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Tough Initials Trivia Quiz

Initials of famous people

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

Author
Ginkgo

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
35,270

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
787

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What does the O.J. in O.J. Simpson stand for? Hint

Orenthal James

Osgood Jeremiah

Orange Juice

Otis Jello

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the I.M. in I.M. Pei stand for? Hint

Irwin Mason

Iggy Mop

Inou Moto

Ieoh Ming

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the C.K. in C.K. Yang stand for? Hint

Charles Korda

Chin Korda

Chin Kong

Chuan-Kuang

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the A.A. in A.A. Milne stand for? Hint

Arthur Andrew

Ashcroft Aines

Andrew Arthur

Alan Alexander

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does the B.B. in B.B. King stand for? Hint

Bobby Bland

Branford Bronson

Buford Benjamin

Blues Boy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does the W.C. in W.C. Fields stand for? Hint

William Claude

Wilson Conklin

Wilford Charles

Webster Channing

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the T.S. in T.S. Eliot stand for? Hint

Timothy Stanley

Theodore Samuel

Thomas Stearns

Terrence Stephen

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does the J.D. in J.D. Salinger stand for? Hint

Jasper Dillon

James Danford

John Deane

Jerome David

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the H.H. IN H.H. Munro (also known as Saki) stand for? Hint

Harold Hapsburg

Hubert Hart

Hugh Huntwood

Hector Hugh

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the W.E.B. in W.E.B. DuBois stand for? Hint

Wilson Eamon Baines

Werner Eames Bronte

Warner Edward Boeing

William Edward Burghardt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does the O.J. in O.J. Simpson stand for?

Answer: Orenthal James

2. What does the I.M. in I.M. Pei stand for?

Answer: Ieoh Ming

World renowned architect.

3. What does the C.K. in C.K. Yang stand for?

Answer: Chuan-Kuang

World-class Olympian in the decathlon.

4. What does the A.A. in A.A. Milne stand for?

Answer: Alan Alexander

English novelist and playwright.

5. What does the B.B. in B.B. King stand for?

Answer: Blues Boy

His real name is Riley B. King. No one knows what the 'B.' is for.

6. What does the W.C. in W.C. Fields stand for?

Answer: William Claude

7. What does the T.S. in T.S. Eliot stand for?

Answer: Thomas Stearns

8. What does the J.D. in J.D. Salinger stand for?

Answer: Jerome David

U.S. Novelist.

9. What does the H.H. IN H.H. Munro (also known as Saki) stand for?

Answer: Hector Hugh

Scottish novelist 1870-1916

10. What does the W.E.B. in W.E.B. DuBois stand for?

Answer: William Edward Burghardt

U.S. educator and writer, 1868-1963

Source: Author Ginkgo

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