The Surname Game Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gordon Brown

It's Gordon, who was leader of the Labour party during that time and was also Chancellor of the Exchequer during Tony Blair's leadership. Charlie Brown is a character in the popular "Peanuts" cartoon, James Brown was an American singer, known as the "Godfather of Soul" and Louise Brown was the world's first "Test Tube Baby".

Answer: Harper Lee

It's Harper, who penned "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, one of the most popular books of all time. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. Laurie Lee wrote the autobiographical novel "Cider with Rosie", Stan Lee is the creator of superheroes "Spiderman" and "The Fantastic Four" and Sir Christopher Lee is an actor who played Saruman in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Answer: David Evans

It's David, who is the lead guitarist and founding member of band U2, a band which released 10 studio albums between 1980 and 2009. Evans also sings the backing vocals to many of their songs. Chris Evans is an actor who has starred as The Human Torch in "The Fantastic Four", Jonathan Evans became the Director General of MI5 in 2005, and Lily Evans is the name of Harry's mother in the popular "Harry Potter" series of books.

Answer: Jack White

It's Jack White, who is lead guitarist and singer of The White Stripes. The band is a duo of Jack and his former wife Meg White, who plays the drums. He collaborated with Alicia Keys in 2008 to write the theme of Bond film "Quantum of Solace". Elwyn (EB) White was the author of children's book "Charlotte's Web", Barry White was an American soul and funk singer, and Betty White starred in TV shows "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Golden Girls".

Answer: James Taylor

It's James Taylor, whose cover of Carole King's song "You've Got a Friend" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971. He has released over 15 solo albums, and in 2010 had his tenth US Billboard Top 10 Album. Alan (AJP) Taylor was a famous English historian, Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the USA and Tim Taylor is Tim Allen's character on sitcom "Home Improvement".

Answer: Wilfred Owen

It's Wilfred Owen, who penned the famous poem "Dulce et Decorum Est". He is possibly the most famous poet of WWI, with other poems such as "Anthem for Doomed Youth", and died in action less than a week before the war ended. Mark Owen is a member of British boyband Take That, Michael Owen is a British football player, and Clive Owen is a British actor who has starred in films such as "Children of Men" in 2006.

Answer: Trevor Smith

It's Trevor Smith, who released song "I Know What You Want" with Mariah Carey under the name "Busta Rhymes". He released his eighth studio album in 2009, and has had many Billboard Rap chart number one singles. Adam Smith was an economist who published "The Wealth of Nations", Will Smith is an American film actor known for films such as "Men in Black", and Winston Smith is the main character in George Orwell's "1984".

Answer: Clive Lewis

It's Clive Lewis, better known as "C.S. Lewis". His most popular novel is "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". He also wrote many religious novels, which include "Mere Christianity" and "The Screwtape Letters". Daniel Day Lewis is a British/Irish actor who starred in the film "There Will Be Blood", Leona Lewis is the singer of "Bleeding Love" and won the third series of UK television series "The X Factor", and Charlotte Lewis is a fictional character from US television series "LOST".

Answer: James Stewart

It's James Stewart, who starred in the film "Vertigo", which is widely considered as one of the greatest films ever made. He collaborated very many times with director Alfred Hitchcock, in films such as "Rear Window". He also appeared in holiday film, "It's a Wonderful Life". Rod Stewart is a British singer, with songs such as "Maggie May", Patrick Stewart is a British actor who played Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation", and Jon Stewart presents "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central.

Answer: John Williams

It's John Williams, who has been nominated for over 40 Academy Awards for his film scores, but has only won five. His film scores include the theme to "Harry Potter", "The Poseidon Adventure", "Home Alone" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Robin Williams is an American actor who has starred in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Hook", Kenneth Williams is a British actor known for appearing in the "Carry On" films, and Robbie Williams is a member of British boyband Take That, who has also had a successful solo career.