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Quiz about Their Original Names Were What

Their Original Names Were What? Quiz

Their original names were what? I can't believe it. Do you think these famous people would have ever gotten famous if they'd kept these names?

A multiple-choice quiz by mickeygreeneyes. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mickeygreeneyes

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,144

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5723

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Question 1 of 10

1. What newly-minted movie star with a big smile was born Dwayne Johnson? Hint

The Rock

Owen Wilson

Ryan Philippe

Luke Wilson

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Question 2 of 10

2. What actor/hip hop figure was called O'Shea Jackson as a kid? Hint

Ice T

Ice Cube

Queen Latifah

Snoop Doggy Dogg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who's the handsome, talented star whose name used to be Thomas Mapother? Hint

Kevin Kline

Tom Cruise

William Hurt

Brad Pitt

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Question 4 of 10

4. What good guy turned bad guy has the name Terry Bollea on his birth certificate? Hint

Randy Savage

Rick Flair

The Undertaker

Hulk Hogan

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you're not the right age, you might never guess that Marshall Mathers was what this entertainer used to be called. Hint

Eminem

Mick Jagger

Sting

Leonardo Di Caprio

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Question 6 of 10

6. This veteran rocker - and survivor - was born Richard Starkey. Hint

Sting

Ringo Starr

Mick Jagger

Roger Daltrey

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Question 7 of 10

7. What actor of the 40's and 50's was originally named James Stewart? Hint

Steve Cochran

Cary Grant

Stewart Granger

Jeff Chandler

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Question 8 of 10

8. Gordon Sumner was actually a pretty nice name for the kid who grew up to be this entertainer. Hint

James Taylor

Neil Diamond

Sting

Bob Seeger

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Question 9 of 10

9. William Blythe? Who the heck is he? Hint

Gerald Ford

Bill Clinton

George Bush Senior

Jimmy Carter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Leslie Lynch King. Hmmm, seems I've heard that somewhere. Wasn't he ___? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Dwight Eisenhower

Gerald Ford

Lyndon Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What newly-minted movie star with a big smile was born Dwayne Johnson?

Answer: The Rock

Of course, Dwayne changed his name to The Rock when he became a pro wrestler. He's from Miami, FL.

2. What actor/hip hop figure was called O'Shea Jackson as a kid?

Answer: Ice Cube

An early acting success for Ice came in "Boyz in the Hood." Other films are "Higher Learning" and "Trespass."

3. Who's the handsome, talented star whose name used to be Thomas Mapother?

Answer: Tom Cruise

Tom's cousin, William Mapother, has recently broken into the acting biz, for example in "In the Bedroom." Some of Tom's early roles were in "The Outsiders," "Taps," and "All the Right Moves."

4. What good guy turned bad guy has the name Terry Bollea on his birth certificate?

Answer: Hulk Hogan

Terry's trademark as a good guy with the WWE was ripping his shirt off when he was about to wreak vengeance on his opponent. Guess he needed a better tailor. He was also known as Sterling Golden and Terry Boulder.

5. If you're not the right age, you might never guess that Marshall Mathers was what this entertainer used to be called.

Answer: Eminem

"The Marshall Mathers LP" is one of Eminem's hot releases. Others are "The Eminem Show" and "The Slim Shady LP."

6. This veteran rocker - and survivor - was born Richard Starkey.

Answer: Ringo Starr

You can't say "Ringo Starr" wasn't an improvement! Pete Best was the original Beatles drummer, but the lads liked Starkey's work a lot better, so they sacked poor Pete, who subsequently released an album of his own, cleverly titled "Best of the Beatles." The cover art was a photo of the early Beatles with Pete's face circled. Beatle fans who bought the album were mighty disappointed when they got home and played it, hearing mostly mediocre drumming and nary a note from John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

7. What actor of the 40's and 50's was originally named James Stewart?

Answer: Stewart Granger

You're probably on Social Security if you remember seeing Granger in "King Solomon's Mines."

8. Gordon Sumner was actually a pretty nice name for the kid who grew up to be this entertainer.

Answer: Sting

Sting of course made a name for himself as lead singer of "The Police."

9. William Blythe? Who the heck is he?

Answer: Bill Clinton

President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe 3 months after his dad died in a car accident. His mother later married Roger Clinton, and when he was in high school, Bill changed has last name to Clinton. Of course, you know Bill's brother's name is Roger.

10. Leslie Lynch King. Hmmm, seems I've heard that somewhere. Wasn't he ___?

Answer: Gerald Ford

The former President's mother married a man named Leslie Lynch King. They named their son Leslie, Jr., but they soon got divorced, and she married Gerald Ford; their son was re-named Gerald Ford, Jr.

Source: Author mickeygreeneyes

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