Boo! Just in time for Halloween and Day of the Dead this year, our spookiest quiz! I've described the circumstances and dates on which these musical artists died - you have to remember who is described in each. I wonder who will be next? And remember, if you're reading this quiz, you're lucky to be alive!
1. Plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, February 3, 1959
2. Drowned in his own swimming pool, July 3, 1969
3. Heroin overdose, October 4, 1970
4. Heart attack in his bathtub in Paris, July 3, 1971 - or did he?
5. Motorcycle accident, October 29, 1971
5. Heart failure after years of drug abuse, August 16, 1977 - or did he?
6. Accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun he believed wasn't loaded, January 23, 1978
7. Shot by a deranged fan, December 8, 1980 (December 9 in Britain)
8. Auto accident on the Long Island Expressway while on the way to a charity show, July 16, 1981
9. Drowned while swimming from his boat, December 28, 1983
10. Shot by his father, April 1, 1984
11. Complications from AIDS, November 24, 1991
12. Shot by the president of her fan club, March 31, 1995
13. Heart attack in his sleep, after years of weight problems and diabetes, August 9, 1995
14. Shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, September 13, 1996
15. Crash of experimental plane he himself was piloting, October 12, 1997
16. Breast cancer, April 17, 1998
17. Throat and lung cancer, November 30, 2001
Bonus: Cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, March 8, 1973