Find the Famous People Who Go By One Name Quiz

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1. Here's the first sentence containing a famous one-named person hidden within it: "Archery is an Olympic endeavor." Hiding within that sentence is a famous person who goes by a single name. Figure out who it is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: singer-actress

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "ArCHERy is an...."
Cher, nee Cherilyn Sarkisian, was half of the famous singing duo Sonny & Cher, before she moved onto a career as a solo artist singer, and actress. She has the distinction of recording "top 10" hit singles in four consecutive decades, and is one of the only people to win a Best Actress Oscar ("Moonstruck") and have a #1 hit song on the Billboard charts ("Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", "Dark Lady", "Believe").

2. Where is the famous person who goes by one name in this sentence? "Mexicali gulags can be unbearably hot." Concealed within that sentence is a famous one-named person. Find where that person is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: emperor

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "MexiCALI GULAgs can be..."
Caligula, was a Roman emperor from 37 AD to 41 AD, infamous for his depraved tyranny, and extravagant spending of funds, and proclaiming himself a god, demanding worship from those he ruled over. Among his most bizarre acts as emperor was appointing his horse Incitatus as a Roman consul. His unstable behavior led to his assassination in 41 AD by the Praetorian Guard.

3. And the sentence is: "We try to muffle annoying sounds like screeches." Somewhere within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Work out which famous person, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "We try to mufFLE Annoying..."
Flea, whose born name is Michael Peter Balzary, was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was a bass player and founding member along with lead singer Anthony Kiedis of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Those two are the only members to play on all of the band's albums. In 2009, Rolling Stone magazine's readership ranked Flea as the second-best bassist in their Top 10 poll, right behind The Who's John Entwistle.

4. Here is the next sentence: "A monetary databank system has centralized storage." Somewhere within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Work out where that person is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: street artist

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "A monetary dataBANK SYstem..."
No one is quite sure who Banksy is, although there are theories about the British graffiti artist's true identity include musician rapper Robert Del Naja, of Massive Attack, comic book artist Jamie Hewlett of the band Gorillaz, or the most likely suspect according to researchers, Robin Gunningham of Bristol, England. Banksy's art style consists of intricate stenciled images aimed at political commentary and social issues.

5. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name? "I prefer crunchy nacho taco shells to doughy soft shells." Somewhere within that sentence is famous person known by a single name. Work out which person, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: professional wrestler

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "I prefer crunCHY NAcho taco shells..."
Born Joan Marie Laurer, Chyna's moniker "The First Lady of Sports Entertainment" reflected her career as a women's professional wrestler and modeling for magazines. In the early 1990s she performed as a belly dancer and moved on to fitness competitions, spurred by her exercising at aerobics, and weight-lifting. She trained at wrestling under Walter "Killer" Kowalski, and won the 1996 Rookie of the Year award for the Women's Championship. Later she became the first female Intercontinental Champion and the first undefeated Women's Champion in WWF history, prior to her death in 2016.

6. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name? "Madeleines are small cakes of the Lorraine region of France." Somewhere within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Scan it and find the person, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: singer

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "mADELEines are small cakes..."
British singer-songwriter Adele Laurie Blue Adkins has won over a dozen Grammys as well as an Oscar for the James Bond movie title song "Skyfall." She was the first female singer in Billboard history when named the top artist, have the top album ("21") and the top single ("Rolling In The Deep") list in the same year (2011).

7. Can you find the famous person known by a single name in this sentence? "Can a memo lie repeatedly without the stenographer knowing?" Concealed within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Which clue applies to that person?

Answer: playwright

Moli�re, is the well-known pen name of the French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, born January 15, 1622. "Tartuffe," "The Misanthrope," "The School for Wives," and "The Imaginary Invalid," are among his witty and satirical plays, exploring hypocrisy and pretentiousness. He actually was an actor as well performing in his own plays, produced by his theatre company, "Troupe de Moli�re."

The answer is found here: "...meMO LIE REpeatedly..."

8. In this sentence, where's the famous person known by a single name? "The nomad on national TV spoke of arid conditions in the desert." Your task here is to find where a famous person who goes by one name is hiding, and then see which of the clues applies.

Answer: "Queen of Pop"

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "The noMAD ON NAtional TV..."
Born Madonna Louise Ciccone in 1958, the Material Girl is a multiple Grammy Award-winner with over 300,000,000 records and CDs sold worldwide. Also nicknamed the High Priestess of Pop and the First Lady of Pop, she has also had a film acting career although with much less success, and is one of the celebrities to have "won" consecutive Razzie awards for Worst Actress: in 1987 for her performance in "Shanghai Surprise" and again the following year for 1988's "Who's That Girl."

9. Here is the next sentence that has a famous person known by a single name within it: "When constructing houses that are prefab, I angle the A-frame accordingly." A famous person who goes by one name is in that sentence. Find where that person is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: teen idol

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...that are preFAB, I ANgle the A-frame..."
1950s' teen idol Fabiano Anthony Forte, aka Fabian, was born in 1943, and after taking singing lessons early, became a star soon after appearing on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" at the age of 16, winning the Silver Award as "The Most Promising Male Vocalist of 1958". He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7065 Hollywood Blvd.

10. Here is the last sentence: "After hearing a dozen "Day After Day" covers, I still like Badfinger's original best." The hidden famous person who goes by one name in that sentence is what you're looking for. Then see which of the clue answers best applies.

Answer: actress-singer

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...hearing a doZEN DAY After Day covers..." Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman's first name Zendaya, means "to give thanks" in the Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. She worked as a child model, and was a back up dancer, appearing on "Dancing With the Stars." She had a TV acting breakthrough with the role of Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom "Shake It Up".

Her big film breakthrough was the role of M.J., Spider-Man's girlfriend in 2017's, "Spider-Man: Homecoming." Hit songs of hers include "Watch Me", "Swag it Out", "Replay" and "Rewrite the Stars."

Source: Author Billkozy

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Each sentence has a famous person who goes by one name, i.e. Confucius, or Lizzo. In the sentence "Liz zoomed online" the hidden one-named person is Lizzo ("LIZ ZOomed..."). Pick the answer choice for her: Singer, Actor, Mayor, Boxer. You'd pick Singer.

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