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Quiz about Real Names of Musicians
Quiz about Real Names of Musicians

Real Names of Musicians Trivia Quiz


Many musicians change their names. This quiz will test your knowledge of peoples real names. Some are easy, some are tough. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by rjbs. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
rjbs
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
175,691
Updated
Nov 17 24
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
3524
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (20/25), Guest 81 (14/25), Guest 50 (6/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What is the real name of rock star Sting? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. David Bowie changed his name after he had already released a few singles under his given name. What is it? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Many punk rockers changed their names. Joe Strummer, of the Clash, changed his name from what? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What is Elvis Costello's real name? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Iggy Pop fronted a band from Detroit called The Stooges. What is his given name? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Johnny Rotten went back to his real name after the Sex Pistols. What is it? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Another Sex Pistol was Sid Vicious. What is the name he was born with? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Axl Rose, the legendary front man of Guns 'N Roses also had a name change. Do you know what his birth name was? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Axl's bandmate, Slash, also changed his name. What is his real name? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What is the real name of the lead singer from U2, otherwise known as Bono? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. The Edge is the guitar player from the band U2. What does his mother call him? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Boy George is a chameleon in more ways than one. What did he change his name from? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. The members of the Ramones all chose stage names. Their lead singer called himself Joey Ramone. What was his real name is? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Elton John used part of his real name in an album title. What is his real name? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. The B.B. in B.B. King's name is said to stand for Blues Boy. What is his real name? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. The band Queen had a flamboyant lead singer. Freddie Mercury was a legend of rock and roll, but he was born with a more unusual name what is it? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Gene Simmons of Kiss is famous for his long tongue and crazy antics onstage. What is his name off stage? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Courtney Love is infamous for many reasons. Her real name isn't as well known. Do you know it? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Cher is an icon who only needs one name, but what name was she born with? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. One of the most famous singer songwriters of all time is Bob Dylan. He changed his name as a teenager. What was he previously known as? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Alice Cooper was born with a different name. Do you know it? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. The rapper Snoop Dogg was born with a more conventional name. Do you know what his teachers used to call him? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Barry Manilow was one of the most popular singers of the seventies. What name was he born with? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. George Michael took a stage name easier for his fans to pronounce. What is his real Name? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What is singer Macy Gray also known as? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the real name of rock star Sting?

Answer: Gordon Sumner

He was given the nickname Sting because of a striped yellow and black sweater he used to wear. It was said he looked like a bee.
2. David Bowie changed his name after he had already released a few singles under his given name. What is it?

Answer: David Jones

His manager thought he might be confused with Davey Jones of the Monkees.
3. Many punk rockers changed their names. Joe Strummer, of the Clash, changed his name from what?

Answer: John Mellor

Joe was the only member of The Clash that didn't use any part of his real name.
4. What is Elvis Costello's real name?

Answer: Declan MacManus

Elvis was for the king of rock and roll, & Costello was his great grand mothers name.
5. Iggy Pop fronted a band from Detroit called The Stooges. What is his given name?

Answer: James Osterberg

One of the best stage names ever.
6. Johnny Rotten went back to his real name after the Sex Pistols. What is it?

Answer: John Lydon

Rumor has it he got the name Rotten because of his bad teeth.
7. Another Sex Pistol was Sid Vicious. What is the name he was born with?

Answer: John Ritchie

Sid died of a drug overdose at 21, at the time he was out on bail accused of killing his girlfriend. Although most of his friends doubt that he could have done anything that vicious.
8. Axl Rose, the legendary front man of Guns 'N Roses also had a name change. Do you know what his birth name was?

Answer: William Bruce Rose

He was born William Bruce Rose. When his stepfather adopted him, Bailey became his last name.
9. Axl's bandmate, Slash, also changed his name. What is his real name?

Answer: Saul Hudson

He was given the name Slash by a friend when he was a little boy.
10. What is the real name of the lead singer from U2, otherwise known as Bono?

Answer: Paul Hewson

Paul was originally nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend, Guggi, a high school cohort who stole it from a hearing aid store on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Fittingly enough, the original moniker meant "good voice" in cockeyed Latin. Paul later shortened it to Bono, which remains his name to this day.
11. The Edge is the guitar player from the band U2. What does his mother call him?

Answer: David Evans

Early in the band's career, Dave Evans was re-named by Bono - then known as Bono Vox - as The Edge. The nickname was inspired in the beginning by the sharp features of his face, but it also applied to his sharp mind and the way he always observes things from the edge.
12. Boy George is a chameleon in more ways than one. What did he change his name from?

Answer: George O' Dowd

On October 1, 2002, Pittsburgh celebrated its first annual "Boy George Tribute Day" in honor of George's tireless devotion of energy "to the music industry as well as to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities via his international music talents and voice of poetry and reason".
13. The members of the Ramones all chose stage names. Their lead singer called himself Joey Ramone. What was his real name is?

Answer: Jeffery Hyman

The band's name was a insider salute to Paul McCartney, who used the stage name "Ramon" very early in his career.
14. Elton John used part of his real name in an album title. What is his real name?

Answer: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

The album was called "Reg Strikes Back".
15. The B.B. in B.B. King's name is said to stand for Blues Boy. What is his real name?

Answer: Riley B. King

BB's real name is Riley. He changed it to Beale Street Blues Boy in the '40s, then to Blues Boy, and finally just BB.

BB was born on a Mississippi cotton plantation. He hitch-hiked to Memphis to pursue a musical career with just a guitar and $2.50 and never looked back.
16. The band Queen had a flamboyant lead singer. Freddie Mercury was a legend of rock and roll, but he was born with a more unusual name what is it?

Answer: Farrokh Bulsara

Freddie was born in Zanzibar.
17. Gene Simmons of Kiss is famous for his long tongue and crazy antics onstage. What is his name off stage?

Answer: Chaim Witz

Chaim Witz, named after his father, was born in Haifa, Israel on August 25th, 1949. Nine years later, he and his mother made the trek to America, leaving his father behind.
In New York, Chaim changed his name to Gene Klein and quickly learned to speak English by reading comic books and watching horror movies.
18. Courtney Love is infamous for many reasons. Her real name isn't as well known. Do you know it?

Answer: Courtney Michelle Harrison

According to some sources, early in her career Courtney claimed that her birth name was Love Michelle Harrison, however, California records indicate that her birth name was Courtney Michelle Harrison. Courtney's biological grandmother is children's book author Paula Fox. She is the daughter of Grateful Dead "devotee" Hank Harrison.
19. Cher is an icon who only needs one name, but what name was she born with?

Answer: Cherilyn Sarkisian La Pierre

Abandoned by her father when she was a few months old and placed in a home until her mother, who is part Cherokee, could save money to support her, she was eventually adopted by her mother's fifth husband, Gilbert La Pierre.
20. One of the most famous singer songwriters of all time is Bob Dylan. He changed his name as a teenager. What was he previously known as?

Answer: Robert Zimmerman

He was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth and grew up in the mining town of Hibbing, Minnesota. His family owned a hardware store. He formed a high school band called the Golden Chords, then struck out solo during his freshman year as he began to sing in coffee houses around the University of Minnesota. He changed his name as a tribute to his favorite poet, Dylan Thomas.
21. Alice Cooper was born with a different name. Do you know it?

Answer: Vincent Furnier

According to band legend, the name came to Furnier during a ouija board session, where he was told he was the reincarnation of a 17th-century witch of the same name.
22. The rapper Snoop Dogg was born with a more conventional name. Do you know what his teachers used to call him?

Answer: Calvin Cordozer Broadus

His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg or Snoop Dogg when he began recording.
23. Barry Manilow was one of the most popular singers of the seventies. What name was he born with?

Answer: Barry Pincus

His name at birth was Barry Alan Pincus. However, he changed his last name to Manilow at age 13 (prior to his Bar Mitzvah). By the way, Manilow is his mother's maiden name.
24. George Michael took a stage name easier for his fans to pronounce. What is his real Name?

Answer: Georgios Panayiotou

A lyric of his refers to a name change;
"I changed my name
to be rid of the things that I want from you.
It's strange,
but a name is a name and the truth is the truth".
25. What is singer Macy Gray also known as?

Answer: Natalie McIntyre

When Macy Gray was asked about the origin of her stage name , she replied, "Macy Gray is a good friend of my dad's. He's this old man that used to live next door to me, and he used to come up and talk to me. I always remembered it because everybody always called him by his whole name. Like they'd say, 'Macy Gray is outside' or 'Macy Gray is coming over' or 'Where's Macy Gray?' They never said Macy or Mr. Gray, so his name always stuck with me.

He was real cool to me."
Source: Author rjbs

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