Same Surname Trivia

31. What do the following singers have in common - Tom, Davy and Norah?

From Quiz Smith or Jones?

Answer: The surname Jones

Tom Jones released his first single in late 1964. It was called 'Chills And Fever'. It didn't make the charts. Davy Jones was the lead singer with The Monkees. He was born David Thomas Jones on 30.12.45. Norah Jones, is a singer/songwriter. She made her film debut in 'My Blueberry Nights', which premiered in Britain in February 2008.

From Quiz Smith and Jones

Answer: Will and Tommy Lee

It was Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Will Smith was Oscar nominated for "Ali" and Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for "The Fugitive."

From Quiz Which Harding - Warren or Tonya?

Answer: Tonya Harding

Tonya was born in Portland, while Warren was born in Ohio. Seven other US presidents have come from Ohio, including William McKinley, Harding's idol. He fashioned his 1920 "Front Porch" campaign for President after McKinley's 1896 "Front Porch" campaign.

From Quiz Good 'Evans!

Answer: George Eliot

The author of "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner" and "The Mill on the Floss" among many other works, Mary Ann Evans adopted the name George Eliot in 1857 when she published her first work.

From Quiz Kings without Crowns

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King is the author of many successful books, many of which have been made into movies such as 'IT' and 'The Green Mile'.

From Quiz Know Your Bush

Answer: George

He would later move to Texas and claim it as his home, but George was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924.

From Quiz Morgan

Answer: Panama

Morgan had an extraordinary career.

From Quiz Famous Surnames

Answer: Moore

Actors Roger Moore and Dudley Moore, actresses Demi Moore and Mary Tyler Moore, astronomer Patrick Moore and British sculptor Henry Moore.

From Quiz Along Came Jones

Answer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones is known for wearing tight pants.

From Quiz People With Similar Names

Answer: Carousel

The others are by Lerner and Loewe.

From Quiz People With the Same Name

Answer: Inger Stevens

Poor, tragic, beautiful Inger

From Quiz As Common as Smith and Jones

Answer: 1852

Together they invented the Volcanic rifle, the first repeating rifle and the first company they founded eventually became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

From Quiz Famous People: Shared Last Names

Answer: Adams

The Adams folks would be John Adams and John Quincy Adams (US Presidents) and Samuel Adams, patriot and ale namesake!

From Quiz The Simpsons!

Answer: Keith

Keith Simpson was a forensic scientist, and head of his department at Guy's Hospital in London, from 1962-1972.

From Quiz My Name is Robb

Answer: Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts also writes as Jill March and Sarah Hardesty. Roberts was the first author inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. The other three ladies are well known romance authors as well.

From Quiz Those Fabulous, Famous Flemings

Answer: Ice Skating

Fleming won the 1968 Olympic gold medal for figure skating, where she danced to music by Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saens. She was inducted into the U.S. and World Figure Skating Halls of Fame in 1976.

From Quiz Only The Name's The Same

Answer: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an eminent scientist, philosopher, and statesman whose work helped develop the scientific method. His scientific work was mainly philosophical in nature and as a guiding spirit of the Royal Society. Bacon had a long and illustrious career in public service and played a leading role in starting English colonies in North America. Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was one of the leading English painters in the 20th Century, establish his reputation for somber and bleak portrayals of the human condition. Crucifixion and screaming mouth motifs were found in several of his more famous works.

From Quiz The Surname is Just Coincidental

Answer: Liechtenstein

Roy was born in New York and he was a leading figure in the pop art movement. He used comics to express his views in what was happening in the world. His work was exhibited for the first time in 1962 in New York and in 1966 he became the first American to have his work exhibited at the Tate Gallery in London. Alfred was born in Berlin and studied law. He wrote short stories and poems. He died in 1914 during World War I. "Before I die, I must just find this rhyme. Be quiet, my friends, and do not waste any time..." was the start of his poem "Leaving for the Front" (1914).

From Quiz People With The Same Surname: Part 2

Answer: Joshua Smith

Pete Duel (1940-1971) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He is best remembered as Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in the television western series "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971-1973). He co-starred with Ben Murphy as Jedediah"Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones). Ozzie Smith (b. 1954) is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in MLB from 1978-1996. He was a 15 time All-Star and World Series champion in 1982 with the St.Louis Cardinals. Will Smith (b. 1968) is an American actor who has been nominated for Golden Globe, Academy and Grammy Awards. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" was a 1939 dreams film starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning only one Oscar.

From Quiz People With The Same Surname: Part 1

Answer: Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford (1911-1986) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film and television. He usually played tough guy roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1949 for his role as Willie Stark in the movie "All the King's Men". Joan Crawford (1908-1977) was an American actress of film and television. In 1945 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in the movie "Mildred Pierce". Michael Crawford (b. 1942) is an English actor, comedian, singer and voice artist. He has had a successful career on stage at London's West End and on Broadway. He is fondly remembered as Frank Spencer in the comedy television series "Some Mother's Do 'Ave ' Em" (1973-1978). Jack Crawford (1908-1991) was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s. He won 17 Grand Slam titles (6 singles, 6 men's doubles and 5 mixed doubles).

From Quiz Splitting 'Adams'

Answer: Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a major figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations" in 1776. In the book, Smith is one of the first to describe what builds nations' wealth, e.g., division of labor, productivity and free markets. It is still a basic work of classical economics. The 'wrong' Adams are: Adam Schiff, a Representative from California (Adam Schiff was also the fictional D.A. on "Law and Order" played by Steven Hill); Adam Wylie is an actor who played the youngest son in "Picket Fences" (1992-1996); Adam Goldberg is an actor who starred in "2 Days in Paris" (2007).

From Quiz Famous Fletchers

Answer: Both of her parents were deaf.

Fletcher won the Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance as the cruel Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest". She also starred in the perfectly horrible sequel to "The Exorcist", "Exorcist II: The Heretic".

From Quiz Welcome to the Family Andrews

Answer: Archie Andrews

Hard as it may be to believe, London-born Peter Brough and 'upper-class twit' Archie Andrews first became stars on UK radio in the 1950s. Now, I may be fairly useless as a ventriloquist, but even I could give a convincing performance on radio! The switch to TV required Brough to prove that he really was a ventriloquist rather than someone who could speak with two different voices, which he duly did. Of course, though, Archie was always the 'star' of the show. Brough died at the age of 83 in 1999 and the original Archie Andrews puppet, which was made in 1942, was sold for more than £30,000 at auction in 2005.

From Quiz The "Wright" Stuff

Answer: Oklahoma

Oklahoma is the only state listed that is directly west of the state of Mississippi. Allen Wright was elected Principal Chief of the Choctaw tribe in 1886 and served four years.

From Quiz Big Bad Woolf

Answer: Edgar Allan

Edgar Allan Woolf (1881-1943) was most famous as one of the three credited co-authors, along with Noel Langley and Florence Ryerson, of "The Wizard of Oz" script. He started out as an actor, but soon moved on to writing sketches, plays, a musical and then moved to Hollywood where he was a prolific author of screenplays for more than ten years. He died after falling down a flight of stairs and fracturing his skull, probably after tripping over his blind dog. Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Raven".

From Quiz The Wrath of a Khan

Answer: Athens 2004

Khan was only 17 at the time, and won silver in the Lightweight division, with Cuba's Mario Kindelan taking gold. Khan later went on to win the WBA Light Welterweight title in 2009, aged 22, after defeating Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik at the Manchester Evening News Arena. He is the first British Pakistani major world boxing champion.

From Quiz Last Name Ford

Answer: Witness

A young Amish boy witnesses a murder. Detective John Book (Ford) investigates and is forced to hide out in an Amish community when the case takes a dangerous turn. Ford lost the 1985 Award to William Hurt for "Kiss of the Spider Woman".

From Quiz Hit the Hayes

Answer: Lemonade Lucy

The Hayeses were staunch supporters of temperance. Rutherford banned alcoholic beverages from the White House. Only one exception was ever made during Hayes' administration and that was when wine was served in 1877 to the Grand Duke of Russia, Alexei Alexandrovich. Although Mrs. Hayes had the sobriquet of "Lemonade Lucy" put upon her, it was never used to refer to her during her lifetime.

From Quiz I Was Saying Boo-urns

Answer: Documentary films

Burns' 18.5 hour documentary on baseball from its origins in the 1800s up to 1993 won him the 1995 Emmy. The film mixes archive pictures, movie reel and interviews to trace the evolution of America's past time and its effect on American society. Burns has also made documentaries on jazz, the American Civil War and Prohibition among others.

From Quiz Diamonds Are Forever

Answer: Samuel

Dustin Diamond began playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" in 1998. He played the character for 12 years, in "Saved by the Bell," "The College Years," "The New Class" and in two TV movies. In all, he was in 180 episodes as Screech. Since the end of "Saved by the Bell," Diamond has appeared as himself in a variety of places. He also did voiceover work as Buster in "Porndogs" (2009), an adult film in which dogs substitute for humans, which featured Marilyn Chambers and Ron Jeremy.

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