Marsha, Marcia, Marshall and More Quiz

Answer: Marsha Mason

Born in Missouri in 1942, Marsha Mason made it big when she met and married playwright Neil Simon. She received 4 Academy Award nominations performing in his films, including "The Goodbye Girl". When they divorced in 1983, her career took a nosedive, and she was in only one other movie in the 80's, Clint Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge." She switched to stage and TV and has assembled on-going success in those venues.

Answer: Heavyweight world champion boxer

Rocco Francis Marchegiano became World Heavyweight Champion of boxing at age 29 when he knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952. When a ring announcer couldn't pronounce his name, he changed it to Marciano. He successfully defended his title five times, the last against Archie Moore in 1955.

The following year, Marciano announced his retirement at age 32. His career record was 49 wins, zero losses. He died in a plane crash in 1969, the night before his 46th birthday.

Answer: Marshall Mathers (Eminem)

Marshall Bruce Mathers was born in 1972. He began rapping at age 14, and dubbed himself M & M, which later transformed into Eminem. Ten years later, he developed a dark and violent alter ego named Slim Shady.

Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle.

Mark Wahlberg did start out as Markie Mark, but he prefers not to reminisce about those days, preferring to focus on his success as an actor.

M'arshall Meadows (Doctor M) is a figment of my imagination.

Answer: Huntington, West Virginia

In 1970, a plane crash killed 37 football players, 7 coaches and trainers, the university athletic director, 25 team boosters, and the crew of 5. This devastating loss happened to Marshall University, located in Huntington, West Virginia. Matthew McConaughy stars as the new coach in "We Are Marshall", the 2006 movie which tells the story of how the university put a football program back together, and how the town healed from the tragedy.

Answer: Marriott Automated Reservation System for Hotel Accommodations

MARSHA is Marriott's proprietary global reservation system. Begun in 1984, it is now linked with global distribution systems operated by airlines and travel organizations, and it accesses all of Marriott's 4,000+ properties in over 80 countries.

This question tests what seems reasonable versus what seems improbable in answering a question when you have no knowledge of the subject. It also shows what you might discover if you search your first name on the internet.

Answer: Marcia Brady

The oldest Brady daughter on the TV show "The Brady Bunch," Marcia is poised, popular and beautiful. She is the nemesis of her younger sister Jan, who immortalized the phrase "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"

Answer: Marcian

Marcian, or Flavius Marcianus Augustus, was born in 396 AD in Thrace. He became Byzantine Emperor in 450 and served until his death in 457 from disease, possibly gangrene. He was a contemporary of Attila the Hun, and refused to continue paying tribute to him, resulting in the Hun turning his attentions west toward Rome and points beyond. Marcian is recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church for his role in protecting and preserving the empire from Attila the Hun.

Answer: Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace was a regular on the game show circuit the last decades of the 20th century. She was also a cast member of "The Bob Newhart Show" and she made guest appearances in many other sit-coms, in addition to performing on stage in Los Angeles and other cities.

She began voicing Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons" in 1990. Following her death from breast cancer in October 2013, the Fox Network "retired" Edna Krabappel from the Simpsons show.

Answer: James Arness

James Arness was in 635 episodes of "Gunsmoke", which ran on TV from 1955 to 1975. His brother Peter Graves was Jim Phelps in "Mission: Impossible" from 1967 to 1973, and later in the 1980 movie "Airplane."

Answer: Marcia Gay Hardin

Marcia Gay Hardin has an extensive career in both film and TV. In addition to her 2001 Oscar win for "Pollock", she was nominated in 2003 for her role in "Mystic River."