As 2007 winds down to a close, our 80's Trivia Challenge takes a look back at some of the famous people who left this world during the past year. Many famous people who passed away in 2007 had no particular connection to the 80's other than having lived through it, folks like Norman Mailer, Kurt Vonnegut, Ingmar Bergman, Jane Wyman, Merv Griffin, Evil Knievel, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Robert Goulet had already made their mark before the 80's began.

Others, like Anna Nicole Smith, Frankie Abernathy, David "Disco D" Shayman, and Pimp C became famous after the 1980's had ended. As for famous (or infamous) names like Tony Wilson, Luciano Pavarotti, Jerry Falwell, Boris Yeltsin, Kevin Dubrow, and Tami Faye will always elicit thoughts of the 80's. When it comes to infamous figures from the 80's, billionaire hotel operator Leona Helmsley deserves mention. Dubbed the "Queen of Mean," this well known business tycoon went from a seamstress to become one of the wealthiest real estate moguls in New York City. But anyone who worked for her would likely remember her as the tyrannical boss who was prone to stiffing contractors and firing employees for the slightest transgressions.

When she stood trial for tax evasion in 1989, a former housekeeper testified that Mrs. Helmsley once said "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." Leona Helmsley's denials notwithstanding, the recounting of this oh-so-80's incident no doubt helped the jury convict her. So what was the name of the United States Attorney who prosecuted Leona Helmsley and her husband for tax evasion back in 1988?

Bonus Question: Contrast the life of Leona Helmsley with that of actor Calvert Deforest, who also passed away in 2007. The two had a very similar set of eyebrows, but while Helmsley was first getting recognized in the real estate world for forcing many New York apartment buildings to go condo, it's well known that Deforest managed to live in the same rent controlled Manhattan apartment for 47 years in a row. And while Helmsley was largely perceived as wicked and demanding, Calvert Deforest, (Larry 'Bud' Melman on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman) could only be described as (in Letterman's words) "a genuine, modest, and nice man." Calvert Deforest got many an acting gig outside of "Late Night" as a result of the popularity of his character. He even got a part in a music video by a well known 80's rap group. What was the name of the group, and what was the name of the song?

Fans of Heavy Metal music are mourning the death of the lead singer of the group that was arguably the first of the genre to put a record at the top of the Billboard pop charts. On Sunday, November 25th, the body of Quiet Riot lead singer Kevin DuBrow was found in his home outside of Las Vegas.

DuBrow had been a member of the band during their L.A. club days in mid 70's, and got to see the band become the vanguard of the burgeoning hard rock sound in the early 80's. Their 1983 release "Metal Health" (often incorrectly credited as their debut, although it was the first of their albums to be released in the U.S.) rode to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, largely on the success of the second single.

Now, it does depend on how one defines the genre, but the number one spot for the album and the number five spot for the single were firsts for a Metal band in the U.S. But it was the first and last major hit for the band. When their success started to fade with their next release, DuBrow made something of a pariah of himself by accusing other successful Metal acts of riding his coat tails (his own band eventually fired him after getting fed up with his posturing). But even Metalheads have a heart, and although he never made it to the top again, he is being honored for his contributions to the scene.

Quiet Riot's biggest hit was actually a cover of a Slade tune, but it became the bands signature. What was the name of the song?

Bonus Question: What was the name of the album that "Metal Health knocked out of the number one slot on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1983?