George or Not George?
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Culture Club was led by the flamboyant Boy George, whose real first name is:
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ANSWER: His full legal name is George Alan O'Dowd. His full legal name is George Alan O'Dowd.
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What was the real first name of the author who wrote the novels Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm?
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Not George
ANSWER: George Orwell's real name was Eric Arthur Blair. George Orwell's real name was Eric Arthur Blair.
3 of 10
Which member of the Beatles caused a break in filming of the documentary Let It Be when he temporarily quit the band in January 1969?
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Not George
ANSWER: Several scenes depict Harrison's inability to mend the growing rift between Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Several scenes depict Harrison's inability to mend the growing rift between Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
4 of 10
Name the 3rd-century CE Christian saint who (according to legend) liberated a town by killing the dragon that terrorized it.
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ANSWER: The story is called - no surprise - St. George and the Dragon. The story is called - no surprise - St. George and the Dragon.
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What was the real first name of the late piano master and entertainer "Lee" Liberace?
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Not George
ANSWER: Lee's first name was Wladziu. He did have an older brother named George, and was known for saying "I wish my brother George were here" when performing. Lee's first name was Wladziu. He did have an older brother named George, and was known for saying "I wish my brother George were here" when performing.
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On the TV sitcom Wings, counter attendant and announcer Fay had three late ex-husbands, all of whom were named:
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Not George
ANSWER: They were George Dumbly, George DeVay, and George Cochran. They were George Dumbly, George DeVay, and George Cochran.
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The most common first name among former U.S. presidents is:
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Not George
ANSWER: Three presidents (Washington and the two Bushes) were named George, while six presidents (Buchanan, Carter, Garfield, Madison, Monroe, Polk) were named James. Three presidents (Washington and the two Bushes) were named George, while six presidents (Buchanan, Carter, Garfield, Madison, Monroe, Polk) were named James.
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Former heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman named many of his kids George. What is his father's name?
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ANSWER: George's stepfather is J.D. Foreman, while Leroy Moorehead was his biological father. George's stepfather is J.D. Foreman, while Leroy Moorehead was his biological father.
9 of 10
The father of Britain's current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was named King...
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ANSWER: He was King George VI (focus of the film The Kings Speech). He was King George VI (focus of the film The Kings Speech).
10 of 10
Whose face appears on the obverse of the most common denomination of coin produced annually by the U.S. mint?
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ANSWER: More than twice as many pennies (with Lincoln's image) are minted than quarters (with Washington's image) every year. More than twice as many pennies (with Lincoln's image) are minted than quarters (with Washington's image) every year.