Another One Bites the Dust: 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

She was fluent in five languages - English, Dutch, Spanish, French and Italian. Her Oscar winning role was as Princess Ann in "Roman Holiday". She is not related to Katharine Hepburn. Rex Harrison identified her as his favourite leading lady for her role opposite him in the musical "My Fair Lady". She died on 20th January 1993.

Answer: River Phoenix

River was born as River Jude Bottom but his parents changed their name to Phoenix in 1977.

Answer: Vincent Price

Vincent also made TV cookery programmes and wrote a recipe book with his wife, Mary Grant. He died 25th October 1993.

Answer: Fred Gwynne

Fred starred in several Broadway productions, his most distinguished role being Big daddy in the Tennessee Williams play "Cat on A Hot Tin Roof". He sang professionally, sculpted, painted and wrote 10 children's books published by Simon & Schuster. He died 2nd July 1993.

Answer: Brandon Lee

Brandon's father Bruce died at the age of 32. Brandon was just 28. He died 31st March 1993. During filming of "The Crow", it was decided to shoot a scene involving use of a gun. The weapons co-ordinator had already gone home and the scene was shot without his permission.

A gun loaded with blanks was used but unknown to everybody, a small bullet head was lodged in the barrel and hit Brandon in the spine.

Answer: Myrna Loy

In 1936, she was voted Queen of the Movies in a national poll. The King was Clark Gable. They didn't get on at first despite making several films together but they became good friends later. She died 14th December 1993.

Answer: Raymond Burr

Raymond's big TV break was in "Perry Mason" and he spent much time in a wheel chair as the detective Robert Ironside in "Ironside". Burr was actually gay but his biography made out that he had been married twice and even had a child. It was true he had had one brief marriage but the rest was a smoke screen to hide his sexuality.

He left his estate to his male partner of 35 years. He died on 12th September 1993.

Answer: Don Ameche

He portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" (1939) and his brother Jim portrayed Bell in the 1957 film "The Story of Mankind". He died on 6th December 1993.

Answer: Bill Bixby

After "The Incredible Hulk" was cancelled, Bill turned to directing and made three TV movies about the Hulk, "The Incredible Hulk Returns", "The Trial of the Incredible Hulk" and "The Death of the Incredible Hulk". He was uncredited as a director for the first but directed the other two. He died 21st November 1993.

Answer: Cantinflas

He died a multi-millionaire but gave away lots of money to charities in Mexico. He was hailed a national hero when he died on 20th April 1993 and there was a period of official mourning.