Sligo Weekender

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

REAL NAMES OF CELEBRITIE­S

- (By Alan Finn)

1. Norma Jean Baker, one of the world’s most recognisab­le faces of the 1950s and 1960s, was better known by what name?

2. Roy Scherer Jr was the birth name of which popular actor who appeared in movies such as ‘Giant’?

3. On the advice of his agent, Maurice Joseph Micklewhit­e adopted which stage name to further his now legendary acting career?

4. Which music star of the 1980s was born George O’Dowd?

5. Sandra Goodrich is the real name of which Eurovision winner?

6. Ninnian Yule Jr was the birth name of which star of Hollywood’s golden era?

7. Paul Hewson is better known by which stage name?

8. Stefani Germanotta is the real name of which singer-songwriter?

9. Which musician from Northern Ireland was born Declan McManus?

10. Frances Gumm was the real name of which Hollywood actress?

11. Which ‘North by Northwest’ actor’s real name was Archibald Leach?

12. Robyn Fenty is the real name of which Barbados-born singer?

13. Which famous footballer’s real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento?

14. Neta-Lee Hershlag is the real name of oscar-winning actress?

15. Pop star Peter Gene Hernandez is better known by what stage name?

16. Which British actress was born Helen Lydia Mironoff?

17. Iconic profession­al wrestler Terry Bollea has been better known by what name since the 1980s?

18. Cherilyn Sarkisian is the real name of which singer and actress who has been active since the 1960s?

19. Seventies icon Lee Jun-fan was better known by what name?

20. Krishna Pandit Bhanji, an Oscar-winning actor, is better known by what name?

21. Famed for dancing skills, Frederick Austerlitz was known by what stage name?

22. Clare Woodgate is the real name of which ‘Sex & The City’ actress?

23. Legendary British singer Mary O’Brien was known profession­ally by what name?

24. Michael Douglas is the real name of which actor who unsurprisi­ngly changed his name as there were already two establishe­d stars who shared that name?

25. Illusionis­t Erik Weisz was better known by what stage name?

26. Irish singer Christophe­r Davison is better known profession­ally by what name?

27. Mark Sinclair is the birth name of which action movie star?

28. Demetria Guyne is better known to cinema-goers by which name?

29. Edmund Enright is the real name of which Offalyborn singer-songwriter?

30. Which famous lead singer of the 1970s and 1980s was born Angela Trimble?

31. Eric Marlon Bishop is the real name of which Hollywood star of the past two decades?

32. Which film and TV actor was born Carlos Estevez?

33. Steveland Judkins is the real name of which iconic Motown star?

34. Which actress, best known for her starring roles in the 80s and 90s, was born Margaret Hyra?

35. Chaim Witz, a frontman famous for his band’s elaborate live performanc­es, is known profession­ally by what name?

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