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Quiz about Names the Same
Quiz about Names the Same

Name's the Same Trivia Quiz


I give you two names, you find the one in the middle. It's the first person's surname and the second person's first name. For instance, the question is 'Chris___Luther', and the answer is Martin (Chris Martin and Martin Luther). Note: British bias!

A multiple-choice quiz by Kankurette. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Kankurette
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
395,284
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
527
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. Paul___Pegg

Answer: (a musician and an actor)
Question 2 of 10
2. Etta___Joyce

Answer: (a musician and a writer)
Question 3 of 10
3. Jonathan___Barkley

Answer: (a TV presenter and a footballer)
Question 4 of 10
4. Ray___Dickens

Answer: (a musician and a writer)
Question 5 of 10
5. Craig___Byrne

Answer: (both musicians)
Question 6 of 10
6. Lennox___Hamilton

Answer: (a boxer and a racing driver)
Question 7 of 10
7. Grace___Jones

Answer: (an actress/princess and a musician)
Question 8 of 10
8. Thierry___Ford

Answer: (a footballer and an industrialist)
Question 9 of 10
9. Penelope___Chegwin

Answer: (an actress and a TV presenter)
Question 10 of 10
10. George___Barrymore

Answer: (a singer and a TV presenter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Paul___Pegg

Answer: simon

Paul Simon is an American singer/songwriter who started out as half of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with Art Garfunkel. Their hits include 'Mrs Robinson', 'The Boxer' and 'The Sound of Silence'. Simon's solo albums include the award-winning 'Graceland', featuring South African musicians.

Simon Pegg is an English comedian and actor who co-wrote the comedy 'Spaced', and also appeared in 'Big Train'. He co-wrote and starred in 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' with Nick Frost. He played Scotty in the 2009 'Star Trek' film.
2. Etta___Joyce

Answer: james

Etta James was an American jazz and blues singer, whose hits included 'At Last', 'I'd Rather Go Blind' and 'I Just Wanna Make Love to You', the last of which appeared in a Diet Coke ad in the '90s. Nicknamed the Matriarch of R'n'B, she was praised for her deep, powerful voice. She died of cancer in 2012.

James Joyce was an Irish writer known for his avant-garde writing style. Many of his books focus on his native Dublin, and include 'Ulysses', based Homer's 'Odyssey', 'Finnegan's Wake', and 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'. He died in 1941.
3. Jonathan___Barkley

Answer: ross

Jonathan Ross is an English TV presenter, film critic and comedian. He presented 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross' and 'The Jonathan Ross Show'. He has a speech impediment which causes him to pronounce the letter R as 'w', which earned him the nickname of 'Wossy'.

Ross Barkley is an English footballer from Liverpool. He came up the ranks through Everton's academy to make his first team debut in 2011. He signed for Chelsea in 2018 for £15 million.
4. Ray___Dickens

Answer: charles

Ray Charles was an American singer/songwriter and pianist. He lost his eyesight as a child. He was signed to Atlantic Records and was an early pioneer of soul music. He died in 2004.

Charles Dickens was an English writer whose books include 'A Christmas Carol' - which has been parodied by the Muppets - 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'. Many of his books focused on social realism and injustices suffered by the poor. He died in 1870.
5. Craig___Byrne

Answer: david

Craig David is an English singer from Southampton. His first hit was 'Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)' in 1999 with fellow Southampton musician the Artful Dodger. He had several solo hits in the early '00s, including 'Fill Me In', 'Seven Days' and 'What's Your Flava?'.

David Byrne is a Scottish musician and the lead singer of art-rockers the Talking Heads. He moved to the US as a child, and met his future bandmates at art college. He also runs a world music label, Luaka Bop, and has released solo albums.
6. Lennox___Hamilton

Answer: lewis

Lennox Lewis is an English boxer, who also represented Canada at the Olympics in 1988. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion. He defeated Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko in his final fight in 2003, and retired the following year.

Lewis Hamilton is an English racing driver. Like many racing drivers, he started out in karting, before making his Formula 1 debut in 2007 with the McLaren team. He has won several Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship titles.
7. Grace___Jones

Answer: kelly

Grace Kelly was an American actress whose films include 'Dial M for Murder', 'High Noon' and 'Rear Window'. She retired from acting after marrying Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She was killed in a car crash in 1982.

Kelly Jones is a Welsh musician, the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the Stereophonics. Their greatest hits include 'Dakota', 'The Bartender & the Thief' and 'Local Boy in the Photograph'. Many of their songs are autobiographical, influenced by Jones' childhood.
8. Thierry___Ford

Answer: henry

Thierry Henry is a French footballer who played for Juventus, Barcelona, Arsenal and Monaco, and is one of Arsenal's all-time top goalscorers. After retiring, he appeared on TV as a pundit. He was assistant coach for the Belgian national team under Roberto Martinez during the 2018 World Cup, and subsequently returned to Monaco as manager.

Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the founder of motoring company Ford. He is considered to be the father of mass production, and Ford's Model T is considered to be the first automobile that ordinary American people could afford. He died in 1947.
9. Penelope___Chegwin

Answer: keith

Penelope Keith is an English actress who appeared in 'The Good Life', for which she won a BAFTA, and 'To The Manor Born'. She also presented 'Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages' on Channel 4. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2014.

Keith Chegwin was an English TV presenter and actor. He presented children's TV shows such as 'Multicoloured Swap Shop' and 'Cheggers Plays Pop'. In 1999, he presented a remake of the classic game show 'It's a Knockout'. He died in 2017.
10. George___Barrymore

Answer: michael

George Michael was an English singer/songwriter, who started out as half of the pop duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley. They achieved a Christmas Number One with 'Last Christmas'. His solo hits include 'Freedom', 'Flawless' and 'Outside'. He died in 2016 on Christmas Day.

Michael Barrymore, né Parker, is an English TV presenter. He has presented various light entertainment shows, variety shows and gameshows, such as 'Strike It Lucky', 'Kids Say the Funniest Things' and 'Barrymore'. He appeared on 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2006.
Source: Author Kankurette

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