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ZZZs! -- Z-People Names -- Stay Awake! Quiz

Answering a lot of quiZZes can lead to "the Z's," a common term for snoring. All of these questions have to do with people that have z's or better perhaps, bunches of z's in their names. Use your zest and zeal to zip through these, before you "zombify."

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

Author
smelt

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,415

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
783

Last 3 plays: Guest 144 (9/20), Johnmcmanners (20/20), jackslade (19/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who was the film director was responsible for "Uptown Girls" and "Remember the Titans?" Hint

Baz Luhrmann

Boaz Yakin

Buzz Feitshans

Buzz Kulick

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was the baseball outfielder known by the nickname "Yaz?" Hint

Eammon Yazlich

Felix Yzardo

Vince Clark

Carl Yastrzemski

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Question 3 of 20

3. One of Chas Tenenbaum's (Ben Stiller's) sons in "The Royal Tenenbaums" was...? Hint

Ozzy

Arzi

Ezzy

Uzi

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Question 4 of 20

4. The renowned virtuoso of the pan-flute is known by his last name: "Zamfir." But what is his first name? Hint

Toby

Kadim

Gheorghe

Yair

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Question 5 of 20

5. Don Diego de la Vega is also known as ...? Hint

Zapata

Zorro

Daryl Zero

Zola

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Question 6 of 20

6. Name the baseball player known for his defensive skills as "The Wizard of Oz." Hint

Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Canseco

Ozzie Guillen

Ozzie Virgil

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Question 7 of 20

7. Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's fictional alter-ego was...? Hint

Martian

Zentropian

Venusian

Never revealed

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Question 8 of 20

8. Hockey fan or not, you probably have heard of the inventor of the ice-resurfacing machine that bears his last name, "Zamboni." What was his first name? Hint

Frank

Ennio

Antonio

Carroll

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Question 9 of 20

9. Can you name the "pinhead" of underground comic note? Hint

Buzzy

Ramonze

Chazzy

Zippy

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Question 10 of 20

10. Actresses Marsha Warfield, Lynn Whitfield, Peri Gilpin, and Sandra Bullock, have all played a character named...? Hint

Zoe

Dez

Kaz

Roz

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was musician Frank Zappa's real name? Hint

Howard Mark Volman

Francis Albert Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa

Aldo Franc Zappanni

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Question 12 of 20

12. This pop-jazz saxophonist and former regular guest in Arsenio Hall's "Posse," had several top Adult-Contemporary hits. Which z-guy is it? Hint

Eric Kaz

Dave Koz

John "Coz" Acosta

Boz Burrell

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Question 13 of 20

13. In the film "Pulp Fiction" the character Maynard says: "Nobody kills anybody in my place of business except me or....?" Hint

Zeb

Zed

Zev

Beelzebub

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Question 14 of 20

14. This pitcher had 170 wins, most of which were in his 13 seasons with 1940s-era Detroit Tigers. Can you name this double-z man? Hint

Dazzy Vance

Dizzy Trout

Dizzy Dean

Dazzy Swartz

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Question 15 of 20

15. The Roches are a singing sister act from New York City. Their names are Maggie, Terre (pronounced Terry), and...? Hint

Lizzy

Zoe

Jezzy

Suzzy

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which one of these z-girls is a successful financial guru, best selling-author and host of her own TV show? Hint

Suze Orman

Suzy Chaffee

Suze Randall

Suzy Parker

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Question 17 of 20

17. "The Boz" is a nickname of a retired football linebacker better known as...? Hint

Bob Slowikowski

Jason Bostick

Brian Bosworth

Terry Bozzio

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Question 18 of 20

18. Astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin had his name legally changed to "Buzz" when he was 20, because he hated his real name, which was...? Hint

Marion

Arnold

Edwin

Sherwin

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which PGA Champions Tour Golfer is better known as "Fuzzy?" Hint

Frank Urban Zoeller

Morris Hatalsky

Larry Ziegler

Bruce Fleischer

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was singer/TV star Ozzy Osbourne's name at birth? Hint

Oswald Osbourne

John Michael Osbourne

Ozzy Ian Osbourne

Reginald Dwight Smith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the film director was responsible for "Uptown Girls" and "Remember the Titans?"

Answer: Boaz Yakin

Buzz Feitshans is a prolific film producer (Conan The Barbarian, Rambo 1, 2 & 3, Die Hard 3, Total Recall). Buzz Kulick is a TV director perhaps best known for "Brian's Song," and Baz Luhrmann directed "Moulin Rouge!," "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Strictly Ballroom."

2. Who was the baseball outfielder known by the nickname "Yaz?"

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Vince Clark was the leader of the '80s band "Yazoo." Oh, and he doesn't have a "Z" in his name!

3. One of Chas Tenenbaum's (Ben Stiller's) sons in "The Royal Tenenbaums" was...?

Answer: Uzi

Uzi's brother's name was "Ari." They were not brothers in real life.

4. The renowned virtuoso of the pan-flute is known by his last name: "Zamfir." But what is his first name?

Answer: Gheorghe

The hugely successful Zamfir was born in 1941 in Romania.

5. Don Diego de la Vega is also known as ...?

Answer: Zorro

Emile Zola was a French novelist, Emiliano Zapata a Mexican revolutionary, and Daryl Zero was the hero/private eye played by Bill Pullman in the film "Zero Effect."

6. Name the baseball player known for his defensive skills as "The Wizard of Oz."

Answer: Ozzie Smith

All of these are baseball men, but with 13 Gold Glove Awards, shortstop Ozzie Smith is the only defensive "Wizard."

7. Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's fictional alter-ego was...?

Answer: Martian

Yes, Ziggy and the Spiders were from Mars. Bowie has written about Venus and Venusians in other songs.

8. Hockey fan or not, you probably have heard of the inventor of the ice-resurfacing machine that bears his last name, "Zamboni." What was his first name?

Answer: Frank

Zamboni (1901-1988) was born in Utah, raised in Idaho and began inventing in Southern California.

9. Can you name the "pinhead" of underground comic note?

Answer: Zippy

First appearing in 1971, "Zippy the Pinhead" was an underground comic character created by Bill Griffith. Zippy popularized the phrase "Are we having fun yet?" as well as "Yow!" The Ramones wrote a song called "Pinhead."

10. Actresses Marsha Warfield, Lynn Whitfield, Peri Gilpin, and Sandra Bullock, have all played a character named...?

Answer: Roz

Sandra Bullock played Roz in "Two If By Sea," Peri Gilpin was Roz in "Frasier," Lynn Whitfield's character was Roz in "Eve's Bayou," and Marsha Warfield's regular character on "Night Court" was named Roz.

11. What was musician Frank Zappa's real name?

Answer: Frank Vincent Zappa

Frank, who was born in Baltimore in 1940, and died in 1993, fronted the band "Mothers of Invention." Francis Albert was Sinatra's given name. Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan played in Zappa's band and were also known as "Flo and Eddie."

12. This pop-jazz saxophonist and former regular guest in Arsenio Hall's "Posse," had several top Adult-Contemporary hits. Which z-guy is it?

Answer: Dave Koz

Koz played with Bobby Caldwell, Jeff Lorber and Richard Marx before beginning a successful solo career. Kaz is a songwriter/keyboardist whose tunes were covered by Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt. "Coz" Acosta is a guitarist/session musician who's worked with Beck and Grandmaster Flash. Boz was a bassist for King Crimson and Bad Company.

13. In the film "Pulp Fiction" the character Maynard says: "Nobody kills anybody in my place of business except me or....?"

Answer: Zed

"Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead," says Butch, played by Bruce Willis. Peter Greene who played Zed also played Redfoot in "The Usual Suspects," in an uncredited role.

14. This pitcher had 170 wins, most of which were in his 13 seasons with 1940s-era Detroit Tigers. Can you name this double-z man?

Answer: Dizzy Trout

A tricky one, since they were all Major League pitchers. Dean won 150 games with the Cardinals, Vance had 197 wins, mostly with Brooklyn Dodgers. Swartz pitched one 12-inning game and has a career record of 0-1 with the 1920 Reds. The better-known Dean and Vance are in the MLB Hall of Fame. Trout's wins only got him in the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame.

His son Steve had a 12 year major league pitching career.

15. The Roches are a singing sister act from New York City. Their names are Maggie, Terre (pronounced Terry), and...?

Answer: Suzzy

Originally from New Jersey, the Roches' music is an amalgam of Irish folk, pop, rock and even choir music, topped off with offbeat vocal harmonies. They are perhaps best known for their a capella version of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus."

16. Which one of these z-girls is a successful financial guru, best selling-author and host of her own TV show?

Answer: Suze Orman

Chaffee was an Olympic skier, also known as "Suzy Chapstick." Suzy Parker was a successful model in the 1950s who died in 2003. Suze Randall is an erotic photographer.

17. "The Boz" is a nickname of a retired football linebacker better known as...?

Answer: Brian Bosworth

Slowikowski and Bostic were also NFL players. Bozzio, among his countless credits, was the drummer for the new-wave band "Berlin."

18. Astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin had his name legally changed to "Buzz" when he was 20, because he hated his real name, which was...?

Answer: Edwin

"The second man to walk on the moon," was also the astronaut seen in the founding MTV logos and station I.D. promos.

19. Which PGA Champions Tour Golfer is better known as "Fuzzy?"

Answer: Frank Urban Zoeller

Fuzzy Zoeller got his nickname from his initials. The other three are also successful golfers on the Champions Golf Tour.

20. What was singer/TV star Ozzy Osbourne's name at birth?

Answer: John Michael Osbourne

Incidentally, Reginald Dwight is Elton John's real name.

Source: Author smelt

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