nancy refer to people with mental illness? Hint

Loonies

Psychos

Sickies

Crazies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did Nancy go away to college? Hint

California

England

Texas

Colorado

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Question 8 of 10

8. When her parents helped her get an apartment in New York, what type of pet did Nancy get? Hint

Fish

Dog

Cat

Hamster

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what New York hotel was Nancy found stabbed to death? Hint

Waldorf

Chelsea

St. Regis

None of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. What outfit was Nancy buried in? Hint

Black leather jacket

School uniform

A lace teddy

Green prom dress

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the poem that the title of this book came from?

Answer: Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious wrote the poem about Nancy Spungen shortly after her death.

2. How old was Deborah Spungen when Nancy was born?

Answer: 20

Nancy's birth was traumatic. She was born cyanotic, with the umbilical cord around her neck.

3. At the age of two, whom did Nancy attack?

Answer: Phone repairman

She beat him with her fists and kicked him because she didn't want him to take the phone. She didn't want to move from the house they were currently living in.

4. What was the birth order of Nancy and her siblings?

Answer: Nancy, Susan, David

Nancy's younger siblings often had problems coping with their older sister's mental problems.

5. At age eleven, what item did Nancy attack her mother with?

Answer: Hammer

It was shortly after this that she was taken out of public school and sent to expensive schools for children with mental problems.

6. How did Nancy refer to people with mental illness?

Answer: Sickies

She began using this term when she was sent to attend Barton School in Connecticut.

7. Where did Nancy go away to college?

Answer: Colorado

She only stayed a few months before she got in trouble with the law.

8. When her parents helped her get an apartment in New York, what type of pet did Nancy get?

Answer: Cat

It was New York where Nancy became involved in the punk scene.

9. In what New York hotel was Nancy found stabbed to death?

Answer: Chelsea

She was found under the bathroom sink wearing only her underwear. She had been stabbed and her boyfriend, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols was arrested and charged with her murder.

10. What outfit was Nancy buried in?

Answer: Green prom dress

Her hair was also dyed back to its natural color. Her mother, Deborah Spungen began the Philadelphia chapter of POMC, Parents of Murdered Children.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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