2017: Celebrity Deaths Trivia Quiz

Answer: Soundgarden

Cornell was known as the lead singer for both Soundgarden and Audioslave.
He was a founding member of Soundgarden in 1984, but left the band in 1997. After a few years in various projects and with a solo career he joined Audioslave from 2001-07. Soundgarden broke up when he left.

After years with Audioslave, Cornell and his former band mates rejoined in 2010 and started touring and recording again as Soundgarden. He was found dead in a Detroit hotel room May 18. His death, at age 52, was ruled a suicide.

Answer: Pitcher

Roy Halladay retired from baseball in 2013 after a 15 season professional career. He died in a plane crash near the Gulf of Mexico on November 7, 2017. He was a multiple time all-star, and won the Cy Young Award as baseball's best pitcher in both the American and National Leagues during his career.

Answer: Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume died in his sleep October 24, 2017. In addition to his acting roles, he won a Grammy in 1995 for his reading of an audio book version of "The Lion King". He won an Emmy award on two different occasions for his portrayal of Benson, once on the show "Soap" and again on "Benson".

Answer: Antoine

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr. had a 60 year career in the music industry. He broke in with his early success in 1947 and was still performing in 2017 when he died. He had previously been reported to have died in 2006 when he went missing for several days after Hurricane Katrina struck the area where he lived.

Answer: Ralphie May

May, who was 45, had been battling pneumonia. He cancelled about a week's worth of shows, which lead up to the announcement that he had passed on October 6. He was in Las Vegas when he died. Ralphie was the runner-up on Season 1 of "Last Comic Standing".

Answer: Playboy

Hefner was the founder and first publisher of "Playboy". He died September 2, 2017, at age 91. He turned the magazine, which was very risque for its time, into an empire, producing movies, TV shows, books, clothes, jewelry and more.

Answer: Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis started his career as a comedian and actor. He went on to write, direct and produce a plethora of movies. Perhaps his greatest role was as a philanthropist, though. His annual Labor Day telethon raised more than $2.6 billion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Answer: Winning a Pulitzer Prize for playwriting

Shepherd, who was Oscar nominated in 1983 for his role as a supporting actor in "The Right Stuff", was first and foremost a playwright. He died at age 73 on July 27, 2017. He won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play, "Buried Child", in 1979.

Answer: Nelsan Ellis

Ellis died at age 39 from heart failure. In addition to his work on "True Blood" he was known for his work on "Elementary" and in more than 3 dozen other movies and television series. He was also an accomplished playwright.

Answer: Batman

West, who was 88 when he died, was a long-time actor in movies and TV. He got his biggest break in 1966 when he was cast in the dual role of Bruce Wayne and Batman on the "Batman" TV series. The show ran three seasons, and also spawned a movie before being cancelled.

He was typecasted for a long time and struggled to find work for decades after the series. He voiced the character in an animated series in the 1970s, and in an animated movie the year before he died. His career took on new life when he was given the role of playing himself as the mayor of Quahog on "Family Guy", another animated series.