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Famous Siamese Twins! Trivia Quiz

This quiz is based on the lives of ten of the most famous conjoined twins through history.

A multiple-choice quiz by manvinder01. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
manvinder01

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
140,565

Updated
Mar 04 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
435

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Question 1 of 10

1. The term 'Siamese Twins' comes from these famous conjoined twins from Thailand. They were born in 1811 and were joined at the lower chest by a narrow band of flesh through which their livers were connected. They shifted to the US in 1829 where they made a small fortune as circus attractions. What were their names?

Answer: (First names only. Separated by 'and')

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the most difficult lives was led by Millie and Christine McCoy. During their childhood they were kidnapped and sold many times. However they had a highly successful career in show business where they were known as _____________. Hint

Singing Sisters

The American Double Girls

The Two-headed Nightingale

Those Extraordinary Twins

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Question 3 of 10

3. The famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-69) starred in a scandalous movie in which one sister stands accused of murder, but questions are raised as to the fairness of sending her to jail if her innocent sister must go as well. Name the movie?

Answer: (Three words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The most famous conjoined twins in mainland Europe were Giacomo and Giovanni Tocci who later became the inspiration for which Mark Twain classic? Hint

The Two Headed Boy

Those Extraordinary Twins

Italian Wonder

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

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Question 5 of 10

5. Going back in time, the wealthy Biddenden Maids lived for 34 years in Kent, England. What were their names?

Answer: (First names only. Separated by 'and')

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Question 6 of 10

6. Yvonne and Yvette McCarthur were another set of conjoined twins who were joined at the head but were able to lead a life of successful Gospel singers in Long Beach, California. When they died in 1993 how old were they? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. When the Russian conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were born in 1950, their mother was told that she had given birth to stillborn babies. What was the truth? Hint

They were sold to a rich businessman.

They were sent to an institute near Moscow to be studied by Soviet scientists.

They were kidnapped from the hospital.

They were adopted by one of the nurses.

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1993 Angela and Amy Lakeburg were two conjoined twins born in Indiana. A surgery was attempted to separate them as it was established that they could not survive together. What was the outcome? Hint

Both died

Angela died while Amy survived

Both survived

Amy died while Angela survived

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the most recent cases of successful separation of conjoined twins is that of Maria Teresa & Maria de Jesus. They were operated at UCLA in 2002 and are from ____________. Hint

Venezuela

Mexico

Guatemala

Cuba

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Question 10 of 10

10. Laleh and Ladan Bijani, the Iranian twins died on the operating table while being separated by surgeons at which world famous hospital?

Answer: (It's in Singapore and there also is a hotel with that name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Chang and Eng

On the night of January 17, 1874, Chang died due to a cerebral clot and soon Eng also died due to the blood pooling up in his brother's body.

Answer: The Two-headed Nightingale

They were joined at the back and at the hips. They died within hours of each other in 1912 at the age of 61. They were also called "The Carolina Twins".

Answer: Chained for Life

Interestingly all three pairs of twins- Eng and Chang Bunker, Millie and Christine McKoy as well as Violet and Daisy Hilton lived most of their adult lives in North Carolina.

4. The most famous conjoined twins in mainland Europe were Giacomo and Giovanni Tocci who later became the inspiration for which Mark Twain classic?

Answer: Those Extraordinary Twins

Chang and Eng & Giacomo and Giovanni lived for 63 years while Millie and Christine McKoy & Violet and Daisy Hilton lived for 61 years.

5. Going back in time, the wealthy Biddenden Maids lived for 34 years in Kent, England. What were their names?

Answer: Mary and Eliza

They left 20 acres of land for the church upon their death.

Answer: 43

At 38, they enrolled in college to study nursing, but could never graduate.

7. When the Russian conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were born in 1950, their mother was told that she had given birth to stillborn babies. What was the truth?

Answer: They were sent to an institute near Moscow to be studied by Soviet scientists.

Although Masha and Dasha have 4 arms, they have only 3 legs although they are able to walk on 2. Despite sharing their blood it has been seen on numerous occasions that when one of them acquires an infectious disease(e.g. measles) the other remains unaffected despite the presence of the bacterium in her blood!

Answer: Both died

Their death raised powerful questions about the ethical and economic costs of separation (over a million USD).

9. One of the most recent cases of successful separation of conjoined twins is that of Maria Teresa & Maria de Jesus. They were operated at UCLA in 2002 and are from ____________.

Answer: Guatemala

According to doctors at UCLA, Maria Teresa suffered a neurological setback in early July 2003 while her sister is fine.

10. Laleh and Ladan Bijani, the Iranian twins died on the operating table while being separated by surgeons at which world famous hospital?

Answer: Raffles

The twins shared the blood supply to their brains and thus it was difficult to separate them. But they wanted to live separate lives so the surgeons (lead by doctor Keith Goh) decided to undertake the extremely risky operation.

Source: Author manvinder01

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