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...And Which One Are You? Trivia Quiz


Throughout world history (and BILLIONS of people, living and dead), it may not sound strange that sometimes two or more of the famous carried the same name. See if you can match this small batch.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,654
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
4930
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (6/10), Guest 108 (8/10), Guest 64 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What name is shared by a 16th Century Italian explorer of the New World and a 20th Century actor, known for his roles in TV shows, a few movies and more than a few Disney cartoons? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One was a 19th Century British explorer and all-around Renaissance Man, while the other was a 20th Century Welsh actor known for his many tough-guy roles and just as many romances. By what name were they known? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I don't think anyone could confuse this 21st Century singer-songwriter with this 20th Century heavyweight boxing champion, the first African-American to hold the title...unless, of course, you said their name. What is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. These two people not only shared the same name, they shared the same basic time period. One was a famous singer-songwriter and half of a famed duo, the other a long-serving politician who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. President in 1988. By what name were they known? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Take your pick...this name belongs to either this Founding Father, the first Governor of New York State and U.S. Vice President, or he's the 20th Century's multicolor-coiffed musician and founder of the funk group Parliament/Funkadelic. By what name are they known? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This African-American actor and stand-up comic used to joke about having the same name as his contemporary, a segregationist Caucasian governor and former U.S. Presidential hopeful. What name do they share? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One is an 18th Century naval hero of the American Revolution...the other is a 20th Century musician for a legendary British band. What are their names...er...name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The first is a 20th Century lyricist for one of the longest-running musicals in history. The second, not so unusual, is a Welsh-born hip-swinging pop singer of the same time period. By what name are they both known? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of these is a 16th Century woman who married a famous playwright, who wrote about kings, queens, princes and princesses. The other one is a 20th-21st Century actress who has garnered praise for doing 'The Princess Diaries'. By what name are they known? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This name belongs to (A) one of the most famous 20th Century pianists in music history and (B) a 17th Century man who became part of American history when he founded the colony (later U.S. state) of Rhode Island. What name is it? Hint



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1. What name is shared by a 16th Century Italian explorer of the New World and a 20th Century actor, known for his roles in TV shows, a few movies and more than a few Disney cartoons?

Answer: Sebastian Cabot

The first Sebastian Cabot (1484-1557) was the son of explorer John Cabot, who helped chart much of the eastern shores of the New World, from Nova Scotia to Brazil, for the royals of England and Spain.
The second Cabot (1918-1977) was perhaps best known to American audiences as the stoic butler Mr. Giles French in the sitcom 'Family Affair' in the 1960s. He also had steady work from the Disney people in such movies as 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Sword In The Stone'. Cabot also narrated many of the early 'Winnie-The-Pooh' cartoons for Disney.
2. One was a 19th Century British explorer and all-around Renaissance Man, while the other was a 20th Century Welsh actor known for his many tough-guy roles and just as many romances. By what name were they known?

Answer: Richard Burton

The first Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) achieved fame when he searched for the source of the Nile River as well as translate the original 'Arabian Nights' and the 'Kama Sutra'. He spoke nearly 30 languages and was one of the first Westerners to visit the holy city of Mecca (in disguise). The second Richard Burton (1925-1984) was originally born Richard Jenkins before assuming his professional name after his schoolmaster and mentor, Phillip Burton.

His acting career spanned from the late 1940s till his death.

He was nominated for seven Academy Awards, but never won. He's best known for his hard-drinking tough image (which he often shared with O'Toole, Reed and Harris) and his many marriages, twice to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
3. I don't think anyone could confuse this 21st Century singer-songwriter with this 20th Century heavyweight boxing champion, the first African-American to hold the title...unless, of course, you said their name. What is it?

Answer: Jack Johnson

The first Johnson (1878-1946) shocked the mostly-white sports world of the time when he took the World Title from Tommy Burns in 1908. He cemented his reputation two years later when he handily beat the previously undefeated 'Great White Hope' Jim Jeffries, who had refused to fight Johnson before his retirement from the ring.

The second Johnson, born in Hawaii in 1975, broke into the music scene with 'Brushfire Fairytales' in 2001 and charted hits like 'Sitting, Waiting, Wishing' and 'Flake' since that time.
4. These two people not only shared the same name, they shared the same basic time period. One was a famous singer-songwriter and half of a famed duo, the other a long-serving politician who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. President in 1988. By what name were they known?

Answer: Paul Simon

Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003), who served the state of Illinois as Congressman and Senator from 1975 to 1997, was best known for his ever-present tortoise-shell glasses and bow-tie when he ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination against eventual winner Michael Dukakis, who then lost in the general election to George H.W. Bush. Paul Fredrick Simon (b. 1941) first achieved fame as one-half of a duo with Art Garfunkel in the 1960s. Before they were through, they set the tone for the decade with hits like 'Mrs. Robinson', 'The Boxer', 'Scarborough Fair' and others.

When he struck out on his own, success continued with songs like 'Kodachrome', 'Still Crazy After All These Years' and '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.' He is entered in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once as a singles artist and the other with Garfunkel.
5. Take your pick...this name belongs to either this Founding Father, the first Governor of New York State and U.S. Vice President, or he's the 20th Century's multicolor-coiffed musician and founder of the funk group Parliament/Funkadelic. By what name are they known?

Answer: George Clinton

The first Clinton (1739-1812) fought in the French and Indian Wars along with George Washington and rose to Brigadier General in the American Revolution. Clinton succeeded Aaron Burr as Vice-President under Thomas Jefferson and became the first major politician to die in office while serving in the same capacity under James Madison.

There is no ancestral connection between him and the nation's 42nd President, Bill Clinton (whose birthname was William Blythe). The second Clinton (born 1941) started as a hair stylist who wrote songs for Motown Records when he formed a doo-wop group called the Parliaments.

This group blossomed into what became known as P-Funk in the 70s and 80s with songs like 'Give Up the Funk', 'Flashlight' and 'Atomic Dog'.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his bandmates, including bassist William 'Bootsy' Collins, in 1997.
6. This African-American actor and stand-up comic used to joke about having the same name as his contemporary, a segregationist Caucasian governor and former U.S. Presidential hopeful. What name do they share?

Answer: George Wallace

Governor George Wallace (1919-1998) served four terms leading the state of Alabama, where many times he stood against the desegregation policies of the Federal Government, as did Arkansas Governor Faubus and Georgia Governor Maddox. Wallace tried to run for President on four unsuccessful attempts, one of which was marred by an assassination attempt in 1972, which left him paralyzed from the waist down, until his death.

In the late 70s, he became a born-again Christian and formally renounced the racial views and actions of his past. Comedian George Wallace (b. 1952) got his break at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, where he shared the spotlight with Richard Pryor, Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld, for whom he later stood as best man at his wedding.

Besides his stand-up routine, he has acted in several major movies, including 'Batman Forever', 'The Ladykillers', 'A Rage In Harlem' and 'Postcards From the Edge'.
7. One is an 18th Century naval hero of the American Revolution...the other is a 20th Century musician for a legendary British band. What are their names...er...name?

Answer: John Paul Jones

The first Mr. Jones (1747-1792) earned the title 'Father of the American Navy' by way of a great sea battle in 1779 between the English frigate 'Serapis' and his flagship, the 'Bonhomme Richard'. As the captain of the 'Serapis' called for his surrender, Jones uttered the immortal reply 'I have not yet begun to fight.' After the war, he served for a short time with the Imperial Russian Navy under the name Pavel Dzhones, before his death in Paris, at the age of 45. The second Mr. Jones (b. 1946) was actually born John Baldwin, before assuming his stage name as a sessions musician in the 1960s.

In that capacity, he can be heard in songs by the Rolling Stones, Donovan, Herman's Hermits and others. In 1967, Jones joined Jimmy Page to finish a Scandinavian tour under the title 'The New Yardbirds' before teaming with Robert Plant and John Bonham to form the supergroup Led Zeppelin.

It is Jones playing the recorder in the opening strains of the classic 'Stairway To Heaven'.
8. The first is a 20th Century lyricist for one of the longest-running musicals in history. The second, not so unusual, is a Welsh-born hip-swinging pop singer of the same time period. By what name are they both known?

Answer: Tom Jones

The elder Jones (born in 1928) collaborated with fellow University of Texas at Austin student Harvey Schmidt to create 'The Fantasticks' in 1960. With songs like 'Try To Remember' and 'Soon It's Gonna Rain', it's first run off-Broadway ran for a astounding 42 years. The younger Jones (born in 1940) was christened Thomas John Woodward, before his manager, Gordon Mills, suggested the name change after the title character of the famous Henry Fielding novel.

He hit the top of the pop charts in 1965 with 'It's Not Unusual', followed by a string of subsequent hits like 'Delilah', 'What's New Pussycat', 'She's A Lady', a cover of the Prince song 'Kiss' and others.
9. One of these is a 16th Century woman who married a famous playwright, who wrote about kings, queens, princes and princesses. The other one is a 20th-21st Century actress who has garnered praise for doing 'The Princess Diaries'. By what name are they known?

Answer: Anne Hathaway

Not much is known about the first Hathaway (1556-1623) beyond her marriage to William Shakespeare except for the differences in their ages at the time of the nuptuals (she was 26, he was 18) and that she was three months pregnant with their first child, Susanna. Two more children, twins Hamnet and Judith, were born in 1585. Hathaway lived long enough to see a memorial built to her husband, who died seven years before her. More is known of the second Hathaway (born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1982) who established her acting career with 'Diaries' in 2001, opposite Andrews and Matarazzo.

Other films to her credit include 'Ella Enchanted', 'Brokeback Mountain', 'Get Smart' and 'The Devil Wears Prada'.
10. This name belongs to (A) one of the most famous 20th Century pianists in music history and (B) a 17th Century man who became part of American history when he founded the colony (later U.S. state) of Rhode Island. What name is it?

Answer: Roger Williams

The first Williams (1603-1683) arrived in America from England in 1631 and, within three years, had been exiled from the Salem, MA community for his beliefs (the exile act was eventually repealed in 1936). By 1647, the colony of Rhode Island was established. Williams was among the first proponents of separation of church and state and the abolition of slavery. The second Williams (born in 1924) was named Louis Weertz until he won a piano competition on the radio show 'Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts'. Record producer David Kapp renamed him in honor of the first Williams. Since that time, Williams II has released well over 100 albums of pop standards set to piano.

His version of 'Autumn Leaves' was the first piano recording to reach Number 1 on the Billboard U.S. music charts in 1955.
Source: Author Oddball

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