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Quiz about Strange Dead Bedfellows
Quiz about Strange Dead Bedfellows

Strange Dead Bedfellows Trivia Quiz


A quiz for the morbidly-inclined about famous obituaries that pass in the night.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
182,486
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
874
Last 3 plays: Kiwikaz (5/10), Guest 75 (9/10), GoodVibe (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence also marked the death of which two 'Founding Fathers'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This newspaper cartoonist died one day before his final new cartoon strip appeared. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The creator of the Muppets, Jim Henson, died May 16, 1990, the same day as this 'Rat Pack' entertainer. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Authors Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis died on the same day as this U.S. President. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The death of this comic legend was all but overshadowed by the passing of Elvis Presley three days earlier. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The author of 'Don Quixote', Miguel de Cervantes, died on the same day as this playwright. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In June of 1997, Princess Diana met this person at a slum in the Bronx, New York. By Early September, both were dead, within five days of each other. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This newscaster's death was pushed off the headlines by the bombing of a U.S. Marine base, killing over 200. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There are those who claim the 1956 movie 'The Conqueror' was filmed too close to a nuclear testing site, resulting in an above average number of people to die from cancer, including all but ONE of the following. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Rock legend Janis Joplin died within a month of this other legend. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence also marked the death of which two 'Founding Fathers'?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

The second and third presidents of the U.S died on Independence Day, July 4, 1826. Adams' last words were, 'Jefferson still lives', not knowing the author of the Declaration died a few hours earlier.
2. This newspaper cartoonist died one day before his final new cartoon strip appeared.

Answer: Charles Schulz

Schulz's final daily strip, 'Peanuts', appeared January 3, 2000 after he announced his retirement. A special Sunday strip farewell was already slated to appear on February 13, hours after his battle with colon cancer ended. Young was the creator of 'Blondie', Capp created 'Lil Abner' and Herriman gave the world 'Krazy Kat'.
3. The creator of the Muppets, Jim Henson, died May 16, 1990, the same day as this 'Rat Pack' entertainer.

Answer: Sammy Davis, Jr.

Henson died unexpectedly of complications from pneumonia, the same day that Sammy Davis Jr.'s long battle with throat cancer ended.
4. Authors Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis died on the same day as this U.S. President.

Answer: John F. Kennedy

The author of 'Brave New World', author of the 'Chronicles of Narnia' and the U.S. 35th President all died November 22, 1963.
5. The death of this comic legend was all but overshadowed by the passing of Elvis Presley three days earlier.

Answer: Groucho Marx

The leader of the famed Marx Brothers died August 19, 1977, three days after Elvis died at his Graceland mansion in Memphis.
6. The author of 'Don Quixote', Miguel de Cervantes, died on the same day as this playwright.

Answer: William Shakespeare

April 23, 1616.
7. In June of 1997, Princess Diana met this person at a slum in the Bronx, New York. By Early September, both were dead, within five days of each other.

Answer: Mother Teresa

Diana met Mother Teresa at a conference to fight poverty. Diana died in a car crash August 31 in Paris. Mother Teresa died in Calcutta September 5.
8. This newscaster's death was pushed off the headlines by the bombing of a U.S. Marine base, killing over 200.

Answer: Jessica Savitch

One of the first female network anchors, Savitch was killed in a car accident October 23, 1983, the same day that over 200 Marines died in a car-bombing of the base in Beirut. Days later, the invasion of Grenada took the lead news spot.
9. There are those who claim the 1956 movie 'The Conqueror' was filmed too close to a nuclear testing site, resulting in an above average number of people to die from cancer, including all but ONE of the following.

Answer: William Conrad

Depending on who you believe, about 90 people who worked on the set of this biopic on Ghengis Khan contracted some form of cancer and 46 have died from it, including Wayne (as Khan), Hayward, Moorehead and director Dick Powell. Conrad died of heart failure in 1994.
10. Rock legend Janis Joplin died within a month of this other legend.

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Joplin died of a heroin overdose in October of 1970, a month after Hendrix passed away. Morrison died a year later.
Source: Author Oddball

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