Well, it has been a while since I last concocted a quiz for your entertainment or disgruntlement. It's way past time for another one. As you know, some famous people are mononymous - like the Glaswegian singer Lulu for example. Her real first name was always Marie. What were the birth forenames of these ten people? As usual you will find the answers in the the comments section that follows.
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1. Sting (leader of The Police)
(a) Stephen (b) Roger (c) Gordon (d) Humphrey
2. Cher (once Sonny Bono's partner)
(a) Jennifer (b) Cheryl (c) Mary-Beth (d) Cherry-Pie
3. Eminem (now 53 years old)
(a) Malcolm (b) Maxwell (c) Maurice (d) Marshall
4. Pelé (legendary Brazilian footballer)
(a) Umberto (b) Edson (c) Ricardo (d) Wayne
5. Twiggy (iconic English fashion model of the 60s)
(a) Lucy (b) Laura (c) Lillibet (d) Lesley
6. Caravaggio (Italian artist 1571-1610)
(a) Michelangelo (b) Antonio (c) Roger (d) Leonardo
7. Bono (frontman of the band U2)
(a) Winston (b) Donald (c) Paul (d) Patrick
8. Rasputin (close friend of the Russian royal family)
(a) Vladimir (b) Grigori (c) Leon (d) Josef
9. Rihanna (recording star from Barbados)
(a) Minnie (b) Rowena (c) Melody (d) Robyn
10. Versace (Italian fashion guru)
(a) Gianni (b) Giuseppe (c) Giovanni (d) Elon
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That's all folks! How did you do?
Answers
ReplyDelete1. (c) Gordon
2. (b) Cheryl
3. (d) Marshall
4. (b) Edson
5. (d) Lesley
6. (a) Michaelangelo
7. (c) Paul
8. (b) Grigori
9. (d) Robyn
10. (a) Gianni
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (aka Pele) looked like Miles Davis.
ReplyDeleteMiles's Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Ballads are my favourite albums.
And I failed your Quiz just as I failed at everything else. Zero out of Ten.
The rest is silence as Hamlet said to Horatio.
I thought that at least you would know "Rasputin" as that is what the Glasgow street urchins yell at you when you walk over the Gorbals bridge.
DeleteLol, 0/10. I would have thought I guessed at least one correct answer.
ReplyDeleteYou either need new glasses or a dementia test...urgently!
Delete8/10 -- I missed Pelé and Bono.
ReplyDeletePelé and Bono missed you too Debra!
Delete1, 2, 3, and 8 were my only correct answers.
ReplyDeleteThat's probably because of your youth!
DeleteI got seven correct, feeling good with that.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel too good gal!
DeleteI got #10! The others I didn't even guess at.
ReplyDeleteAs an ex DJ radio dude I thought you would at least know that Cher was Cheryl!
DeleteI got 5/10, missed 3,4,6,7,9. 50% is okay with me.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You re okay about letting your country down?
DeleteI answered six correctly. I wavered between Gianni and Giovanni on the last one and went with the wrong answer.
ReplyDeleteLots of women wavered between Gianni and Giovanni then went for Casanova instead.
DeleteSix for me this time. Not too bad, but not exactly good, either. But then again, celebrities are not my specialty. By the way, it's not Michaelangelo, but Michelangelo. But I am sure you knew that and it was just a typo.
ReplyDeleteFor pointing out my stupidity you earn yourself an extra point!
DeleteOh dear, I only got 4! I knew Gordon and Lesley and 7 and 8 were lucky guesses.
ReplyDeleteMore revision required in future young lady!
DeleteOuch, only 4 - and even those were just guesses. I think I may have had a "hunch" with the first two (Sting and Cher) - but without the alternatives, I wouldn't have been able to dig the answers out of my brain. And with all the rest I had no clue at all. Just not the kind of facts that I tend to store in my memory!!
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it Monica but I feel that you have let the Swedish nation down.
DeleteIf I had claimed to have nailed them all, you'd probably by now have accused me of cheating! (and rightly so...)
Delete5/10, which is much better than I expected when I saw the picture at the top! I guessed 2, but knew 5, 6, 8 and 10!
ReplyDeleteThe picture at the top was AI generated. I will fix you a date with him if you wish.
DeleteDismal failure - just 4. Even my guesses were wildly out.
ReplyDeleteYou may require counselling Janice.
Delete2 wrong, and I was convinced Bono was Patrick just because he's Irish.
ReplyDeleteTee-hee! My little trick with Bono worked!
DeleteWhen I read yesterday’s post I thought it was a while since you had done a quiz and hoped you wouldn’t do one on the Grammys. This was close enough 6/10 for me
ReplyDeleteYour brain clearly does not function as well as it once did.
DeleteProbably very true
Delete6 correct, most were strategic guesses.
ReplyDeleteGuesses? That is what I would expect from a member of The American Saloon Bar Association.
Delete1. Sting is Gordon.
ReplyDelete2. Cher is Cheryl.
3. Eminem is Marshall.
4. Pele is Edson.
5. Twiggy is Lesley.
6. I haven't a clue but am sure it's not Roger.
7. Bono is Paul.
8. Rasputin is Grigori.
9. Rihanna is Robyn.
10. Versace is Gianni.
90%!!! Woo hoo!!
Well done Brainbox! That's the best score yet but why did you not have a guess at Caravaggio?
DeleteI thought they all sounded plausible except Roger, and I don't think I'd have guessed correctly!
Delete4 correct but I really just guessed at most of them
ReplyDeleteShhh! Your honesty is charming Ellen.
DeleteI did not know Pele or Rihanna.
ReplyDeleteI always read that Cher's real name was Cherilyn, but now I see on Wikipedia that this oft-reported factoid was never true. Her birth certificate says Cheryl. You learn something new every day!
"I did not know Pele or Rihanna"... No? I knew them well. We were at university together along with Joni Mitchell and Muhammad Ali.
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