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Quiz about Decade of Death The 80s
Quiz about Decade of Death The 80s

Decade of Death: The 80s Trivia Quiz

The eighties, home to ridiculous haircuts and the end of the Berlin Wall. It also meant the end of some great and not so great people. Do you know who?

A multiple-choice quiz by Angelo80. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Angelo80
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
300,049
Updated
Feb 20 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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1523
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Question 1 of 10
1. In December 1980, Mark Chapman murdered John Lennon. This year also meant the end for some other legendary people. You see a list of pairs. Three pairs died in 1980 and one did NOT. Which one did NOT? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. 1981 marked the death of a legendary sportsman, a musician and the murder of a head of state. Which triplet is the right one? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Leonid Brezhnev died in 1982 along with some well-known actors. Which of these actor/actress did NOT die in 1982? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. In 1961 "The Guns of Navarone" was released. Which member of the cast died in 1983? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Soul singer Marvin Gaye died in 1984. Which was the cause of death? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In 1985 gorilla researcher and protector Dian Fossey was murdered. In which country did this happen? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In 1986 the sherpa who was the first to climb the Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 died. What was his name?

Answer: (Two words - first and last name)

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Question 8 of 10
8. A lot of flamboyant people died in 1987. Which of these did NOT? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In 1988 The Big O died. Who was he?

Answer: (Singer. Full name or surname only.)

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Question 10 of 10
10. In 1989 some very (in)famous people died. You see a list of couples. Three couples did die in 1989 and one didn't. Which one did NOT? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In December 1980, Mark Chapman murdered John Lennon. This year also meant the end for some other legendary people. You see a list of pairs. Three pairs died in 1980 and one did NOT. Which one did NOT?

Answer: Johnny Weismuller & Golda Meir

 Steve McQueen (actor: "The Towering Inferno", "The Great Escape", "Bullitt"), Peter Sellers (actor: "The Pink Panther"), Jean-Paul Sartre (philosopher), Alfred Hitchcock (director: "Psycho", "Birds"), Tito (memorable President of Yugoslavia) and Mae West (actress: "She Done Him Wrong") all died in 1980. Johnny Weissmuller (Swimming champion and "Tarzan") died in 1984. Golda Meir (Israeli PM) passed away in 1978.
2. 1981 marked the death of a legendary sportsman, a musician and the murder of a head of state. Which triplet is the right one?

Answer: Joe Louis, Bob Marley & Anwar Sadat

 The correct answer is boxer Joe Louis, reggae king Bob Marley and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Legendary motorcyclist Mike Hailwood (with nine world titles), also known as "Mike the Bike", died in 1981. Singer Karen Carpenter died in 1983. The Indian PM Indira Gandhi was murdered in 1984.
3. Leonid Brezhnev died in 1982 along with some well-known actors. Which of these actor/actress did NOT die in 1982?

Answer: Rock Hudson

 Rock Hudson (Seconds) is the correct answer since he died in 1985 being one of the first celebrities admitting to have HIV/AIDS. John Belushi ("The Blues Brothers"), Henry Fonda ("Once Upon a Time in the West", "The Longest Day", "On Golden Pond") and Ingrid Bergman ("Casablanca") all died in 1982, along with Austrian actress Romy Schneider ("Sissi").
4. In 1961 "The Guns of Navarone" was released. Which member of the cast died in 1983?

Answer: David Niven

 David Niven also starred in "Around The World in 80 Days".

Anthony Quayle ("Lawrence of Arabia") died in 1989. Anthony Quinn ("Viva Zapata!") died in 2001. Gregory Peck ("To Kill A Mockingbird") died in 2003.
5. Soul singer Marvin Gaye died in 1984. Which was the cause of death?

Answer: He was shot by his father

 Marvin Gaye was shot to death by his drunk father with whom he always had a troublesome relation. Marvin Gaye's greatest solo hits are "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Sexual Healing".
6. In 1985 gorilla researcher and protector Dian Fossey was murdered. In which country did this happen?

Answer: Rwanda

 Dian Fossey was murdered in Ruhengeri, Rwanda. Fossey spent a large part of her life protecting gorillas. She was most likely been murdered by poachers.
7. In 1986 the sherpa who was the first to climb the Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 died. What was his name?

Answer: Tenzing Norgay

 Hillary's sherpa was Tenzing Norgay. He was in fact the first man to be photographed on the Everest summit, as Norgay could not take a picture of Hillary since Norgay did not know how to operate a camera.
8. A lot of flamboyant people died in 1987. Which of these did NOT?

Answer: Andy Kaufman

 The correct answer is comedian Andy Kaufman who died in 1984. Singer Liberace, artist Andy Warhol and actor/dance Fred Astaire all did die in 1987.
9. In 1988 The Big O died. Who was he?

Answer: Roy Orbison

The answer is Roy Orbison who had smash hits with Only The Lonely, Pretty Woman (released again for the movie Pretty Woman) and You Got It (released after his death).
10. In 1989 some very (in)famous people died. You see a list of couples. Three couples did die in 1989 and one didn't. Which one did NOT?

Answer: Malcolm Forbes & Keith Haring

 Malcolm Forbes (Forbes Magazine) and Keith Haring (Artist) died in 1990. Salavador Dali (surrealist painter), Ayatollah Khomeini (Irani religious leader), Lucille Ball (actress), Nicolae Ceaušescu (Romanian dictator), Hirohito (Japanese emperor) and Bette Davis (actress) all died in 1989.
Source: Author Angelo80

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