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1. Too fast to live, too young to die bye bye: One of the most famous movie stars to die in a car crash was James Dean. What kind of car had he been driving at the time?
2. Grace Kelly was a Hollywood queen who became a real life princess. She died in 1982 when the car she was driving plunged off a cliff. Where did it happen?
3. Jayne Mansfield was a blonde Hollywood star who sizzled on the silver screen. She died on June 28th 1967 in a car crash on her way to New Orleans. One of the survivors was her daughter who went on to have a fine acting career of her own. Who was she?
4. Jim Connors was a pioneering radio DJ who discovered many new up-and-coming stars during his time. He died in a car crash in Virginia in 1987. It was claimed that he was the inspiration behind a song by Harry Chapin that told of the loneliness of a radio jock who was "heard but never seen". What was that song called?
5. The New York born singer and songwriter Harry Chapin famously wrote a song about a driver who died when his truck crashed. Ironically, Chapin was to die after the car he was driving crashed. What kind of car was it?
6. 20th Century Boy: Marc Bolan was idolised as a leading member of the glam rock genre in Britain with his band T. Rex. He died when the car he was a passenger in struck a tree in 1977. What kind of car was it?
7. Accident victim Eric Campbell was a huge (physically) star of the silent movie era and was somewhat typecast in playing the villain of the piece. In eleven pictures he played opposite an actor generally regarded as the greatest star of the genre and was probably lucky not to get caned in some of them. That other star delighted in playing put-upon characters who endured great tribulations. Who was he?
8. Isadora Duncan was one of the most brilliant dancers of her generation and was a darling of American audiences. She died in a freak accident when an article of her clothing became caught in the wheels of a moving car. Which item was that?
9. "C'mon Everybody": Eddie Cochran was an influential singer of the late 1950s and was often talked about in the same breath as Elvis. He died in 1960 while on tour in Europe. Where did that happen?
10. With hits such as "Battle of New Orleans" and "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)", Johnny Horton was a big music crossover star of the late 1950s. What kind of car was he in when he died in a road crash in 1960?
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