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They Share the Same Name! Trivia Quiz


In each of these cases, 2 well-known people (3 in one case) share the same last name...but can you identify the names? There should be a few real challenges here...good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
88,175
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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3385
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Question 1 of 10
1. One of these fellows was stuck in orbit around the moon in Apollo 11, the other became director of intelligence for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1919. They share which first AND last name?

Answer: (Type out the full name (or just the last name if your fingers are tired...))
Question 2 of 10
2. While the discovery of penicillin was a happy accident experienced by Alexander, James Bond was a perfectly planned creation of Ian. What is their shared last name?

Answer: (Just a last name will do)
Question 3 of 10
3. She was the winner of 20 Wimbledon titles while he is celebrated on the third Monday of every January in the United States. What last name do these two have in common?
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Question 4 of 10
4. In the 16th century this fellow translated Plutarch's lives into English. Another man with the same last name was Prime Minister of England when the American Revolutionary War broke out. If you want to find their common last name, in which direction should you look?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Another two gentlemen who shared both the same first and last name, one was a British novelist who created a mythical county called 'Wessex', the other was flag captain on Nelson's ship the 'Victory' during the battle of Trafalgar. Both were christened with what name?
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Question 6 of 10
6. One was a mathematician who won a Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1994 for his contribution to game theory, another was an English architect and designer of Regent's Park in London, while this last guy was an British painter and illustrator who excelled in flower drawings. All three of them shared the same full name...but which one?
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Question 7 of 10
7. A 16th century Scottish poet, he translated Virgil's Aeneid into Scots in 1515. His last name is shared with another poet, English this time, who may be most famous for his homosexual relationship with Oscar Wilde. The last name they shared was...?
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Question 8 of 10
8. This name is shared by a young man whose name became famous after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in his favor in 1966, and by a Portuguese dancer and singer who lived in Brazil but made her way to Hollywood in 1939 after having starred in several musicals on Broadway. What is their shared last name?

Answer: ('Fruits' and 'rights'...last name only please!)
Question 9 of 10
9. The grandson of a famous English painter and author of 'The Good Soldier', he shared a last name with a U.S. President who was christened Lesley King Jr. at birth. Which last name did they share?
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Question 10 of 10
10. What is the only last name that was shared by both a 20th century U.S. President and a 20th century British Prime Minister?
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1. One of these fellows was stuck in orbit around the moon in Apollo 11, the other became director of intelligence for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1919. They share which first AND last name?

Answer: Michael Collins

One Michael Collins was an astronaut who remained in Apollo 11 while Armstrong and Aldrin made history. The other Michael Collins was a leader of the Irish independence movement of the early 20th century who was killed only days after becoming head of state for the newly formed Irish free state.
2. While the discovery of penicillin was a happy accident experienced by Alexander, James Bond was a perfectly planned creation of Ian. What is their shared last name?

Answer: Fleming

Fleming won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1945 for his discovery of 1928, the world was changed forever. The world may not be enough for James Bond, but the creation of James Bond was enough to make Ian Fleming, who lived from 1908-1964, a household name.
3. She was the winner of 20 Wimbledon titles while he is celebrated on the third Monday of every January in the United States. What last name do these two have in common?

Answer: King

Billie Jean King was the winner of a total of 20 Wimbledon titles (doubles, mixed doubles and singles) with 6 individual titles. Martin Luther King Jr. day is celebrated in late January every year in the United States, commemorating the life of the famous civil rights leader who spoke about his 'dream' in Washington D.C. in 1963. He won the Nobel Peace Prize the following year!
4. In the 16th century this fellow translated Plutarch's lives into English. Another man with the same last name was Prime Minister of England when the American Revolutionary War broke out. If you want to find their common last name, in which direction should you look?

Answer: North

Thomas North translated Plutarch's Lives into English in 1579, and Shakespeare based several plays on this work. Frederick North, the 8th Lord North, spent a frustrating time in the Prime Minister's office. As a Tory, he took a hard, royalist line towards the American colonies and saw their loss while in office.
5. Another two gentlemen who shared both the same first and last name, one was a British novelist who created a mythical county called 'Wessex', the other was flag captain on Nelson's ship the 'Victory' during the battle of Trafalgar. Both were christened with what name?

Answer: Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy, the English author, lived from 1840-1928 and wrote such novels as 'Jude the Obscure', 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' and 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. Another man named Thomas Hardy served as Nelson's flag captain on the Victory, and cared for Nelson during his dying moments after having been mortally wounded in battle.
6. One was a mathematician who won a Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1994 for his contribution to game theory, another was an English architect and designer of Regent's Park in London, while this last guy was an British painter and illustrator who excelled in flower drawings. All three of them shared the same full name...but which one?

Answer: John Nash

You may be familiar with the mathematician John Nash, on whose life the film 'A Beautiful Mind' was based. Perhaps less familiar are the 18th-19th century English architect John Nash, who in addition to designing Regent's Park, also enlarged Buckingham Palace (and designed the Marble Arch), and the 20th century painter John Nash, brother of Paul, who was an official war artist during both World Wars.
7. A 16th century Scottish poet, he translated Virgil's Aeneid into Scots in 1515. His last name is shared with another poet, English this time, who may be most famous for his homosexual relationship with Oscar Wilde. The last name they shared was...?

Answer: Douglas

Gavin Douglas's 1515 translation of Virgil's Aeneid was the first traditional classic to be produced in an English-based language. Alfred Douglas, an English poet who lived from 1870-1945, was the son of the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, the person who developed the rules of boxing. Meanwhile his son carried on an affair with Oscar Wilde that eventually landed Wilde in prison.
8. This name is shared by a young man whose name became famous after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in his favor in 1966, and by a Portuguese dancer and singer who lived in Brazil but made her way to Hollywood in 1939 after having starred in several musicals on Broadway. What is their shared last name?

Answer: Miranda

Ernesto Miranda was 23 years old in 1963 when he found himself arrested and accused of raping and murdering an 18 year old woman. He immediately confessed to the crime but later complained that his 5th Amendment rights were not properly explained to him.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in 1966, by a 5-4 decision, and now the reading of the 'Miranda rights' is required by policemen making arrests. Carmen Miranda (Maria de Carmo Miranda da Cunha) only lived from 1909-1955, but became world famous after starring in such films as 'Down Argentine Way' and 'The Gang's All Here', and for wearing a fruit salad on her head!
9. The grandson of a famous English painter and author of 'The Good Soldier', he shared a last name with a U.S. President who was christened Lesley King Jr. at birth. Which last name did they share?

Answer: Ford

Born Ford Madox Hueffer, and grandson of Ford Madox Brown, he adopted the name Ford Madox Ford and became a well respected novelist in his time. Leslie King Jr. also adopted a new name, the name of his stepfather who adopted him as a child. His new name? Gerald Rudolph Ford!
10. What is the only last name that was shared by both a 20th century U.S. President and a 20th century British Prime Minister?

Answer: Wilson

Harold Wilson, a Labour Party politician, became Prime Minister in 1964 and held that post until 1970. He did another stint from 1974-76. Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, became U.S. President in 1913 and guided the United States through World War I, holding onto office for two 4-year terms. Thank you for playing this quiz...I hope you learned a lot!
Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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