T14 OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

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T14 OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 12:09 am

Identify the famous people below from their initials and the short clues given. All 20 died in 2006

1 SW – Starred in The Poseidon Adventure
SHELLY WINTERS
2 PH – Cancer caused the tragic death of this star of the green baize
PAUL HUNTER
3 DC – She starred in Bless This House
DIANA COUPLAND
4 SI – Environmentalist and TV presenter
STEVE IRWIN
5 CP – Brother of Madonna’s first husband
CHRIS PENN
6 FT – The first cricket star to take 300 Test wickets
FREDDIE TRUEMAN
7 BP – Keyboardist on Get Back
BILLY PRESTON
8 AS – American TV producer of shows such as Charlie’s Angels
AARON SPELLING
9 WP – Did he die in the midnight hour?
WILSON PICKETT
10 DD – He was backed by The Aces
DESMOND DEKKER
11 CW – Former US Secretary of Defence
CASPER WEINBERGER
12 FG – Front man of The Dreamers
FREDDIE GARRITTY
13 DW – Famed for his role of McCloud
DENIS WEAVER
14 GP – Did something get hold of his heart?
GENE PITNEY
15 JW – Star of the musical Oliver
JACK WILD
16 SB – Founder member of Pink Floyd
SYD BARRETT
17 CW – Former presenter of The Golden Shot
CHARLIE WILLIAMS
18 AF – Affectionately known as Fluff
ALAN FREEMAN
19 FP – Sports star nicknamed The Galloping Major
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20 JP – Oscar winner for City Slickers
JACK PALANCE
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby brod » Fri May 09, 2008 12:11 am

6. Fred Trueman
16. Syd Barrett
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby Interceptor » Fri May 09, 2008 12:22 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:7 BP – Keyboardist on Get Back Billy Preston
8 AS – American TV producer of shows such as Charlie’s Angels Aaron Spelling
9 WP – Did he die in the midnight hour? Wilson Pickett
20 JP – Oscar winner for City Slickers Jack Palance
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby Hazbeen » Fri May 09, 2008 8:15 am

1. Shelley Winters
4. Steve Irwin
5. Chris Penn
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby Turkeywizz » Fri May 09, 2008 9:57 am

11 Charles Weinberger
15 Jack Wilde
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby JAS » Fri May 09, 2008 6:08 pm

Q12 I'm Telling You Now it's Freddie Garrity :wink: :lol:
Q13 Dennis Weaver
Q14 Gene Pitney
Q18 Alan Freeman

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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 7:31 pm

brod wrote:6. Fred Trueman
16. Syd Barrett

BOTH CORRECT BROD
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 7:32 pm

Interceptor wrote:7 BP – Keyboardist on Get Back Billy Preston
8 AS – American TV producer of shows such as Charlie’s Angels Aaron Spelling
9 WP – Did he die in the midnight hour? Wilson Pickett
20 JP – Oscar winner for City Slickers Jack Palance

ALL CORRECT INTERCEPTOR
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 7:32 pm

Hazbeen wrote:1. Shelley Winters
4. Steve Irwin
5. Chris Penn

ALL CORRECT HB
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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 7:33 pm

Turkeywizz wrote:11 Charles Weinberger
15 Jack Wilde

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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 09, 2008 7:33 pm

JAS wrote:Q12 I'm Telling You Now it's Freddie Garrity :wink: :lol:
Q13 Dennis Weaver
Q14 Gene Pitney
Q18 Alan Freeman

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Re: OBITUARY QUIZ 2006

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat May 10, 2008 11:19 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:Identify the famous people below from their initials and the short clues given. All 20 died in 2006

1 SW – Starred in The Poseidon Adventure
SHELLY WINTERS
2 PH – Cancer caused the tragic death of this star of the green baize
PAUL HUNTER
3 DC – She starred in Bless This House
DIANA COUPLAND
4 SI – Environmentalist and TV presenter
STEVE IRWIN
5 CP – Brother of Madonna’s first husband
CHRIS PENN
6 FT – The first cricket star to take 300 Test wickets
FREDDIE TRUEMAN
7 BP – Keyboardist on Get Back
BILLY PRESTON
8 AS – American TV producer of shows such as Charlie’s Angels
AARON SPELLING
9 WP – Did he die in the midnight hour?
WILSON PICKETT
10 DD – He was backed by The Aces
DESMOND DEKKER
11 CW – Former US Secretary of Defence
CASPER WEINBERGER
12 FG – Front man of The Dreamers
FREDDIE GARRITTY
13 DW – Famed for his role of McCloud
DENIS WEAVER
14 GP – Did something get hold of his heart?
GENE PITNEY
15 JW – Star of the musical Oliver
JACK WILD
16 SB – Founder member of Pink Floyd
SYD BARRETT
17 CW – Former presenter of The Golden Shot
CHARLIE WILLIAMS
18 AF – Affectionately known as Fluff
ALAN FREEMAN
19 FP – Sports star nicknamed The Galloping Major
FERENC PUSKAS
20 JP – Oscar winner for City Slickers
JACK PALANCE


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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