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Your Name is What?! Trivia Quiz

Many people have had their name changed from the time of The Bible to the present. Can you decipher who's who?

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,917

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1527

Last 3 plays: sadwings (5/10), Hayes1953 (7/10), Guest 199 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. All of the authors listed are famous pennames. Which of them marked this second penname - "Sieur Louis de Conte"? Hint

George Orwell

Henrik Ibsen

Voltaire

Mark Twain

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the Bible, what was Benjamin called at his birth by his mother Rachel? Hint

Esau

Jethro

Judah

Ben-Oni

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which British musician was born Reginald Dwight? Hint

Robbie Williams

Ringo Starr

Elton John

Mick Jagger

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which American Musician was born Robert Zimmerman? Hint

Bob Dylan

Paul Simon

Bob Marley

Pete Seeger

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Question 5 of 10

5. Moses gave his prize student the name Joshua before he sent him to Canaan with the other spies. What his his name until then?
Hint

George

Ephram

Phineas

Hosea

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born at the tail end of the 18th century. What was her given name at birth? Hint

Miriam Frankincense

Martha Washington

Pat O'Malley

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson? Hint

Charles Dickens

Lewis Carroll

George Bernard Shaw

George Orwell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which entertainer was born Caryn Johnson? Hint

Tina Turner

Cher

Goldie Hawn

Whoopi Goldberg

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Question 9 of 10

9. Crystal Gayle, singer of "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", changed her name from which of the following? Hint

Brenda Gail Webb

Gertrude Phinkelheimer

Charlotte Diamond Granger

Miriam Manfred

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who had his name officially changed to include the name "Super"? Hint

Mark Duper

Wally Souppe

Soupy Sales

Warren Spahn

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Mar 16 2024 : sadwings: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. All of the authors listed are famous pennames. Which of them marked this second penname - "Sieur Louis de Conte"?

Answer: Mark Twain

Twain used this penname to write a piece of fiction on Joan of Arc. Twain, interested in the story of Joan of Arc, wrote "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" as a first-person account written by her page.

2. In the Bible, what was Benjamin called at his birth by his mother Rachel?

Answer: Ben-Oni

Genesis 35:18 tells of Rachel dying in childbirth - hence the name Ben-Oni meaning "son of affliction". Jacob, his father later changed his name to Benjamin.

3. Which British musician was born Reginald Dwight?

Answer: Elton John

Sir Elton John, born in 1947, was the composer and singer of many great hits - many penned with long-time writing partner Bernie Taupin.
The second group that Elton played with, Bluesology, had two players whose names, according to Wikipedia, he borrowed - Long John Baldry and Elton Dean.

4. Which American Musician was born Robert Zimmerman?

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan, born in 1941, started his "Never Ending Tour" in 1988 and reached concert # 2000 in 2007.
He himself never seemed to like the title "Never Ending Tour". In an interview with "Rolling Stone" he said "Critics should know there is no such thing as forever. Does anybody call Henry Ford a Never Ending Car Builder? Anybody ever say that Duke Ellington was on a Never Ending Bandstand Tour?"
At one point in his career he was also known as Elston Gunn.

5. Moses gave his prize student the name Joshua before he sent him to Canaan with the other spies. What his his name until then?

Answer: Hosea

Joshua, from the tribe of Ephram, eventually led the Israelites into the land of Canaan. Like Moses, Joshua was considered as the spiritual, as well as the political leader of the Israelites. Moses changed the name to Joshua (Numbers 13:8,13 - see also Deuteronomy 32:44)".

6. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born at the tail end of the 18th century. What was her given name at birth?

Answer: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

Contrary to popular belief, Mary Shelley was in fact her real married name - married to the poet Percy Shelley.
Legend has it that she conceived of "Frankenstein" after being at a campfire filled with the telling of ghost stories.

7. Who was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

Carrol who enjoyed word games chose this pen name as a different version of Charles Lutwidge.
He illustrated the first edition of "Alice" but the illustrations we recognize were made by Sir John Tenniel, a professional illustrator.
Among other interests - Dodgson also took up photography (then in its infancy) in 1856.

8. Which entertainer was born Caryn Johnson?

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

This multi-talented Oscar-winning actress was the first woman to host the Academy Awards without a co-host - the first time in 1994.
Guinan, the ageless barmaid she played in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", was our family favorite.

9. Crystal Gayle, singer of "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", changed her name from which of the following?

Answer: Brenda Gail Webb

This long-haired Grammy Award-winning country singer is the little sister of Loretta Lynn. She was highly popular in the 1970's and 1980's with 18 No. 1 country hits.

10. Who had his name officially changed to include the name "Super"?

Answer: Mark Duper

This Miami Dolphin great was drafted in the second round of the 1982 draft. Originally pronounced "doo-pay" he also changed the pronunciation in order to rhyme with super.

Source: Author grisham

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