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1. I was a musician in one of the most successful bands ever, and a 'royal' one at that. I was the bassist, and I have written some decent songs. Do you know my name?

Answer: John Deacon

John Deacon was born August 19, 1951 in Leicester and the band he was a member of was of course Queen. He was responsible for songs like "Another One Bites The Dust", "You're My Best Friend" and "I Want To Break Free". Deacon is the only member not to have sung lead vocals.

2. I was killed in a plane crash. This was kind of ironic as one of the songs I am well known for was "Leaving on A Jet Plane". Yes, I was a singer, mainly of country songs. I also had a role the movie, "Oh, God'. Do you know what J.D. meant in my case?

Answer: John Denver

John Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico on December 31, 1943. His career started in the sixties in a folk band. In 1969 he went solo. Some famous songs include, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", "Take Me Home Country Road", "Calypso" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane". Denver crashed with his jet on October 12, 1997, in the sea near Pacific Grove, California.

3. You wouldn't want to fight me. Ten to one you ended up horizontally as I was a boxer. And between 1919 and 1926 I was even the best heavyweight boxer in the world. If I inform you that one of my nicknames was "The Manassas Mauler", would you know my identity?

Answer: Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey was born Harrison "Jack" Dempsey in Manassas, Colorado on June 24, 1895. In the second decade of the 20th century he started boxing in little mining towns in Colorado under the nickname Kid Blackie. When he was 24 he beat Jess Willard to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

The manner in which he did that earned him the name the "Manassas Mauler". He kept this title until 1926 when Gene Tunney beat him. In a rematch a year later he was beaten again. Jack Dempsey died May 31, 1983.

4. I'm one of the few in this quiz who is very much alive and kicking. I am an actor and a very versatile one too. I have played an inspector chasing a headless horseman, a freak with strange hands, a director of b-movies, and a pirate to name but a few. Please tell me my name?

Answer: Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was born in Kentucky on June 9, 1963. He has appeared in 50 films like "Sleepy Hollow", "From Hell", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", and "Donny Brasco". He has received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Benny And Joon" (1993), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl" (2004), "Finding Neverland" (2005), "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" (2006). For his roles in "Pirates Of the Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl" and "Finding Neverland" he also received Academy Award nominations.

5. I could swing, boy, I could swing, I was not a dancer, but a baseball-player in New York. I had more claims to fame though, like my short-lived marriage to a blonde bombshell of an actress. Also my name popped up in a Simon & Garfunkel record about one Mrs. Robinson. Nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper", can you tell who this J.D. was?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio was born November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California, and died March 8, 1999. During his whole MLB career (from 1936-1951) he only played for the New York Yankees. He was married with Marilyn Monroe, but only for just 274 days. After their divorce he never married again.

6. I was a very popular presenter on BBC television. One of the programs I presented was "Crime Watch UK". Ironically, I fell victim to a crime one day, as I was shot through the head just after I had visited my fianc�. Do you know what my initials J.D. stood for?

Answer: Jill Dando

Jill Dando (born on November 9, 1961, Weston-super-Mare) started her career at the BBC in 1985, when she became a newsreader at BBC Radio in Devon. After a transfer to BBC South West she went to London in 1986. Until her death on April 26, 1999, Dando presented programs like the "Breakfast News", "The Six O'clock News", "Holiday" and "Songs of Praise".

A suspected killer was captured more than a year after the crime, convicted but acquitted on appeal. Her real murderer has not been found.

7. I am well known for a cartoon character that I created. The character is a cat, and he shares his name with a former US president. I've drawn him since 1978, and when you consider that my cartoon has appeared in more than 2,000 papers all over the world, you could say I have done quite a good job. Incidentally, I share a name with someone who has played in a big soap opera, but has passed away some time ago. Would you know what his and of course my initials J.D. stand for?

Answer: Jim Davis

The cartoon of course is "Garfield". The cat was named after Jim Davis' grandfather James Garfield Davis, who in turn was named after the American President James Garfield, who held office for just a few months in 1881. Jim Davis (born July 28, 1945 in Fairmount, Indiana) himself does not have a cat at home as his wife is allergic to them.

The actor Jim Davis (1909-1981) played Jock Ewing in "Dallas".

8. My name is JD, and I am from France. I was born in 1925 in Paris and started my political career in earnest in 1969 as an adviser to a conservative prime minister. In 1974, I defected to the Socialist Party and has been there ever since. Most people probably will know me from my work as the president of the EU. Please tell me my name?

Answer: Jacques Delors

Socialist Jacques Delors was born in Paris in 1925. After a career in banking and state planning he got into politics in 1969, when he became an adviser to the then Prime minister Delmas. Five years later, he became a member of the Parti Socialiste. Again five years later he went to the European Parliament, before he had a three years stint as minister under president Mitterrand.

In 1985, he became president of the EU himself until 1995.

9. My name is JD, and you will see me in a bar, and probably in many houses all over the world. I am not someone, but something...a drink, a whiskey, and you will find me in bottles with a specific shape. What's my name?

Answer: Jack Daniel

The company is based in Lynchburg, Tennessee and was founded by Jack Daniel in the nineteenth century. The exact year of foundation is not known, but it must have happened somewhere between 1866 and 1875. Jack Daniel's Whiskey is known for its rectangular bottles and black label.

10. My initials were J.D. I was an actor, destined to great fame and even greater popularity. Alas, after only three films I was no more, as I suffered a fatal car crash. Please tell me you know what my initials stood for?

Answer: James Dean

James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana. He went to UCLA but in 1951, Dean dropped out of college and started to pursue a career as an actor. It started quite modestly with an appearance in a commercial for a drink. He went to New York to pursue live stage acting, and he stayed there until 1954 when he went back to Hollywood, after positive reviews for a role he played in "The Immoralist". Things went fast from then on.

In 1954 he landed a role in "East of Eden". After that movie (for which he received a posthumous Oscar) he went on to play in "Rebel Without a Cause" and finally "Giant". James Dean died September 30, 1955.

He was on his way to a race where he would take part, when his Porsche crashed into another car.

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