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Quiz about Find the Famous People Who Go By One Name pt 4
Quiz about Find the Famous People Who Go By One Name pt 4

Find the Famous People Who Go By One Name (pt 4) Quiz


A famous person known by a single name is hidden in a sentence. Can you spot which famous person?

A multiple-choice quiz by Billkozy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Billkozy
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
417,334
Updated
Aug 17 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
194
Last 3 plays: PolyanaK (9/10), stephedm (10/10), jasa9092 (7/10).
Author's Note: Each sentence has a famous person who goes by one name, like Confucius, or Lizzo. In the sentence "Liz zoomed thru the door" the hidden one-named person is Lizzo (LIZ ZOomed). Then pick the answer choice for her: Singer, Actor, Mayor, Boxer. You'd pick Singer.
Question 1 of 10
1. Here's the first sentence containing a famous one-named person hidden within it:

"You can spin kaleidoscopes to change the crystal pictures."

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.
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where is the famous person who goes by one name in this sentence?

"In Romania, the city is called Napoca; Hont as a county though, is found in Hungary."

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.
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. And the sentence is:

"Now, you too can tie a ribbon onto the Joshua Tree."

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.
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Here is the next sentence:

"After football practice the USC Trojans rested in their homeroom."

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.
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name?

"A unit of erg, i.e. a measure of work, is equal to 1e-7 joules."

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.
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name?

"The human body system is an example of a biological system wherein organs work together."

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.
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Can you find the famous person known by a single name in this sentence?

"To reach a row of groceries you sometimes need a step ladder."

Concealed within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Which clue applies to that person?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In this sentence, can you find the famous person known by a single name?

"In order to get it I answered that I was willing."

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.
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Here is the next sentence that has a famous person known by a single name within it:

"Having the flu lulls one into a sense of ennui."

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.
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Here is the last sentence:

"You can bring tequila in bottles but you can't in flasks."

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.
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Here's the first sentence containing a famous one-named person hidden within it: "You can spin kaleidoscopes to change the crystal pictures." 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: Name is a color

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "You can sPIN Kaleidoscopes..." Born September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, as Alecia Beth Moore, Pink is an American singer and songwriter, with heavily rock-influenced pop music style. 2001 was a breakthrough year in her career as her album "Missundaztood", sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, and featured huge hits like "Get the Party Started" and "Just Like a Pill." She also collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mưa on "Lady Marmalade" for the "Moulin Rouge!" Soundtrack winning her a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
2. Where is the famous person who goes by one name in this sentence? "In Romania, the city is called Napoca; Hont as a county though, is found in Hungary." 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: 17th century guide

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...city is called NaPOCA; HONT AS a county though..."
Pocahontas was a Powhatan woman born around 1596, who was a valuable peacemaker between the English settlers at Jamestown and her own Native American people in Virginia. Her born names were Amonute and Matoaka, but she was best known by her nickname Pocahontas, meaning "playful one". The colonial leader of the settlers, John Smith, claimed that she saved his life, preventing his execution at the hand of her father Chief Powhatan.
3. And the sentence is: "Now, you too can tie a ribbon onto the Joshua Tree." 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: Singer

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...tie a ribBON Onto..." The frontman for the band U2, Irish singer-songwriter Paul David Hewson, is better known to the world as Bono, rock legend and activist. He formed U2 in 1976 with his schoolmates The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton.

They had a great many albums that charted at Number 1, including "The Joshua Tree" in 1987, "Achtung Baby" (1991), "Zooropa" (1993), "Pop" (1997), "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004), and "No Line on the Horizon" (2009).

Their songs "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
4. Here is the next sentence: "After football practice the USC Trojans rested in their homeroom." 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: Poet

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...in their HOMERoom."
Homer is an ancient Greek poet from around the 8th century B.C., who authored two of the most important epic poems in Western literature: the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey."
The "Iliad" told of the events of the Trojan War, and the conflict between King Agamemnon of Mycenae, and the Greek warrior Achilles. The "Odyssey" follows the legendary Greek king of Ithaca Odysseus as he attempts to journey home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy.
5. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name? "A unit of erg, i.e. a measure of work, is equal to 1e-7 joules." 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: Hip-hop group member

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...unit oF ERG, I.E. a measure..."
Born on March 27, 1975, in Hacienda Heights, California, Fergie, nee Stacy Ann Ferguson, is an American singer and songwriter who became a member of the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas in 2001, after which they had big hits such as "Where Is the Love?", "My Humps", and "Hey Mama." Their biggest hit of all with Fergie in the club was "I Got a Feeling" which spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
6. In this sentence, can you find a famous person who goes by one name? "The human body system is an example of a biological system wherein organs work together." 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: Model

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...example oF A BIOlogical system..."
Fabio's full name is Fabio Lanzoni, and he's an Italian-American model, and spokesperson, born on March 15, 1959, in Milan, Italy. He first became well-known for his ubiquitous work as work as a model, noted for his long hair and muscular physique, appearing on over 3,000 romance novel book covers. Those books altogether have sold about 200 million copies worldwide. He has appeared in many commercials for various products, and made cameo appearances in several comedic films.
7. Can you find the famous person known by a single name in this sentence? "To reach a row of groceries you sometimes need a step ladder." Concealed within that sentence is a famous person who goes by one name. Which clue applies to that person?

Answer: Entertainer

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "To reaCH A ROw..."
Born on January 15, 1951, in Murcia, Spain, you probably know María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza simply as Charo. The beautiful and sexy Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, was also virtuoso flamenco guitarist. She was beloved by many in 1960s and 1970s, for her sweetly naïve put-on persona on American television.
8. In this sentence, can you find the famous person known by a single name? "In order to get it I answered that I was willing." 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: Painter

You can find the famous person in the sentence: '...to geT IT I ANswered..."
Titian, nee Tiziano Vecellio, was born c. 1488/90, and was one of the most renowned Italian Renaissance founders and master of the Venetian school of painters. He began painting around 1500 in Venice, studying under Sebastiano Zuccato and later studied under Giovanni Bellini, an important Venetian painter. Examples of Titian's "magic impressionism" include his "The Death of Actaeon" and "Pietà".
9. Here is the next sentence that has a famous person known by a single name within it: "Having the flu lulls one into a sense of ennui." 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: Singer of a No. 1 single in Billboard's year-end chart

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...the fLU LUlls one..."
We know the Scottish singer Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, simply as Lulu. She sang the title song of the 1967 film, "To Sir With Love" and also acted in it, playing the part of a high school girl named "Babs" in the classroom of teacher Mr. Mark Thackeray, played by Sidney Poitier. Lulu's rendition of that song peaked at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and remained there for five weeks in the fall of 1967. It would also wind up as the Number One song of the year on that Billboard chart.
10. Here is the last sentence: "You can bring tequila in bottles but you can't in flasks." 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: Actor

You can find the famous person in the sentence: "...but you CAN'T IN FLASks." He was born Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes on August 12, 1911, in Mexico City, but this comedic actor was known worldwide instead as Cantinflas. This "Charlie Chaplin of Mexico" gained international fame in 1956 from the Best Picture Oscar film "Around the World in 80 Days", for which Cantinflas, playing Passepartout, won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.

The Guinness Book of Records once cited Cantinflas, as holding the record for the most screen credits for a single actor in one year, when in 1954 he appeared in 13 films.
Source: Author Billkozy

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