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Actors With Double Initials Trivia Quiz

Don't worry, your computer does not suffer from stuttering. But it's easy to see why you might have thought that. This quiz is about those actors whose first name begins with the same letter as their last name.

A multiple-choice quiz by bootiful. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bootiful

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,857

Updated
Sep 05 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1211

Last 3 plays: Guest 51 (8/10), Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 199 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which actor starred in "Life As A House" and "Wild Wild West"? Hint

Kevin Kline

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew Modine

Sylvester Stallone

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which actor with double initials starred in "Some Like It Hot" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which teen actor starred in "Cruel Intentions" and "The Skulls"? Hint

Ryan Reynolds

Steven Soderbergh

Billy Boyd

Josh Jackson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which actor has protrayed these characters - Lavinia Kingsley, Jackie Harrison, Sister Helen Prejean and Janet Weiss, and starred in "Anywhere But Here" with Natalie Portman?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which actor starred in "Up Close & Personal", "The Horse Whisperer" and "Spy Game"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who stars as Austin Powers? Hint

Mike Myers

David Duchovny

Barry Bostwick

Michael Moore

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which actress starred in "The Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday"? Hint

Lindsay Lohan

Keira Knightly

January Jones

Shannyn Sossamon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which actor starred in both "The Object of My Affection" and "What Women Want", but is probably most famous for his role as a doctor in a long-running television show?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who starred in "Miss Congeniality" and "Catwoman"? Hint

Chris Columbus

Chris Cooper

Benjamin Bratt

Blair Brown

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actor, among her many roles, has starred as a tornado chaser/ researcher; a single mum/ waitress and an advertising executive? Hint

Holly Hunter

Courteney Cox

Sissy Spacek

Helen Hunt

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Apr 22 2024 : Guest 51: 8/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 107: 9/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 199: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which actor starred in "Life As A House" and "Wild Wild West"?

Answer: Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline, who has been acting since the seventies, also starred in "In & Out" (1997), "The Ice Storm" (1997), "Fierce Creatures" (1997) and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) but my personal favourite is "Life As A House" (2001).

2. Which actor with double initials starred in "Some Like It Hot" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

The blonde beauty also starred in many other movies, including "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957), "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954) and "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), before her untimely death in 1962.

3. Which teen actor starred in "Cruel Intentions" and "The Skulls"?

Answer: Josh Jackson

Josh Jackson, made famous for his role as Pacey Witter in TV's "Dawson's Creek", also starred in the "Mighty Ducks" trilogy and "Gossip" (2000).

4. Which actor has protrayed these characters - Lavinia Kingsley, Jackie Harrison, Sister Helen Prejean and Janet Weiss, and starred in "Anywhere But Here" with Natalie Portman?

Answer: Susan Sarandon

The amazing Susan Sarandon starred as Lavinia Kinglsey in "The Banger Sisters" (2002), as Jackie Harrison in "Stepmom" (1998), Sister Helen Prejean in "Dead Man Walking" (1995) and Janet Weiss in the gender-bending comedy, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975).

5. Which actor starred in "Up Close & Personal", "The Horse Whisperer" and "Spy Game"?

Answer: Robert Redford

My mum's dream man, Robert Redford starred in "Up Close & Personal" (1996) alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, "The Horse Whisperer" (1998) with Kristin Scott Thomas and "Spy Game" (2001) with Brad Pitt. He has also starred in "The Way We Were" (1973), "Out Of Africa" (1985) and "The Last Castle" (2001).

6. Who stars as Austin Powers?

Answer: Mike Myers

The extremely talented Mike Myers also starred as the trouble-making title character in "The Cat In The Hat" (2003) and as the reclusive ogre in the "Shrek" movies, as well as Austin Powers in the "Austin Powers" trilogy.

7. Which actress starred in "The Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday"?

Answer: Lindsay Lohan

"The Parent Trap" would have to be one of my favourite movies of all time. Lindsay Lohan, who starred as both of the twins in "The Parent Trap" (1998), also starred in "Mean Girls" (2004), "Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen" (2004) and "Life-Size" (2000).

8. Which actor starred in both "The Object of My Affection" and "What Women Want", but is probably most famous for his role as a doctor in a long-running television show?

Answer: Alan Alda

That, long-running television show was, of course, "M*A*S*H", in which Alda starred as the hilarious Hawkeye. He also starred in TV's "The West Wing" and as well as "Manhattan Murder Mystery" (1993) and "Sweet Liberty" (1986).

9. Who starred in "Miss Congeniality" and "Catwoman"?

Answer: Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt, sometimes known as Julia Roberts's ex, also starred in "The Next Best Thing" (2000) and TV's "Law & Order".

10. Which actor, among her many roles, has starred as a tornado chaser/ researcher; a single mum/ waitress and an advertising executive?

Answer: Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt starred as tornado researcher Dr. JoAnne 'Jo' Thornton-Harding in "Twister" (1996), Carol Connelly, the single mum and waitress in her Oscar-winning role in "As Good As It Gets (1997) and advertising extrordinaire Darcy McGuire in "What Women Want" (2000). She also has starred in "Pay It Forward" and TV's "Mad About You."

Source: Author bootiful

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