Can you name the Famous People Who Died in a Plane Crash?

Year	Person	Profession
1918		Famous WWI Flying Ace
1931		College Football Coach
1935		Actor
1935		Aviator
1937		Pilot
1949		Singer
1958		Soccer Team
1959		Singer
1959		Singer
1959		Singer
1963		Singer
1964		Singer
1966		Professional Golfer
1967		Singer
1969		Boxer
1970		Football Team

Year	Person	Profession
1972		Baseball Player
1973		Singer
1977		Singer
1979		Baseball Player
1985		Singer
1997		Singer
1999		Son of a President
1999		Professional Golfer
2000		Governor of Missouri
2001		Singer/Actress
2002		Minnesota Senator
2006		Game Show Host
2006		Baseball Player
2007		Aviation Adventurer
2010		Polish President

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Plane Crash Celebrities Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: December 9th, 2008
Category: History
Plays: 74,584

Tags: Celebrity Quizzes, Famous Quizzes, died, profession, plane, crash, Famous People, Plane Crash, deceased, person

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	meltingbridge:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:24 GMT	6 points
	How about Paul Wellstone? He was a sitting senator when he died in a plane crash.

	nhrafan:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:29 GMT	2 points
	fun quiz, but there should be an h after the t in the red baron's name that isn't present (i typed in von richthofen the first time, didn't get it, then tried red baron and got it, so it's all good)

	springmom:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:31 GMT	3 points
	What about Jim Reeves? He was an extremely popular singer about the same time as Patsy Cline.

	Lindsay:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:31 GMT	-1 points
	I always hate to point out possible omissions, because I know not everyone can be included of course, and this was an excellent quiz. But no Ace Bailey? I know he's not super-famous, but he was a fairly well known former professional athlete who died on 9/11. He's one of the first ones I thought of, just because of how high profile his death was. But otherwise, another great idea for a quiz, Ben!

	springmom:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:33 GMT	2 points
	There was also a plane crash in 2001 that killed a couple of players and several people associated with the Oklahoma State University men's basketball team.

	CarpeDiem:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:36 GMT	9 points
	Regardless of what other names could have been on the list, I applaud you once again, Ben, for thinking outside the box and coming up with a terrific quiz!! :-)

	Andrew:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:37 GMT	12 points
	Eesh - what a depressing game. Also - it's never been proven that Earhart died in a crash. She just disappeared...

	springmom:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:40 GMT	5 points
	BTW - good quiz - really makes you think!

	jessek:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:51 GMT	6 points
	No Randy Rhodes? :( Ozzy would not approve.

	DirtyKash:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 04:55 GMT	3 points
	Won't change much, but for 2006, it's "Cory", not "Corey".

	drza:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:02 GMT	0 points
	I have to study my history books a little better so I know how to spell Emilia Aerhart :) One thing sporcle does for me is helps me learn how to spell. Thank you sporcle,Im hooked on you

	donruss:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:04 GMT	5 points
	Will Rogers (Folk Humorist) & Wiley Post (Famous Pilot) dies in the same 1935 plane crash. They should be listed as well.

	okenter:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:05 GMT	15 points
	The Red Baron (Richthofen) died of a bullet wound. He landed safely after being shot in the lungs; there was no crash involved. I know I'm being picky, but it's a testament to his flying skills that he didn't crash at all.

	ddpBANG:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:07 GMT	2 points
	1990 died in a helicopter crash, not a plane crash...

	tobinw:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:12 GMT	3 points
	Manchester United? If Marshall is on there, MUFC needs to be.

	Bailey:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:18 GMT	15 points
	Carole Lombard is another biggie missed.

	Adrian:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:28 GMT	0 points
	I was gonna comment with what ddpBANG wrote, it was definitely a helicopter.

	drsnidely:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:30 GMT	4 points
	great quiz, but I really don't think being shot down while fighting in the war really counts as dying in a plane crash.

	Westley:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 05:38 GMT	6 points
	Great quiz! I was suprised I knew so many. I was expecting Glenn Miller to be there, but perhaps you were avoiding people who died in wartime.

Year	Person	Profession
1972		Baseball Player
1973		Singer
1977		Singer
1979		Baseball Player
1985		Singer
1997		Singer
1999		Son of a President
1999		Professional Golfer
2000		Governor of Missouri
2001		Singer/Actress
2002		Minnesota Senator
2006		Game Show Host
2006		Baseball Player
2007		Aviation Adventurer
2010		Polish President

	yankeessuck8991:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 06:39 GMT	0 points
	Be more depressing please.

	Michaelh1990:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 07:56 GMT	-2 points
	what about the entire napoli team

	Pablo:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 07:58 GMT	0 points
	Two more: singer Carlos Gardel, and conductor Guido Cantelli.

	nikkola:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 08:32 GMT	2 points
	Torino football team in 1949, it was a great team and an incredible tragedy.

	nikkola:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 08:35 GMT	9 points
	Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 1944

nikkola:

Dec 9th, 2008 at 08:42 GMT

6 points

The Zambia national football team in 1993

	AyEhnDee:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 09:04 GMT	25 points
	Cool, next you can do "Train Wreck Celebrities" aka Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse and others.

	truth in advertising:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 10:22 GMT	7 points
	The great comedic actress Carole Lombard should be included. She was barnstorming, promoting war bonds when her plane went down.

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 10:22 GMT	2 points
	Randy Rhoads is the most notable omission I can think of. And the guy who produced "Frasier" who was in one of the terrorist's planes.

	moorese:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 10:54 GMT	11 points
	My first thought was Hansie Cronje, possibly more famous plane crash death outside the USA than most on the list above.

	Tom:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:15 GMT	12 points
	How about big band leader Glen Miller, Gone With the Wind actor Leslie Howard, and the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team?

	chillicothe20:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:16 GMT	6 points
	Not to continue a depressing topic, but what about an "auto accident celebs" quiz? That girl from TLC and Harry Chapin come to mind.

	PresidentJSC:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:42 GMT	6 points
	What about Graham Hill? 2 times f1 champion

	egon14:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:52 GMT	4 points
	University of Evansville (Indiana) entire basketball team in 1977?

	Ribhump:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 11:52 GMT	4 points
	that was REALLY hard, got some of the singers and Manchester United but still. Very informative though

	Ben:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 12:45 GMT	2 points
	http://www.planecrashinfo.com/famous.htm Here is where the info came from... take a look... obviously we could not include them all... sorry!

	buiksloot:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 12:55 GMT	3 points
	I almost put a shout out for David Angell, the Frasier producer, but someone's done that for me! :) Also, super-lols at AyEhnDee! :)

	cls121389:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 14:17 GMT	2 points
	I like bigger quizzes sometimes. This quiz could stand to be 60 or 80. Smaller is better for things like "Most Populous Capitals" or else all one would do is just name capitals...

	radiosilence:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 14:48 GMT	4 points
	If you drive the Kansas turnpike, there is still a cross at the top of a hill marking Knute Rockne's crash site.

	Loppy:	Dec 9th, 2008 at 15:51 GMT	4 points
	what about the band of lynyrd skynyrd that was pretty famous