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A quiz about famous and well known personalities who sadly passed away this year

 

Clues

1) Died in January she was known for co-founding and fronting the girl band, based on her name, who had hits such as ‘Be My Baby’ and ‘Baby I Love You’ in the 1960s

 

2) Known for his role in ‘Minder’ for which he sang the theme tune.

 

3) The original quizmaster for University Challenge

 

4) Known for scoring “one of the most iconic goal in FA Cup history” when Hereford United beat Newcastle United

 

5) Charity campaigner who hosted ‘You, Me and The Big C’ and was made a Dame shortly before her death in June

 

6) He was famous for composing the the ‘James Bond Theme’ first used in Dr No in 1962

 

7) Soviet politician who served as the Soviet Union’s last leader until its dissolution in 1991

 

8) Notoriously he married his thirteen year old cousin, oh and he recorded the original version of ‘Great Balls of Fire’

 

 

 

Answers

1) Died in January she was known for co-founding and fronting the girl band, based on her name, who had hits such as ‘Be My Baby’ and ‘Baby I Love You’ in the 1960s

Ronnie Spector

 

2) Known for his role in ‘Minder’ for which he sang the theme tune.

Dennis Waterman

 

3) The original quizmaster for University Challenge

Bamber Gascoigne

 

4) Known for scoring “one of the most iconic goal in FA Cup history” when Hereford United beat Newcastle United

Ronnie Radford

 

5) Charity campaigner who hosted ‘You, Me and The Big C’ and was made a Dame shortly before her death in June

Dame Deborah James

 

6) He was famous for composing the the ‘James Bond Theme’ first used in Dr No in 1962

Monty Norman

 

7) Soviet politician who served as the Soviet Union’s last leader until its dissolution in 1991

Mikhail Gorbachev

 

8) Notoriously he married his thirteen year old cousin, oh and he recorded the original version of ‘Great Balls of Fire’

Jerry Lee Lewis