Memorial Quiz: 2021 Celebrity Deaths Round-Up

2021 Year-End Round-Up Trivia: 21 significant celebrity deaths questions from our daily and weekly news quizzes in 2021. Where was  Norm MacDonald born? Who were the Everly Brothers? Which character was Dustin Diamond most famous for portraying? And what were the Obama presidential-pets names? Take the 2021 Celebrity Deaths Memorial Quiz, and find out!

2021 memorial Quiz

2021 Quizzes: 21 general knowledge multiple-choice questions about well-known personalities who passed away in 2021. Click "start quiz."

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1. Where was comedian Norm MacDonald born?

Screenshot: Norm MacDonald's Moth Joke via Team Coco on YouTube.

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2. In which classic HBO series was Omar Little a recurring character?

Screenshot: HBO

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3. Who is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards?

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4. Which of these Simpsons characters was voiced by rabbi-turned-comedian Jackie Mason?

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5. What were the names of the Everly Brothers?

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6. Maki Kaji was the first to publish which game under its famous name?

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7. Helen McCrory portrayed the same character in both 2006’s The Queen and 2010’s The Special Relationship. Which character was it?

Screenshot: The Queen (2006)

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8. How old was Prince Phillip when he married the young crown princess, Elizabeth?

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9. Which of these is true about the late great actor, Yaphet Kotto?

Screenshot: TIFF on YouTube

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10. How did American ultra-conservative Rush Limbaugh use to reach most of his audience?

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11. Why was Hustler publisher Larry Flynt in a wheelchair?

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12. Mary Wilson was a member of which 60’s sensation?

Photo: Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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13. In which administration did the late George Shultz serve as the secretary of State?

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14. Which awards did late actress Cicely Tyson receive in her lifetime?

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15. Which TV character was Dustin Diamond most famous for portraying?

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16. Which James Bond film did the Up docu-series and Gorillas in the Mist director Michael Apted helm?

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17. What was the title of Larry King’s trademark show on CNN for 25 years?

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18. The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain. Why was he in jail?

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19. Which of these did “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” NOT eat on Saturday?

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20. What were the names of the Obama presidential pets?

Photo: Pete Souza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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21. How old was First Dog Champ Biden when he passed away?

Photo: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Our 2021 Celebrity Deaths Memorial Quiz Questions List

  • Where was comedian Norm MacDonald born?

    Screenshot: Norm MacDonald's Moth Joke via Team Coco on YouTube.
    Ontario, Canada.
    Quebec, Canada.
    New York, USA.
    Minnesota, USA.

    In which classic HBO series was Omar Little a recurring character?

    Screenshot: HBO
    Broadwalk Empire.
    When They See Us.
    The Wire.
    The Night Of.

    Who is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards?

    Photo: CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Bob Newhart.
    Ed Asner.
    Dick Van Dyke.
    Michael J. Fox.

    Which of these Simpsons characters was voiced by rabbi-turned-comedian Jackie Mason?

    Photo: Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Krusty the Clown.
    Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky.
    Grandpa Van Houten.
    Abe Simpson.

    What were the names of the Everly Brothers?

    Photo: J.D. Noske (ANEFO), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Don and Phil.
    Paul and Bill.
    Ricky and Dave.
    Jake and Russ.

    Maki Kaji was the first to publish which game under its famous name?

    Photo: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Checkers.
    Mahjong.
    Sudoku.
    Candy Crash.

    Helen McCrory portrayed the same character in both 2006’s The Queen and 2010’s The Special Relationship. Which character was it?

    Screenshot: The Queen (2006)
    Cherie Blair.
    Samantha Cameron.
    Margaret Thatcher.
    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

    How old was Prince Phillip when he married the young crown princess, Elizabeth?

    Photo: Jamie McCaffrey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    36
    31
    26
    21

    Which of these is true about the late great actor, Yaphet Kotto?

    Screenshot: TIFF on YouTube
    He was Jewish.
    He was of Cameroonian royalty.
    He was of Panamanian and West Indian descent.
    All answers are somehow true.

    How did American ultra-conservative Rush Limbaugh use to reach most of his audience?

    Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    On talk radio.
    On televangelists channels.
    On YouTube.
    On Twitter.

    Why was Hustler publisher Larry Flynt in a wheelchair?

    Photo: J Chang from the USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    He was paralyzed in an assassination attempt.
    He was injured in a car crash.
    He suffered from Polio as a child.
    He was hurt in a riding accident.

    Mary Wilson was a member of which 60’s sensation?

    Photo: Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The Supremes.
    Martha and the Vandellas.
    The Marvelettes
    The Ronettes.

    In which administration did the late George Shultz serve as the secretary of State?

    Photo: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Under George Bush.
    Under Ronald Reagan.
    Under Richard Nixon.
    Under Dwight Eisenhower.

    Which awards did late actress Cicely Tyson receive in her lifetime?

    Photo: Hans Peters / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Honorary Oscar.
    Emmy.
    Medal of Freedom.
    All of the above and more.

    Which TV character was Dustin Diamond most famous for portraying?

    Steve Urkel in Family Matters.
    Screech in Saved by the Bell.
    Harry in 3rd Rock From the Sun.
    Fez in That '70s Show.

    Which James Bond film did the Up docu-series and Gorillas in the Mist director Michael Apted helm?

    Photo: Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Tomorrow Never Dies.
    The World Is Not Enough.
    Die Another Day.
    Thunderball.

    What was the title of Larry King’s trademark show on CNN for 25 years?

    Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Larry King Live
    Live with Larry King
    The Larry King Show
    Larry King

    The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain. Why was he in jail?

    Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sexual misconduct charges.
    National security charges.
    Tax-related charges.
    Manslaughter charges.

    Which of these did “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” NOT eat on Saturday?

    A sausage.
    A watermelon.
    An apple.
    Ice-cream.

    What were the names of the Obama presidential pets?

    Photo: Pete Souza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Champ and Major
    Bo and Sunny
    Socks and Buddy
    Liberty and Misty

    How old was First Dog Champ Biden when he passed away?

    Photo: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    16.
    13.
    10.
    7.