What's My Name #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd's career has spanned over 70 years, and she has been nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress) three times for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1974), "Wild at Heart" (1990), and "Rambling Rose" (1991). She is also the mother of another famous actress, Laura Dern. Diane Ladd and Laura Dern have co-starred in seven movies and one television series, including the three movies mentioned above.

Answer: Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth (1898-1992) was a versatile actress on the silver screen, television, and live theatre. One of her most well-known roles was that of the titular character, Hazel, in the television situation comedy of the same name. Booth played housemaid Hazel Baxter.

Her birthname is somewhat uncertain. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, it is Thelma Booth Ford. However, the International Movie Database records it as Thelma Marjorie Ford and Wikipedia states it is Marjory Ford.

Answer: Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour was born in 1951 as Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg. According to an interview with "U.S. Weekly" magazine, she changed her name to Jane Seymour as it was simpler and easier for people to remember.

Two of her memorable roles include that of Solitaire in the James Bond movie, "Live and Let Die" (1973), and Dr Michaela Quinn in the television series, "Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman".

Answer: Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter was born as Janet Cole (1922-2002). She was a renowned actress in film, television and theatre. Hunter won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Stella Kowalski in "A Street Car Named Desire". Her career had a setback in the 1950's when she was blacklisted from radio and television for alleged communist activities by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA).

Despite lack of evidence, she was accused of being a "communist sympathiser" for her involvement in a world peace symposium in 1949. World peace - what a communistic idea!

Answer: Patti Page

Patti Page (1927-2013) was an American singer specialising in pop and country music. She had four number-1 hits: "All My Love (Bolero)" (1950), "Tennessee Waltz" (1950), "I Went to Your Wedding" (1952), and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?" (1953).

She also had a secondary career as an actress. According to the International Movie Database, she began her singing career at a Tulsa radio station where she adopted the name Patti Page because the program was sponsored by Page Milk.

Answer: Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was born as Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959). She is considered one of the best jazz singers of all time, which makes her life story all the more tragic. She had a very difficult childhood, and was in juvenile court by the time she was 9 years of age and sent to reform school.

In later years, she developed drug and alcohol addictions and became involved in a number of abusive relationships. She eventually died of cirrhosis at the age of 44.

Answer: Huey Lewis

Hugh Anthony Cregg III (1950-) is an actor and musician, better known as Huey Lewis, lead singer of the band, Huey Lewis and the News. The band has had a number of hit songs, some of which have been used in movies and television; for example, "If This Is It" (heard in "The Goldbergs"), "Do You Believe in Love" (heard in "Miami Vice"), "The Power of Love" (heard in "Family Guy"), and "Hip to Be Square" (featured in the movies "American Psycho" and "Naked Gun 33-1/3").

Huey Lewis wrote the theme tune for the movie, "Back to the Future", which also featured his hit song, "The Power of Love". "The Power of Love" earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song (but lost to "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Ritchie). Lewis also had a cameo role in the movie.

Answer: Tony Randall

The actor Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg (1920-2004) changed his name to Anthony Leonard Randall and was better known as Tony Randall. In a career spanning more than six decades, he worked in radio, film and television, as well as on Broadway. Perhaps his best-known role was that of the fussy Felix Unger in the television series, "The Odd Couple".

Answer: Bob Hope

The comedian/actor Bob Hope (1903-2003) was born in London as Leslie Townes Hope, Townes being his mother's maiden name. A legal document from 1942 records his name as Lester, not Leslie, but the reason for this discrepancy is not known. Over the years, Bob Hope gave various reasons for his adoption of the name "Bob".

In Lawrence Quirk's biography, "Bob Hope: the Road Well-Traveled", it is stated he named himself after the racecar driver Bob Burman. In Richard Gruden's biography, "The Spirit of Bob Hope: One Hundred Years, One Million Laughs", states Bob was chosen because it was a friendly sounding name.

Answer: Morgan Brittany

Morgan Brittany was born as Suzanne Cupito in 1951. Her career in acting began when she was a child and many of her movie roles were either uncredited or credited under her real name. As an adult, she changed her name to Morgan Brittany, a name she chose from a book, which provided her with a much-needed career boost. One of her best known roles was that of Katherine Wentworth in the television series, "Dallas".