Deaths & Dates

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
North America Syndicate Inc.

Published Tuesday, April 20, 2009

Subject: DEATHS AND DATES
Identify the person who died on the given date. (e.g., Aug. 5, 1962: Recorded as a "probable suicide." Answer: Marilyn Monroe.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Sept. 30, 1955: His Porsche 550 Spyder collided with a Ford coupe.
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2. Nov. 28, 1981: She slipped, fell overboard and drowned.
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3. Jan. 5, 1998: Ran into a tree while skiing.
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Jan. 3, 1967: Died in the same hospital as Lee Harvey Oswald.
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5. March 31, 1931: In a plane crash en route to participate in the film "The Spirit of Notre Dame."
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6. April 5, 1976: Died aboard a plane on his way from Freeport in the Bahamas to a Houston hospital.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. March 22, 1978: High-wire acrobat fell to his death in Puerto Rico.
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8. April 27, 1521: Shot by a poisonous arrow in the Philippines.
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9. Oct. 29, 1618: Beheaded at Whitehall at age 66. Final words were "Strike, man, strike."
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ANSWERS:
1. James Dean.
2. Natalie Wood.
3. Sonny Bono.
4. Jack Ruby.
5. Knute Rockne.
6. Howard Hughes.
7. Karl Wallenda.
8. Ferdinand Magellan.
9. Sir Walter Raleigh.