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Do You Know Mo? Trivia Quiz


Mo is a common nickname for Maureen and Morris. Can you spot some well known people with these names?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
brewster76
Time
4 mins
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283,723
Updated
Jul 23 22
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Maureen sang the Oscar-winning best song "Morning After" from the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Three words: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Which Maureen is she? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Do you know which Maureen, also known as "Little Mo", was the Wimbledon Women's Singles champion from 1952-1954 and was the first woman to win a tennis' Grand Slam? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This acting Maureen had a long career on the silver screen. One of her earliest roles was Jane in the 1930s "Tarzan" films. She was also the mother of actress Mia Farrow. Can you spot her? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Though his given name was Morris, this U.S. Representative from Arizona (1961 - 1991) was commonly known as "Mo." His brother, Stewart, was JFK's Secretary of the Interior. Can you name this male Mo? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Maureen was the daughter of a US President, chaired the Republican National Committee, hosted a radio talk show AND had a small role in an Elvis Presley movie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Maureen became a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine in 1989 as well as serving as a network correspondent for NBC News. Her husband, "Meet the Press" anchor Tim Russert, died in June, 2008. Which Maureen is she? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This Irish actress Maureen starred in the film classics "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Quiet Man", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Parent Trap." Which is she? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How about a ship called Mo? This navy battleship was known as "Big Mo" or "Mighty Mo" and was noteworty as the site where Japan officially surrendered to end WWII. Which Mo is she? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Another acting Maureen, she has won the acting "Triple Crown": an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony. Her many roles include Emma Goldman in "Reds" and Bea Asher in "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom." She is NOT related to the actress who played Edith Bunker on "All in the Family." Which Maureen is she? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Maureen sang the Oscar-winning best song "Morning After" from the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure"?

Answer: McGovern

Maureen McGovern also recorded the theme song from another disaster movie, "We May Never Love Like This Again" from "The Towering Inferno" (1974). She starred on Broadway in "The Pirates of Penzance" and "Little Women". Ms. McGovern has also performed at Carnegie Hall.
2. Three words: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Which Maureen is she?

Answer: McCormick

Maureen McCormick played the role of Marcia Brady on the "The Brady Bunch" from 1970-1976. In recent years she has been a contestant on reality television shows including "Celebrity Fit Club."
3. Do you know which Maureen, also known as "Little Mo", was the Wimbledon Women's Singles champion from 1952-1954 and was the first woman to win a tennis' Grand Slam?

Answer: Connolly

Maureen Connolly (1934 - 1969) won the US Championship (now the US Open) at the age of 16, which at the time made her the youngest woman to have done so. In total, she won the US Championship five times, Wimbledon three times, the French Championship twice and the Australian Championship once.

Her career was cut short by a horse riding accident in 1955. Ms. Connolly died of cancer at the young age of 34. Margaret Smith Court, Yvonne Goolagong Cawley and Althea Gibson were also Wimbledon champions.
4. This acting Maureen had a long career on the silver screen. One of her earliest roles was Jane in the 1930s "Tarzan" films. She was also the mother of actress Mia Farrow. Can you spot her?

Answer: O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan was born in Ireland in 1911 and was one of Ireland's first internationally known film stars. She was a convent school classmate of Vivien Leigh (better known as "Scarlett O'Hara"). Her final role was in the television movie "Hart to Hart: Home is Where the Hart Is" in 1994. She passed away in 1998.
5. Though his given name was Morris, this U.S. Representative from Arizona (1961 - 1991) was commonly known as "Mo." His brother, Stewart, was JFK's Secretary of the Interior. Can you name this male Mo?

Answer: Udall

Mo Udall was appointed to fill his brother Stewart Udall's Congressional seat when the latter joined the Kennedy Administration. Mo Udall built his political reputation on supporting environmental issues and the rights of Native Americans. He died in 1998 due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. Stuart Symington was a US Senator from Missouri (1953 - 1976). Frank Church served Idaho in the Senate from 1957 - 1981. Barry Goldwater was the 1964 Republican Presidential candidate and US Senator from Arizona for 30 years.
6. Which Maureen was the daughter of a US President, chaired the Republican National Committee, hosted a radio talk show AND had a small role in an Elvis Presley movie?

Answer: Reagan

Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Revell (1941-2001) was the oldest child of President Ronald Reagan and Academy Award winner Jane Wyman. She had an uncredited role in Elvis Presley's 1964 film "Kissin' Cousins" and was one of the few children of an American president to have a solid political reputation in her own right. Ms. Reagan Revell also headed a United Nations committee and served as a network television political commentator.

Although she lived to the age of 60, both of her parents outlived her: Ronald Reagan died in 2004 at the age of 93 and Jane Wyman was 90 when she died in 2007.
7. This Maureen became a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine in 1989 as well as serving as a network correspondent for NBC News. Her husband, "Meet the Press" anchor Tim Russert, died in June, 2008. Which Maureen is she?

Answer: Maureen Orth

Maureen Orth began her journalism career in 1973 at Newsweek. She has also written for Vogue and New York magazine. She is the author of "The Importance of Being Famous" and "Vulgar Favors", the story of Gianni Versace's alleged murderer.
8. This Irish actress Maureen starred in the film classics "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Quiet Man", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Parent Trap." Which is she?

Answer: O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimmons, 1920) is an actress with a career that has spanned 8 decades. Some of her famous leading men were James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Sir Alec Guinness, John Wayne and John Candy. She co-starred with a young Natalie Wood in the original "Miracle on 34th Street" in 1947.
9. How about a ship called Mo? This navy battleship was known as "Big Mo" or "Mighty Mo" and was noteworty as the site where Japan officially surrendered to end WWII. Which Mo is she?

Answer: USS Missouri

The USS Missouri was the last battleship the US built. She had the distinction of being commissioned for three wars more than 40 years apart: WWII, Korea and the Gulf War. In 1992 "Big Mo" was docked for several years at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington before moving to Pearl Harbor where she became a museum.
10. Another acting Maureen, she has won the acting "Triple Crown": an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony. Her many roles include Emma Goldman in "Reds" and Bea Asher in "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom." She is NOT related to the actress who played Edith Bunker on "All in the Family." Which Maureen is she?

Answer: Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton won the 1981 Best Supporting Acress Academy Award for "Reds", thus becoming the fourth Best Supporting Actress winner in a row with the initials M.S. The other were: Maggie Smith ("California Suite", 1978), Meryl Streep ("Kramer vs. Kramer", 1979) and Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard", 1980).
Source: Author brewster76

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