The following questions concern well know people who sadly passed away in 2017

Bill Paxton was an American film actor. In which film did he portray luner module pilot Fred Haise?
Apollo 13

Leo Baxendale was a cartoon artist responsible for 'The Bash Street Kids' and 'Minnie the Minx', but in which comic did they appear?
Beano

A hurling team consists of how many players?

a) 15 b) 13 c) 11
a) 15

Which metal is the main constituent of Pewter?
Tin

How did soul singer Sam Cooke die?

a) Drowned b) Plane crash c) Shot
c) Shot

Arachnophobia is the fear of what?
Spiders

The dollar sign appears above which number on a computer keyboard?
4

Questions based on events that happened in a November

A painting by Michelangelo on which ceiling was first exhibited in Nov 1512?
Sistine Chapel

A strait, immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, was discovered and named after which explorer during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage?
Ferdinand Magellan

A Finnish Spitz is what type of creature? a) Dog b) Snake c) Cat
a) Dog

The Blue Whale is the largest animal on the planet, but how big is its heart? is it comparable to a) a domestic washing machine b) a small car c) a delivery truck
b) a small car

The Bandicoot is native to which country?
Australia

What would be an average weight range for an Asian Elephant? a) 2000lbs b) 5000lbs c) 8000lbs
c) 8000lbs

All these personalities sadly passed away this year.

Which actor who died in January, played Quentin Crisp in the television film The Naked Civil Servant and Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man
John Hurt

This American actress starred in the Dick Van Dyke show, and alongside Julie Andrews in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Mary Tyler Moore