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Is That Really Your Name? Trivia Quiz

All kinds of people change their names for one reason or another: adoption, marriage, marquee value. Match the famous person with his or her seldom heard, but authentic, birth name. This is a long one. Be patient. Be challenged. Have a really good time.

A multiple-choice quiz by fritzer. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
fritzer

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,172

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
3903

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Question 1 of 25

1. Reginald Kenneth Dwight is _________ ? Hint

Kenny Rogers

Reggie Jackson

Elton John

Dwight Yoakum

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Question 2 of 25

2. Natalia Nikolaevna Gurdin Hint

Nancy Reagan

Natalie Cole

Natalie Wood

Nichole Simpson

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Question 3 of 25

3. Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known as _______ ? Hint

Bob Dylan

Steve Allen

Bob Denver

Bobbie Gentry

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Question 4 of 25

4. One of the great leading men in American movies, he was born in England as Archibald Alexander Leach.

Answer: (We saw him with Eva Marie Saint in a Hitchcock classic.)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Francis Timothy Durgin, born in 1922 Hint

Mickey Rooney

Frank Sinatra

Rory Calhoun

Frank Gorshin

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Question 6 of 25

6. Alexandra Zuck (Bayonne, New Jersey, 1942) Hint

Janet Reno

Rachel Welch

Sandra Dee

Ann-Margret

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who was born Marion Michael Morrison?

Answer: (We could use a no-nonsense, tough man like him today, Pilgrim.)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Arthur Andrew Gelien (NYC, 1931) Hint

Tab Hunter

Tiny Tim

Rip Torn

Clarabell the Clown

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Question 9 of 25

9. Walden Robert Cassotto -- he and Satchmo had hit records with the same song Hint

Bobby Darin

Perry Como

Ricky Nelson

Bing Crosby

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Question 10 of 25

10. David Daniel Kaminsky (born 1913, Brooklyn) Hint

Artie Shaw

Dave Letterman

Danny Kaye

Jack Benny

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Question 11 of 25

11. Doris Mary Anne vonKappelhoff Hint

Marlene Dietrich

Axis Sally

Doris Day

Mary Tyler Moore

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Question 12 of 25

12. Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. Hint

Gregory Peck

Rock Hudson

Les Brown

Bob Crosby

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Question 13 of 25

13. Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia (Brooklyn, 1938) Hint

Connie Stevens

Ann Miller

Rose Marie

Connie English

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Question 14 of 25

14. Another Concetta! She performed as a popular singer (a great one, too) and a movie star. Her last name originally (back in New Jersey) was Franconero. She, too, was born in 1938.

Answer: (Two Words .. well, my friend, who is sorry now?)

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Question 15 of 25

15. Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. Hint

John Denver

Dutch Schultz

Henry Fonda

Johnny Carson

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Question 16 of 25

16. What was the real name of Ish Kabibble, the singer in Kay Kyser's big band? Hint

Merwyn Bogue

William Milstead

Philip Olekszyk

Walter Schaal

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Question 17 of 25

17. James William Ercolani, born in Philadelphia in 1936? Hint

James Darren

Jim Croce

Jimmy Hendrix

Billy Crystal

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was born Leslie King, Jr., and went on to high public office?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname .. thanks to you, Deep Throat)

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Question 19 of 25

19. He was born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati. Hint

Roy Rogers

Tom Mix

Tex Ritter

Gene Autry

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Question 20 of 25

20. Ramon Estevez Hint

Ray Romano

Nomar Garciaparra

Antonio Banderas

Martin Sheen

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Question 21 of 25

21. He is Issur Danielovitch, from Amsterdam, New York, born in 1916. He just could not carry that moniker into a movie career, could he? So he took what name?

Answer: (His son followed him into a successful movie career.)

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Question 22 of 25

22. His name was Benjamin Kubelsky at birth back in Illinois. What was his name on the radio airwaves?

Answer: (Is that Love in Bloom?)

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Question 23 of 25

23. His name was Benjamin Kubelsky at birth back in Illinois. What was his wife's real name? Hint

Donna Wilson

Denise Day

Sadya Marks

Mary Rochester

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Question 24 of 25

24. A definite 'Jack Benny Show' connection here. Who was born Alice Jeanne Leppert in New York City in 1915? Hint

Mrs. Ronald Coleman

Portland Allen

Alice Faye

Jeanne Crain

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Question 25 of 25

25. The early days of the movies: what actor did Arthur Stanley Jefferson, born in England in 1890, become on The Silver Screen? Hint

Stan Laurel

Harold Lloyd

Charlie Chaplin

Ben Turpin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Reginald Kenneth Dwight is _________ ?

Answer: Elton John

2. Natalia Nikolaevna Gurdin

Answer: Natalie Wood

She was born in San Francisco in 1938.

3. Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known as _______ ?

Answer: Bob Dylan

He took his last name in honor of poet Dylan Thomas.

4. One of the great leading men in American movies, he was born in England as Archibald Alexander Leach.

Answer: Cary Grant

The great Hitchcock movie was 'North by Northwest' in 1959.

5. Francis Timothy Durgin, born in 1922

Answer: Rory Calhoun

He originally took the film name Frank McCown (where do they come up with these?). Rory was typecast as a western movie hero, although he did appear in 'How to Marry a Millionaire' with Marilyn, Betty, and Lauren.

6. Alexandra Zuck (Bayonne, New Jersey, 1942)

Answer: Sandra Dee

Why would she want to be a Dee instead of a Zuck?

7. Who was born Marion Michael Morrison?

Answer: John Wayne

Would an actor named "Marion" have been able to play all those rough-and-tough roles? (Sorry, all you guys named Marion.)

8. Arthur Andrew Gelien (NYC, 1931)

Answer: Tab Hunter

Who was first with that name "Tab"--the soft drink or A. A. Gelien?

9. Walden Robert Cassotto -- he and Satchmo had hit records with the same song

Answer: Bobby Darin

Bobby died during an operation to repair a congentital heart defect when he was only 37. Such a loss! That hit song: 'Mack the Knife.'

10. David Daniel Kaminsky (born 1913, Brooklyn)

Answer: Danny Kaye

Danny got his first break in show business because of his incredible skill at performing tongue-twisters.

11. Doris Mary Anne vonKappelhoff

Answer: Doris Day

Das ist a German name all right. Doris is one of my all-time favorite singers and movie stars. She was born in Cincinnati.

12. Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.

Answer: Rock Hudson

His death from AIDS was very public, very heroic, and so tragic.

13. Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia (Brooklyn, 1938)

Answer: Connie Stevens

Connie was once married to singer Eddie Fisher, as were Liz Taylor and Debbie Reynolds. Joely Fisher is Connie's daughter.

14. Another Concetta! She performed as a popular singer (a great one, too) and a movie star. Her last name originally (back in New Jersey) was Franconero. She, too, was born in 1938.

Answer: Connie Francis

Connie's first big hit, in 1958, was the 1923 ballad 'Who's Sorry Now.'

15. Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.

Answer: John Denver

Yes, he named himself for the city of Denver. He loved those Colorado mountains! So he moved there.

16. What was the real name of Ish Kabibble, the singer in Kay Kyser's big band?

Answer: Merwyn Bogue

When he wasn't doing great semi-comic vocals, like that in 'Three Little Fishes,' he played some pretty fine cornet in the Kyser band.

17. James William Ercolani, born in Philadelphia in 1936?

Answer: James Darren

He was a Hollywood leading man, best known, maybe, for those several Gidget movies in the 1960's. By the way, what's a Gidget?

18. Who was born Leslie King, Jr., and went on to high public office?

Answer: Gerald Ford

President Ford was not elected to either the Vice-Presidency (he replaced the disgraced Spiro Agnew by appointment) nor the Presidency (he succeeded the disgraced Richard Nixon per the Constitution).

19. He was born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati.

Answer: Roy Rogers

Roy's famous horse, Trigger, was prepared by taxidermy when he died, and is mounted on display at the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum at Victorville, California, just off I-15.

20. Ramon Estevez

Answer: Martin Sheen

Ramon was born at Dayton in 1940. He's the father of all those great actors named Estevez and Sheen!

21. He is Issur Danielovitch, from Amsterdam, New York, born in 1916. He just could not carry that moniker into a movie career, could he? So he took what name?

Answer: Kirk Douglas

Michael Douglas also chose not to carry his father's real surname into his movie career. Who can blame him?

22. His name was Benjamin Kubelsky at birth back in Illinois. What was his name on the radio airwaves?

Answer: Jack Benny

Jack really could play the violin, well enough to perform real concerts with symphony orchestras. He was near 80 (not 39) when he died. He was not really a {cheapskate;} he was a loving and generous man.

23. His name was Benjamin Kubelsky at birth back in Illinois. What was his wife's real name?

Answer: Sadya Marks

Sadya, later known as Sadie, went by the name Mary Livingstone in her role as one of the wonderful characters on the 'Jack Benny Show'.

24. A definite 'Jack Benny Show' connection here. Who was born Alice Jeanne Leppert in New York City in 1915?

Answer: Alice Faye

The beautiful blond Alice was noted as a singer and actress, and she was famous 'in her own right' before she married Jack's bandleader, Phil Harris.

25. The early days of the movies: what actor did Arthur Stanley Jefferson, born in England in 1890, become on The Silver Screen?

Answer: Stan Laurel

Comedy parner of Oliver Hardy. Laurel and Hardy have to be about the funniest pair ever to grace the movie screen. But wait! What about Bud Abbott and Lou Costello? Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis? Richard Prior and Gene Wilder? So many great comedy duos!

Source: Author fritzer

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