Statistics for Famous People Who Have Died

Click here to take the quiz!

General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 49 times
    (26 since last reset)
  • The average score is 19 of 43

Answer Stats

YearAnswerDescription% Correct
2022Queen ElizabethRuled United Kingdom for over 70 years
96%
2020Kobe BryantDied in a helicopter crash with daughter
88%
1980John LennonLead singer of The Beatles
84%
2016Muhammad AliAthlete originally Cassius Clay
84%
2013Nelson MandelaJailed for 27 years trying to end apartheid in South Africa
84%
1981Bob MarleyReggae singer from Jamaica
80%
1999John Kennedy Jr.Son of assassinated US president, died in plane crash
76%
2009Micheal Jackson"The King of Pop"
76%
2004Ronald ReaganPresident of USA who was a famous actor
72%
2011Steve JobsCo-Founder of Apple
72%
1994Richard NixonThe only US president to be removed from office
68%
2018Stan LeeCreator of multiple Marvel comics including Thor and Black Panther
60%
2012Whitney HoustonSinger with 7 Grammy Awards who drowned in a bathtub
52%
1990Roald DahlChildren's book author who wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
48%
2006Coretta Scott KingFemale activist for civil rights, following in the footsteps of her husband
44%
2007Evel KnievelFamous stunt performer, especially known for his motorcycle stunts
44%
1998Frank SinatraKnown as "Ole Blue Eyes"
44%
1996JonBenet RamseySix year old beauty queen who's murder still remains a mystery
44%
1995Bob RossHad a television show to teach people how to paint and big frizzy hair
40%
2003Fred RogersChildren's television host who asked "Won't you be my neighbor?"
40%
2010J.D. SalingerAuthor of "The Catcher in the Rye"
40%
2005Johnny CarsonHosted "The Tonight Show" for four decades
40%
2000Charles SchulzCreator of "Peanuts"
36%
2017Chuck BerryAfrican American singer who was known as the "Father of Rock and Roll"
36%
1989Lucille BallRed headed actress who everyone "loved"
36%
1993James Jordan Sr.Father of famous basketball player who retired after he got killed
32%
1991Miles DavisFamous jazz trumpet player
32%
1992Sam WaltonFounder of WalMart
32%
2001Aaliyah Dana HaughtonUp and coming R&B artist who died in plane crash at age 22
28%
2014Maya AngelouFirst nonfiction (poetry) bestseller by an African American woman
28%
2021Desmond TutuSouth African civil rights icon
24%
1988Enzo FerrariRace car driver who invented his own car
24%
1983Karen CarpenterFamous singer in band with brother, died of eating disorder
24%
2019Luke PerryDylan McKay from Beverly Hills 90210
24%
1984Marvin GayeMo-Town singer considered the "Prince of Soul"
24%
1987Wladziu Valentino LiberaceAmerican pianist known for his "Larger than Life" concerts
24%
1997Jacques-Yves CousteauPioneer of underwater filming
20%
1982John BelushiActor known for wearing shirt that said "College"
16%
1985Roger MarisHit 61 home runs in 1961
16%
2008Bernie MacAfrican American stand-up comedian who had a self-named show.
12%
1986Len BiasDied two days after being selected second overall by the Boston Celtics
12%
2015Yogi Berra"It ain't over, till it's over"
12%
2002Chuck JonesCreator of Tom and Jerry and The Looney Tunes
4%

Score Distribution

Percentile by Number Answered

Percent of People with Each Score

Your Score History

You have not taken this quiz since the last reset