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Famous Siamese Twins!

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Introduction:
"This quiz is based on the lives of ten of the most famous conjoined twins through history."


1. The term 'Siamese Twins' comes from these famous conjoined twins from Thailand. They were born in 1811 and were joined at the lower chest by a narrow band of flesh through which their livers were connected. They shifted to the US in 1829 where they made a small fortune as circus attractions. What were their names?
    Answer: (First names only. Separated by 'and')


2. One of the most difficult lives was lead by Millie and Christine McCoy. During their childhood they were kidnapped and sold many times. However they had a highly successful career in show business where they were known as _____________.
    Singing Sisters
    The American Double Girls
    The Two-headed Nightingale
    Those Extraordinary Twins


3. The famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-69) starred in a scandalous movie in which one sister stands accused of murder, but questions are raised as to the fairness of sending her to jail if her innocent sister must go as well. Name the movie?
    Answer: (Three words)


4. The most famous conjoined twins in mainland Europe were Giacomo and Giovanni Tocci who later became the inspiration for which Mark Twain classic?
    Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
    The Two Headed Boy
    Those Extraordinary Twins
    Italian Wonder


5. Going back in time, the wealthy Biddenden Maids lived for 34 years in Kent, England. What were their names?
    Answer: (First names only. Separated by 'and')


6. Yvonne and Yvette McCarthur were another set of conjoined twins who were joined at the head but were able to lead a life of successful Gospel singers in Long Beach, California. When they died in 1993 how old were they?
    43
    63
    32
    55


7. Russian conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were the oldest living conjoined twins at the start of 2003. In 1950 when they were born, their mother was told that she had given birth to still born babies. What was the truth?
    They were sold to a rich businessman.
    They were adopted by one of the nurses.
    They were kidnapped from the hospital.
    They were sent to an institute near Moscow to be studied by Soviet scientists.


8. In 1993 Angela and Amy Lakeburg were two conjoined twins born in Indiana. A surgery was attempted to separate them as it was established that they could not survive together. What was the outcome?
    Both survived
    Amy died while Angela survived
    Angela died while Amy survived
    Both died


9. One of the most recent cases of successful separation of conjoined twins is that of Maria Teresa & Maria de Jesus. They were operated at UCLA in 2002 and are from ____________.
    Answer: (Name country)


10. Laleh and Ladan Bijani, the Iranian twins died on the operating table while being separated by surgeons at which world famous hospital?
    Answer: (It's in Singapore and there also is a hotel with that name)


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