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Is That Your Real Name? Trivia Quiz

Find out which celebrities go by assumed name and which go by their birth. Beware: Some only go by their first names, which in this case would be marked "real."

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,800

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1550

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Question 1 of 10

1. Actress Whoopi Goldberg: birth name or stage name?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pop singer Shakira: Real or fake?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Does the P in rap artist Master P stand for anything?

Answer: ( Yes or No, Y or N)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bob Dylan: birth name or stage name?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Elton John: birth name or stage name?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN )

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Question 6 of 10

6. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry: birth name or stage name?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN F)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Auto racing legend Dale Earnhardt: was that his full name?

Answer: ( Yes or No, Y or N)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Talk show host Jerry Springer: birth name or stage name?

Answer: ( Birth Name or Stage Name, BN or SN F)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a stage name? Hint

None of those three

Adam Sandler

Fred Rogers

Verne Troyer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Walter Matthau's full name is Walter Matuschanskayasky.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Actress Whoopi Goldberg: birth name or stage name?

Answer: Stage Name

Her real name is Caryn Johnson.

2. Pop singer Shakira: Real or fake?

Answer: Birth Name

The full name of this Lebanese-Colombian entertainer is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.

3. Does the P in rap artist Master P stand for anything?

Answer: Yes

Percy Miller is his real name.

4. Bob Dylan: birth name or stage name?

Answer: Stage Name

Dylan's birth name was Robert Zimmerman.

5. Elton John: birth name or stage name?

Answer: Stage Name

Birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

6. Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry: birth name or stage name?

Answer: Birth Name

His sister is Neneh Cherry, performer of "Buffalo Stance." Eagle-Eye had a hit in 2000 with "Save Tonight."

7. Auto racing legend Dale Earnhardt: was that his full name?

Answer: No

His full name was Ralph Dale Earnhardt.

8. Talk show host Jerry Springer: birth name or stage name?

Answer: Birth Name

9. Which of these is a stage name?

Answer: None of those three

Troyer is the Mini Me in the "Austin Powers" movies. In 1998, he was in the failed UPN show "Shasta McNasty."

10. Walter Matthau's full name is Walter Matuschanskayasky.

Answer: False

The long 'name' was used at the ending credits of the 1974 'Earthquake,' where Matthau requested that his real name not be used for a bit part as a drunk in a bar. His full name is Walter John Matthau.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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