How Old Were they Quiz

How Old Were They Quiz - #1
Too young to go.

1.       How old was Ritchie Valens when he died?  A.17  B. 18  C. 19.

2.       At what age was Duane Allman when he died on 9/29/71?  A. 23  B. 24  C. 25.

3.       Mama Cass Elliot sang her last Mamas and Papas song at what age?  A. 30  B. 31  C. 32.

4.       John Lennon was shot on 12/8/80.  He was only ____ years old.  A.39  B. 40  C. 41.

5.       The lead singer of Boston, Brad Delp, died on 3/9/07 at what age?  A. 55  B. 58  C. 61.

6.       Barry Gibb, of The Bee Gees, left us on 1/12/03 at this age.  A. 53  B. 55  C. 57.

7.       Michael Jackson surprised us all and passed away at what age?  A. 48  B. 49  C. 50.

8.       Curt Cobain took his last breath at what age?  A. 25  B. 26  C. 27.

9.       Jimi Hendrix died way too young.  How young?  A. 27  B. 28  C. 29.

10.    Bob Marley smoked his last doobie at what age?  A. 35  B. 36  C. I can’t remember man.

11.   Stevie Ray Vaughn strummed his guitar for the last time at this age.  A. 30  B. 32  C. 35.

12.   Jerry Garcia was ____ years old when he had a heart attack.  A. 53  B. 54  C. 59.

13.   We said goodbye to Frank Zappa on 12/4/93.  How old was he when he died?  A. 52  B. 54  C. 56.

14.   John Denver was flying high when he died.  Remember his age when he left us?  A. 50  B. 53  C. 55.

15.   Whitney Houston left the building on 2/11/12.  How old was she?  A. 45  B. 46  C. 48.

16.   Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of Queen.  At what age did he pass away?  A. 43  B. 44  C. 45.

17.   Roy Orbison gave us lots of memories.  At what age did he pass?  A. 51  B. 52  C. 57.

18.   Janis Joplin stopped consuming Southern Comfort at what age?  A. 27  B. 29  C. 31.

19.   Buddy Holly also left us way too early.  Remember his age when he died?  A. 2  B. 3  C. 4

20.   How old do you think Sammy Davis Jr. was when he died?  A. 64.  B. 65  C. 70.

 

 

 

 

Answers below

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.       A. 17.  He was in the plane that went down with the Big Bopper and Buddy Holly in it.

2.       B. 24.  His motorcycle collided with a lumber truck.

3.       C. 32.  A heart attack got her.

4.       B. 40.  I remember the news breaking in to whatever program I was watching to report his death.

5.       A. 55.  Charcoal-burning suicide. 

6.       A. 53.  A bowel obstruction.

7.       C. 50.  6/25/09.  Cardiac arrest is what we’ve been told.

8.       C. 27.  Shotgun to the head on 4/5/94. 

9.       A. 27.  10/18/70.  Asphyxiation due to an overdose of Vesparax.

10.   B. 36.  5/11/81.  Cancer.

11.   C. 35.  8/27/90.  Helicopter crash. 

12.   A. 53.

13.   A. 52.  Prostate cancer.

14.   B. 53.  He was flying a plane he built and it crashed.

15.   C. 48.   Accidental drowning.

16.   C. 45.  AIDS got him. 

17.   B. 52.  12/6/88.  Heart attack.

18.   A. 27.  Heroin overdose. 

19.   B. 22.  Same plane as The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.  It was the day the music stopped, 2/3/59.

20.   A. 64.  5/16/90.  Complications from throat cancer.

 

 

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