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Who's In A Name? Part 2 Trivia Quiz

More birth names of famous celebrities!

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

Author
vendome

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4159

Last 3 plays: kkt (10/10), mickeyp (7/10), Lenny15 (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Which celebrity began life as Eunice Quedens? Hint

Suzanne Pleshette

Eve Arden

Julia Roberts

Shelley Winters

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2. A Chwatt by any other name is still a Chwatt ...so who was Aaron Chwatt? Hint

Red Buttons

Joseph Cotton

Laurence Olivier

Gary Cooper

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3. Thomas Lanier Williams is one of the better birth names, but it was changed anyway to what? Hint

Tennessee Williams

Danny Thomas

Paul Williams

Richard Thomas

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4. Betty Joan Perske started out as a model, but later became an actress named ________ ? Hint

Lauren Bacall

Lana Turner

Susan Hayward

Ann Sheridan

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5. Issur Danielovitch Demsky didn't think this would look good on his star on the Walk of Fame (boy! was he right!), so he changed his name to? Hint

Kirk Douglas

Burt Lancaster

Danny Thomas

Gary Cooper

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6. Margarita Cansino was first a dancer, then an actress. What did she change her name to? Hint

Rita Hayworth

Jane Russell

Betty Grable

Ann Miller

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7. William Beedle mercifully changed his name to? Hint

Victor Mature

Montgomery Clift

Roy Rogers

William Holden

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8. Virginia McMath had one of the better birth names but, like virtually everyone else, changed it to? Hint

Shelley Winters

Mitzi Gaynor

Doris Day

Ginger Rogers

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9. William Henry Pratt was the 'boy next door' who became? Hint

Boris Karloff

Vincent Price

Lon Chaney

Steve McQueen

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10. Laurence Zeiger could be seen on TV and heard on radio. Who is he? Hint

Peter Jennings

Stone Phillips

Sam Donaldson

Larry King

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which celebrity began life as Eunice Quedens?

Answer: Eve Arden

2. A Chwatt by any other name is still a Chwatt ...so who was Aaron Chwatt?

Answer: Red Buttons

3. Thomas Lanier Williams is one of the better birth names, but it was changed anyway to what?

Answer: Tennessee Williams

4. Betty Joan Perske started out as a model, but later became an actress named ________ ?

Answer: Lauren Bacall

5. Issur Danielovitch Demsky didn't think this would look good on his star on the Walk of Fame (boy! was he right!), so he changed his name to?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

6. Margarita Cansino was first a dancer, then an actress. What did she change her name to?

Answer: Rita Hayworth

7. William Beedle mercifully changed his name to?

Answer: William Holden

8. Virginia McMath had one of the better birth names but, like virtually everyone else, changed it to?

Answer: Ginger Rogers

9. William Henry Pratt was the 'boy next door' who became?

Answer: Boris Karloff

10. Laurence Zeiger could be seen on TV and heard on radio. Who is he?

Answer: Larry King

Source: Author vendome

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