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1. Interviewer Sir David Frost died August 31, 2013. Although most remembered in the U.S. for his interviews with Richard Nixon, Frost was the last person to interview which recently deposed leader in 1980?

Answer: Shah of Iran

Frost interviewed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Panama in January 1980. Deposed during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Pahlavi died in exile in Egypt six months later. Frost died of a heart attack on the cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth where he was scheduled to be a guest speaker.

2. Actress Karen Black died August 8, 2013. For what movie starring Jack Nicholson was Black nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress? Hint: Jack tries to order a plain sandwich in a diner.

Answer: Five Easy Pieces

Oil rig worker Nicholson brings his pregnant girlfriend Black home to visit his dying father. The diner scene where Nicholson tries to order a sandwich at a diner is consider a classic satire on rigid rule orientation. Black also appeared in "Easy Rider", "The Great Gatsby", and "Nashville". For many of my age, Black will always be remembered as the flight attendant forced to fly a plane in "Airport 1975".

3. Former American football player Art Donovan died August 4, 2013. Donovan, a long-time Baltimore Colt, became a regular guest on which late night show hosted by a notorious Colts fan?

Answer: Late Show with David Letterman

When the Colts moved to Indianapolis, Indiana-native Letterman became a ardent Colts backer. Donovan's tales of his early days in football became a regular occurrence on the show. Letterman actually wore Donovan's number 70 Colts jersey in the now famous Super Bowl commercial with Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno.

4. Canadian actor Cory Monteith died July 13, 2013. What was the first name of the character Monteith played in the American television show "Glee"?

Answer: Finn

In "Glee", the star quarterback Finn Hudson risks his popularity by joining the glee club. Cory Monteith, who battled a continuing substance abuse problem, died in Vancouver from a combination of heroin and alcohol.

5. Singer Eydie Gorm� died August 10, 2013. What is the name of Gorm�'s husband and frequent duet partner?

Answer: Steve Lawrence

Steve & Eydie had a long recording career lasting from the early 1950s until the turn of the century. They were also frequent guest on a number of variety shows in the 1960s and 70s including "The Carol Burnett Show". Lawrence had a minor acting career most notably playing Maury Sline in "The Blues Brothers".

6. American author Elmore Leonard died August 20, 2013. Leonard's 1992 novel "Rum Punch" was adapted into which 1997 Quentin Tarantino directed movie?

Answer: Jackie Brown

"Jackie Brown" starred Pam Grier and was Tarantino's tribute to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Jackie is a flight attendant who smuggles money into the United States for a gun runner. When the police get involved, she tries to take the money and run. Leonard began his career writing western stories but later turned to crime stories.

Other works include "Out of Sight", "Get Shorty", "Be Cool" and "3:10 to Yuma".

7. American heavyweight boxer Tommy Morrison died September 1, 2013. Morrison claimed to be the grand-nephew of which American legend?

Answer: John Wayne

Born Marion Robert Morrison, actor John Wayne came to symbolize the rugged American ideal of the twentieth century. Tommy Morrison won the WBO championship in 1993 by defeating George Foreman. Morrison also appeared as Tommy Gunn in the movie "Rocky V". Tommy's career was also derailed several times by an HIV diagnosis.

His actual relation to John Wayne still remains a contentious issue.

8. Canadian painter Alex Colville died July 16, 2013. In the mid-1960s, Colville was commissioned to design the images on a coin set celebrating which major moment in Canadian history?

Answer: Canada's Centennial

July 1, 1967 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1867 Constitution Act. The coin set included a dove on the penny, rabbit on the nickel, fish on the dime, lynx on the quarter, wolf on the 50 cent piece and goose on the dollar coin. Colville's paintings have been shown around the world.

His best remembered paintings include "To Prince Edward Island", "Horse and Train" and "Man on a Verandah".

9. American actor Joe Conley died July 7, 2013. From 1972 until 1981, Conley played the character Ike Godsey on which television series?

Answer: The Waltons

Ike Godsey was the local storekeeper who eventually married Corabeth Walton. "The Waltons" followed the story of rural Virginia family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. After the end of the show, Conley made his fortune in real estate.

10. Canadian television personality Roy Bonisteel died August 16, 2013. For what type of broadcasting was Roy Bonisteel most associated with?

Answer: Religious Programming

From 1967 to 1989, Bonisteel hosted the program "Man Alive", a show about faith and spirituality. The show was non-denominational and covered a wide variety of subjects ranging from nuclear war to UFOs and the Holocaust. Guests included Mother Theresa, Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.

Source: Author Robert907

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