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31.
  Splitting 'Adams'   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you pair the Adamses correctly?
Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Nov 26 15
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32.
  They are all named SMITH    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The name SMITH comes from the Anglo-Saxon "smitan" meaning "to smite or strike". It is believed to come from the occupation of men who worked with metal (e.g. blacksmith). Can you match the correct Smith from the clue?.
Easier, 10 Qns, zambesi, Jan 04 18
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zambesi
Jan 04 18
713 plays
33.
  That Jones Boy   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Joneses have spread far and wide beyond the borders of Wales - here is a quiz about some of them!
Average, 10 Qns, huw27, Apr 30 15
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34.
  You're a Good Man, Brown    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the man named "Brown" with the brief description.
Easier, 10 Qns, bernie73, Oct 13 20
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bernie73 gold member
Oct 13 20
349 plays
35.
  The Campbells Are Coming   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All the people in this quiz are named Campbell. Can you identify them? Note that this quiz has a strong UK bias.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 25 14
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rossian editor
702 plays
36.
  Wright On!    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the right Wright to the description on the left.
Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Sep 12 16
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434 plays
37.
  Famous Surnames Quiz for Experts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many famous people from all walks of life share a common surname. I'll give you five well known peoples' first name and you guess their last name. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Soozy_Woozy, Nov 24 16
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937 plays
38.
  They are all named JOHNSON    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match the person named Johnson from the clue that is given. The individuals range from a variety of careers and endeavours.
Average, 10 Qns, zambesi, Dec 27 17
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zambesi
Dec 27 17
743 plays
39.
  My Dear Watson    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As a follow up to my "The Name's Holmes" quiz, here are questions about people with the last name Watson.
Average, 10 Qns, Robert907, Jul 23 13
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40.
  Are they a Gray or a Grey?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you identify the correct surname, Gray or Grey of these individuals.
Easier, 10 Qns, zambesi, Jan 23 17
Easier
zambesi
623 plays
41.
  People With The Same Surname: Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of the individuals in each quiz have the same surname. From the clue that is given, can you identify the correct person?
Average, 10 Qns, zambesi, May 10 20
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zambesi
May 10 20
367 plays
42.
  People With The Same Surname: Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of the individuals in each quiz have the same surname. From the clue that is given, can you identify the correct person?
Average, 10 Qns, zambesi, Apr 20 20
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zambesi
Apr 20 20
676 plays
43.
  Are they Robertson or Robinson    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you identify the correct Robertson or Robinson from the clue that is given.
Easier, 10 Qns, zambesi, Sep 17 18
Easier
zambesi
Sep 17 18
598 plays
44.
  And Then Along Came Jones   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Look for the clues in the question, and see if you can figure out which Jones I am talking about.
Average, 10 Qns, emiloony, Oct 12 14
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45.
  Meet the Welches   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We've kept up with the Joneses and there are far too many Smiths, it's about time we met the Welches (and in some cases, the Welshes).
Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Jan 11 11
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342 plays
46.
  Famous Fitzgeralds    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You're probably thinking, I do not know any Fitzgeralds. You may surprise yourself at how many you do know once you take my quiz. "May the luck of the Irish be with you"!
Average, 10 Qns, Lilady, Feb 24 17
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47.
  Smith and Jones    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Smith and Jones are supposedly the most common English surnames, so here is a quiz on just a few of them.
Average, 15 Qns, alirho17, Sep 21 20
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Sep 21 20
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48.
  Multiple Choice Quiz about Deck the Halls    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When this eclectic group of Halls find themselves in a spot of trouble, they might just get decked!
Average, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Jan 01 10
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49.
  Are they a Smith or are they a Jones?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you identify these individuals from the clue, as to whether they are a Smith or a Jones.
Average, 10 Qns, zambesi, Jan 27 17
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zambesi
600 plays
50.
  This Quiz is Murder!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Regardless of how well you know people in the headlines or the history books, you'll think this quiz is murder.
Tough, 10 Qns, sidnobls, Apr 28 09
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932 plays
51.
  Are they a MacDonald, Macdonald or McDonald?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All of these names are the anglicised forms of the Scottish and Irish Celtic name meaning "Son of Dòmhnall". Can you identify the individuals name as to whether it is MacDonald, Macdonald or McDonald.
Average, 10 Qns, zambesi, Feb 02 17
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425 plays
52.
  The Wallace Collection   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
People called Wallace have distinguished themselves in many fields. How much do you know about these Wallaces?
Tough, 10 Qns, TabbyTom, Sep 17 08
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689 plays
53.
  Howard Be Thy Name    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the career or associated eminence with the person who has Howard for a given or surname.
Average, 10 Qns, debodun, Jun 30 16
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54.
  Grant's Tome    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A tome is a great opus or large scholarly book. I'm not one to say this quiz is a great opus, but it is "Grant's"...ten of them, in fact. See if you can name the Grants described in this "tome".
Average, 10 Qns, Spaudrey, Apr 03 20
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Apr 03 20
201 plays
55.
  How Well Do You Know Your 'Gates'?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
You need to match up the people with the surname 'Gates' to their past or present vocation/profession.
Average, 10 Qns, lout62001, Jan 06 19
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Jan 06 19
212 plays
56.
  Famous People: Shared Last Names    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll describe some famous people, you tell me which last name they share.
Average, 10 Qns, ravenskye, Dec 21 09
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57.
  Big Bad Woolf    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No, not the granny-eating, pig-chasing creature of stories written to frighten children into behaving - rather this is a quiz about ten random people with the surname Woolf. Lots of clues given, so I hope I got the balance right.
Average, 10 Qns, lonely-lady, Sep 07 14
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337 plays
58.
  Welcome to the Family Andrews    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten question relating to people with the surname Andrews.
Average, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Aug 17 15
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285 plays
59.
  The "Wright" Stuff    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A wright in Old English was a worker of wood. Hence words like 'shipwright' and 'wheelwright' were formed and soon became surnames. See what you know about these people whose names suggest they had some form of a 'wright' in their ancestry.
Average, 15 Qns, Spaudrey, Feb 15 15
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60.
  The Wrath of a Khan    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The name 'Khan' comes from a Mongol title for a military ruler. These famous Khans might not be 'Star Trek' villains, but you may have heard of some of them...
Tough, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Apr 18 14
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Same Surname Trivia Questions

31. What do the following singers have in common - Tom, Davy and Norah?

From Quiz
Smith or Jones?

Answer: The surname Jones

Tom Jones released his first single in late 1964. It was called 'Chills And Fever'. It didn't make the charts. Davy Jones was the lead singer with The Monkees. He was born David Thomas Jones on 30.12.45. Norah Jones, is a singer/songwriter. She made her film debut in 'My Blueberry Nights', which premiered in Britain in February 2008.

32. What Smith and Jones were the stars of the movie "Men In Black"?

From Quiz Smith and Jones

Answer: Will and Tommy Lee

It was Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Will Smith was Oscar nominated for "Ali" and Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for "The Fugitive."

33. Born in Oregon. Name that Harding!

From Quiz Which Harding - Warren or Tonya?

Answer: Tonya Harding

Tonya was born in Portland, while Warren was born in Ohio. Seven other US presidents have come from Ohio, including William McKinley, Harding's idol. He fashioned his 1920 "Front Porch" campaign for President after McKinley's 1896 "Front Porch" campaign.

34. Mary Ann Evans is one of the best known English writers - but under what name?

From Quiz Good 'Evans!

Answer: George Eliot

The author of "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner" and "The Mill on the Floss" among many other works, Mary Ann Evans adopted the name George Eliot in 1857 when she published her first work.

35. Which famous King wrote such classics as 'Carrie' and 'Firestarter'?

From Quiz Kings without Crowns

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King is the author of many successful books, many of which have been made into movies such as 'IT' and 'The Green Mile'.

36. Who was born in Milton, Massachusetts?

From Quiz Know Your Bush

Answer: George

He would later move to Texas and claim it as his home, but George was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924.

37. Henry Morgan was one of the most successful pirates ever. One of his legendary exploits involved the ransacking of what (present day) country?

From Quiz Morgan

Answer: Panama

Morgan had an extraordinary career.

38. Demi .... , Roger .... , Patrick .... , Mary Tyler .... , Henry ...., Dudley .... ?

From Quiz Famous Surnames

Answer: Moore

Actors Roger Moore and Dudley Moore, actresses Demi Moore and Mary Tyler Moore, astronomer Patrick Moore and British sculptor Henry Moore.

39. Which Welsh singer was a hit with 'Delilah'?

From Quiz Along Came Jones

Answer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones is known for wearing tight pants.

40. Which musical is by RODGERS and Hammerstein?

From Quiz People With Similar Names

Answer: Carousel

The others are by Lerner and Loewe.

41. Who co-starred in the movie 'Madigan'?

From Quiz People With the Same Name

Answer: Inger Stevens

Poor, tragic, beautiful Inger

42. Horace Smith teamed up with Daniel Wesson and the rest is history. When did the partnership begin?

From Quiz As Common as Smith and Jones

Answer: 1852

Together they invented the Volcanic rifle, the first repeating rifle and the first company they founded eventually became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

43. Which last name is shared by two American presidents and an American Revolutionary patriot?

From Quiz Famous People: Shared Last Names

Answer: Adams

The Adams folks would be John Adams and John Quincy Adams (US Presidents) and Samuel Adams, patriot and ale namesake!

44. This Simpson identified the first 'battered baby' murder in England and found the evidence that sent British murderers John Haig and Neville Heath to their executions. What was his first name?

From Quiz The Simpsons!

Answer: Keith

Keith Simpson was a forensic scientist, and head of his department at Guy's Hospital in London, from 1962-1972.

45. J. D. Robb is the pen name of what romance author?

From Quiz My Name is Robb

Answer: Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts also writes as Jill March and Sarah Hardesty. Roberts was the first author inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. The other three ladies are well known romance authors as well.

46. What kind of video would you watch to see Peggy Fleming in action?

From Quiz Those Fabulous, Famous Flemings

Answer: Ice Skating

Fleming won the 1968 Olympic gold medal for figure skating, where she danced to music by Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saens. She was inducted into the U.S. and World Figure Skating Halls of Fame in 1976.

47. One of us was an early scientist and statesman and the other is a modern British painter? What's our name?

From Quiz Only The Name's The Same

Answer: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an eminent scientist, philosopher, and statesman whose work helped develop the scientific method. His scientific work was mainly philosophical in nature and as a guiding spirit of the Royal Society. Bacon had a long and illustrious career in public service and played a leading role in starting English colonies in North America. Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was one of the leading English painters in the 20th Century, establish his reputation for somber and bleak portrayals of the human condition. Crucifixion and screaming mouth motifs were found in several of his more famous works.

48. Roy was an American artist and Alfred was a German writer. They shared a surname with a country. What was it?

From Quiz The Surname is Just Coincidental

Answer: Liechtenstein

Roy was born in New York and he was a leading figure in the pop art movement. He used comics to express his views in what was happening in the world. His work was exhibited for the first time in 1962 in New York and in 1966 he became the first American to have his work exhibited at the Tate Gallery in London. Alfred was born in Berlin and studied law. He wrote short stories and poems. He died in 1914 during World War I. "Before I die, I must just find this rhyme. Be quiet, my friends, and do not waste any time..." was the start of his poem "Leaving for the Front" (1914).

49. In the television series "Alias Smith and Jones"(1971-73). Pete Duel played the role of Hannibal Heyes. However, he took the name Smith as an alias. What "Smith" name did he take?

From Quiz People With The Same Surname: Part 2

Answer: Joshua Smith

Pete Duel (1940-1971) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He is best remembered as Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in the television western series "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971-1973). He co-starred with Ben Murphy as Jedediah"Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones). Ozzie Smith (b. 1954) is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in MLB from 1978-1996. He was a 15 time All-Star and World Series champion in 1982 with the St.Louis Cardinals. Will Smith (b. 1968) is an American actor who has been nominated for Golden Globe, Academy and Grammy Awards. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was a 1939 dreams film starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning only one Oscar.

50. Which "Crawford" won an acting Academy Award in 1949?

From Quiz People With The Same Surname: Part 1

Answer: Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford (1911-1986) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film and television. He usually played tough guy roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1949 for his role as Willie Stark in the movie "All the King's Men". Joan Crawford (1908-1977) was an American actress of film and television. In 1945 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in the movie "Mildred Pierce". Michael Crawford (b. 1942) is an English actor, comedian, singer and voice artist. He has had a successful career on stage at London's West End and on Broadway. He is fondly remembered as Frank Spencer in the comedy television series "Some Mother's Do 'Ave ' Em" (1973-1978). Jack Crawford (1908-1991) was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s. He won 17 Grand Slam titles (6 singles, 6 men's doubles and 5 mixed doubles).

51. Which Adam was a Scottish philosopher, best known for his contribution to the theory of economics?

From Quiz Splitting 'Adams'

Answer: Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a major figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations" in 1776. In the book, Smith is one of the first to describe what builds nations' wealth, e.g., division of labor, productivity and free markets. It is still a basic work of classical economics. The 'wrong' Adams are: Adam Schiff, a Representative from California (Adam Schiff was also the fictional D.A. on "Law and Order" played by Steven Hill); Adam Wylie is an actor who played the youngest son in "Picket Fences" (1992-1996); Adam Goldberg is an actor who starred in "2 Days in Paris" (2007).

52. Louise Fletcher is an actress famous for playing a cruel nurse and a scheming religious leader. What other distinction does she have?

From Quiz Famous Fletchers

Answer: Both of her parents were deaf.

Fletcher won the Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance as the cruel Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest". She also starred in the perfectly horrible sequel to "The Exorcist", "Exorcist II: The Heretic".

53. With scripts written by Marty Feldman and Ronald Chesney, ventriloquist Peter Brough became a regular on UK TV and radio in partnership with which puppet?

From Quiz Welcome to the Family Andrews

Answer: Archie Andrews

Hard as it may be to believe, London-born Peter Brough and 'upper-class twit' Archie Andrews first became stars on UK radio in the 1950s. Now, I may be fairly useless as a ventriloquist, but even I could give a convincing performance on radio! The switch to TV required Brough to prove that he really was a ventriloquist rather than someone who could speak with two different voices, which he duly did. Of course, though, Archie was always the 'star' of the show. Brough died at the age of 83 in 1999 and the original Archie Andrews puppet, which was made in 1942, was sold for more than £30,000 at auction in 2005.

54. Allen Wright, born Kilihote in the Choctaw nation, was born in Mississippi in 1826. He and his family moved west in 1833 to the area he would later name once it became a US state. What was the Choctaw word adopted as the state name?

From Quiz The "Wright" Stuff

Answer: Oklahoma

Oklahoma is the only state listed that is directly west of the state of Mississippi. Allen Wright was elected Principal Chief of the Choctaw tribe in 1886 and served four years.

55. Which Woolf, who shares his forenames with an author famous for a black bird, co-wrote the script for the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz"?

From Quiz Big Bad Woolf

Answer: Edgar Allan

Edgar Allan Woolf (1881-1943) was most famous as one of the three credited co-authors, along with Noel Langley and Florence Ryerson, of "The Wizard of Oz" script. He started out as an actor, but soon moved on to writing sketches, plays, a musical and then moved to Hollywood where he was a prolific author of screenplays for more than ten years. He died after falling down a flight of stairs and fracturing his skull, probably after tripping over his blind dog. Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven".

56. At which Olympic Games did boxer Amir Khan win his first silver medal, representing Great Britain?

From Quiz The Wrath of a Khan

Answer: Athens 2004

Khan was only 17 at the time, and won silver in the Lightweight division, with Cuba's Mario Kindelan taking gold. Khan later went on to win the WBA Light Welterweight title in 2009, aged 22, after defeating Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik at the Manchester Evening News Arena. He is the first British Pakistani major world boxing champion.

57. For which movie did actor Harrison Ford receive his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1985?

From Quiz Last Name Ford

Answer: Witness

A young Amish boy witnesses a murder. Detective John Book (Ford) investigates and is forced to hide out in an Amish community when the case takes a dangerous turn. Ford lost the 1985 Award to William Hurt for "Kiss of the Spider Woman".

58. Rutherford Hayes' wife's first name was Lucy. What was her famous nickname?

From Quiz Hit the Hayes

Answer: Lemonade Lucy

The Hayeses were staunch supporters of temperance. Rutherford banned alcoholic beverages from the White House. Only one exception was ever made during Hayes' administration and that was when wine was served in 1877 to the Grand Duke of Russia, Alexei Alexandrovich. Although Mrs. Hayes had the sobriquet of "Lemonade Lucy" put upon her, it was never used to refer to her during her lifetime.

59. Filmmaker Ken Burns won an Emmy Award in 1995. For what type of film making is Burns most famous?

From Quiz I Was Saying Boo-urns

Answer: Documentary films

Burns' 18.5 hour documentary on baseball from its origins in the 1800s up to 1993 won him the 1995 Emmy. The film mixes archive pictures, movie reel and interviews to trace the evolution of America's past time and its effect on American society. Burns has also made documentaries on jazz, the American Civil War and Prohibition among others.

60. Dustin Diamond played the character of Screech for many years on "Saved By the Bell" and its various spin-offs. What was Screech's actual name?

From Quiz Diamonds Are Forever

Answer: Samuel

Dustin Diamond began playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" in 1998. He played the character for 12 years, in "Saved by the Bell," "The College Years," "The New Class" and in two TV movies. In all, he was in 180 episodes as Screech. Since the end of "Saved by the Bell," Diamond has appeared as himself in a variety of places. He also did voiceover work as Buster in "Porndogs" (2009), an adult film in which dogs substitute for humans, which featured Marilyn Chambers and Ron Jeremy.

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