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Famous People with Twins! Trivia Quiz

I was surprised by how many famous people are or were twins. Here are just ten of them; how many do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,184

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
671

Question 1 of 10

1. In 2005, Australia won the Women's Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa. Who were the identical twin team members who helped their country to victory? Hint

Sarah and Susie Rutherford

Kate and Alex Blackwell

Michelle and Sandy Green

Kirsty and Tina Malone

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Question 2 of 10

2. Canadian identical twins Jill and Jacqueline Hennessey are both famous for their work in which field? Hint

Charity work

Science

Media

Politics

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Question 3 of 10

3. Many people may know that British TV presenter Keith Chegwin is the brother of DJ Janice Long, but which of them is also a twin?

Answer: ( Keith or Janice .. K or J)

4. This actress made her film debut in "North" in 1994, when she was aged just nine, and has since been nominated for several Golden Globes, and won a BAFTA. She has also dabbled with a singing career and appeared in music videos, including one with Justin Timberlake. She has a twin brother named Hunter; who is she? Hint

Natalie Portman

Cate Blanchett

Emma Watson

Scarlett Johansson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which member of the boy band Take That is a twin? Hint

Gary Barlow

Mark Owen

Jason Orange

Howard Donald

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of The Jacksons was a twin, but sadly baby Brandon Jackson died soon after he was born. Which member of the musical family was his twin? Hint

Janet

La Toya

Randy

Marlon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Actor Dack Rambo had a twin brother who was known as Dirk. What were their real given names? Hint

Norman and Orman

Wade and Lyle

James and John

Clarence and Torrance

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of these identical twin sisters is a journalist and writer, and she was also one of the first women to be employed as a firefighter by the city of San Francisco, when she joined their search and rescue division in 1988. The other twin is an actress who has appeared in the 1983 film "Christine", and also in "Baywatch" from 1992 - 1997. She is also a competitve athlete, and competes in endurance events such as the Ironman Triathlon. Who are these twins? Hint

Holly and Molly Gagnier

Gracia and Patricia Bauer

Caroline and Alexandra Paul

Pamela and Susan Anderson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Although they originally came to the attention of the media because of who their mother was, Margaret Thatcher's twin children Carol and Mark remained there due to their own actions. Can you remember their father's name? Hint

Donald

Derek

David

Denis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which former Secretary General of the United Nations had a twin sister named Efua? Hint

Ban Ki-moon

Kofi Annan

Javier P�rez de Cu�llar

U Thant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 2005, Australia won the Women's Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa. Who were the identical twin team members who helped their country to victory?

Answer: Kate and Alex Blackwell

Australia won the World Cup in 2005 without losing a single match. Kate made her career as a cricketer, and in 2010 she captained the national team to victory in the World Twenty20 competiton.

2. Canadian identical twins Jill and Jacqueline Hennessey are both famous for their work in which field?

Answer: Media

Jacqueline is a journalist and hosts TV shows, whilst Jill is an actress. Jacqueline has done some acting, and even once played her sister playing the role of Clare Kincaid in an episode of "Homicide: Life on the Streets" when other commitments meant that Jill couldn't make the schedule.

3. Many people may know that British TV presenter Keith Chegwin is the brother of DJ Janice Long, but which of them is also a twin?

Answer: Keith

Keith's twin brother is named Jeff.
Keith was a member of the spoof band Brown Sauce, alongside Noel Edmonds and Maggie Philbin. They had a number 15 hit on the UK Singles Chart with "I Wanna be a Winner" in 1981.

Answer: Scarlett Johansson

The video in which Scarlett appeared alongside Justin Timberlake was for his song "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" in 2007. The video was nominated for an MTV Award for "Video of the Year".
Scarlett is also a campaigner for the ONE charity, founded by Bono, which works to eradicate poverty around the world.

5. Which member of the boy band Take That is a twin?

Answer: Jason Orange

Jason's twin brother is called Justin.
Take That, with an original line up including Robbie Williams, were formed in 1990. By the time they split in 1996 they had had nine number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, and three UK number one albums.

6. One of The Jacksons was a twin, but sadly baby Brandon Jackson died soon after he was born. Which member of the musical family was his twin?

Answer: Marlon

Marlon and Brandon were the sixth and seventh children of Joseph and Katharine Jackson, and were born several weeks early. Brandon died the following day.

7. Actor Dack Rambo had a twin brother who was known as Dirk. What were their real given names?

Answer: Norman and Orman

Norman Jay 'Dack' and Orman Ray 'Dirk' Rambo were born in 1941. Dack was famous for his roles in "Gunsmoke", "All my Children", and as Jack Ewing in "Dallas". The brothers did act together once, making their TV debuts in "The New Loretta Young Show" when they were 20.
Dack died in 1994, having been predeceased by Dirk who was killed in a car accident in 1967.

Answer: Caroline and Alexandra Paul

Alexandra is an environmental activist, and is commited to various green initiatives and groups. She has been arrested and even spent a short time in prison as a result of her campaigning and protesting for environmental causes.
Caroline is also athletic and has tried out for the US Olympic luge team.

Answer: Denis

In 2008, Carol Thatcher wrote a biography about her mother. Called "A Swim on Part in the Goldfish Bowl" it caused controversy due to Carol's frank discussion of her mother's progressive dementia. She also wrote about her father's life in a book entitled "Below the Parapet: the Biography of Denis Thatcher", published in 1996.
Mark Thatcher first came to the public's attention when he got lost during the Paris-Dakar rally in 1982. He and his co-driver were found alive after six days in the Sahara.

10. Which former Secretary General of the United Nations had a twin sister named Efua?

Answer: Kofi Annan

Both Kofi and Efua shared the middle name Atta, which means "twin" in their native language. Kofi was Secretary General of the U.N from 1997 until 2006.
Sadly, Efua died in 1996.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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