TWIN QUIZ
one point for each correct answer
What chewing gum used identical twins in their advertisements?
Doublemint
In the Harry Potter books, what are the first name of the Weasley Twins?
Fred and George
BONUS: Name another pair of twins from the Potter books
Padma and Pavarti Patil or Fabian and Gideon Prewett (unconfirmed if they were twins, but we think they were)
What sign of the Zodiac represents twins?
Gemini
BONUS: The name of this sign inspired a Saturday Night Live parody of Destiny's Child called _________________
Gemini's Twin
What two legendary twins founded Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Two Shakespearean comedies feature twins. Name them
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and TWELFTH NIGHT
In mythology, twins Castor and Pollux had a pair of sisters who were also twins who married a pair of brothers. One married Menelaus, King of Sparta, and famously left him for another man. The other married Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, and eventually murdered him. Name these twin sisters.
Helen (of Troy) and Clytemnestra
What popular series of children's novels featured two sets of twins in one family, Bert and Nan and siblings Flossie and Freddie?
The Bobbsey Twins
They were born Esther Pauline Friedman and Pauline Esther Friedman, but we know these twins by what pen names? (HINT: Both had long running newspaper columns)
"Ann Landers" and "Dear Abby"
What were the powers of the Wonder Twins from The Superfriends?
One could turn into any animal and one could turn into any form of water
BONUS: What were their names
Jayna (animals) and Zan (water)
Who played twins in the original The Parent Trap?
Haley Mills
BONUS: Who played the twins in the 1998 remake?
Lindsay Lohan
What former NFL star and current broadcaster has an identical twin (who also played in the NFL), and will soon become the father of twins? (HINT: He's been in the news latelty because he's divorcing his 8-month pregnant wife to be with a much younger woman ... yeah, he's kind of a jerk)
Tiki Barber
Which of the following celebrities have a twin brother or sister?
Mario Andretti
Jose Canseco
Aaron Carter
Vin Diesel
Joseph Fiennes
Linda Hamilton
Ryan Howard
Scarlett Johansson
Ashton Kutcher
Alanis Morissette
Giovanni Ribisi
Isabella Rossellini
Kiefer Sutherland
Billy Dee Williams
They all do.
Which of these TV shows did NOT have a pair of twins as its central characters?
Beverly Hills 90210
The Patty Duke Show
Sister Sister
The Suite Life of Zach and Cody
The Patty Duke show featured "identical cousins" Patty and Cathy Lane
Match the names from Column A to their twins in Column B (sorry, you don't get last names in Column B, exept in one case, where the character's first name is unknown)
Column A
Luke Skywalker (Star Wars movies)
Austin Powers (Austin Powers movies)
Phoebe Buffay (Friends)
Patty Bouvier (The Simpsons)
Dot Flagstone (Hi and Lois comic strip)
Column B
Ursula
Ditto
Evil
Leia
Selma
Luke and Leia, Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, Phoebe and Ursula, Patty and Selma, Dot and Ditto
JUST TAKE A GUESS!
Within five years, how old are the oldest living twins in Britan?
110
Within two inches, how tall are the tallest living twins?
7'6"
That was one game, here's the other one.
FILL IN THE BLANK
with a phrase including the word "baby" "babies" "twin" or "twins"
with a phrase including the word "baby" "babies" "twin" or "twins"
When baseball's Washington Senators moved to the Midwest, they became ____________
The Minnesota Twins
1964 hit by the Supremes ________________
"Baby Love"
Marty McFly was in the parking lot of the ______________________ when he traveled back in time to 1955 in Back to the Future
Twin Pines Mall (in 1955 he ran over one of the pines and when he returned to 1985 the mall had become the Lone Pine Mall)
In a popular early-90s TV series, Kyle MacLachlan was an FBI agent investigating the murder of Laura Palmer in _____________
Twin Peaks
In 1975, Boston Red rookie sensations Fred Lynn and Jim Rice were known as the ____________________
Gold Dust Twins
This song, a duet about a wintery night, has become a holiday standard _______________
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Haitian dictator "Papa Doc" Duvalier was succeeded by his son who was known as ________________
"Baby Doc" Duvalier
Due to high birth rates, the years between 1946 and 1960 are known as the _______________
Baby Boom
Married couples in TV sitcoms of the 50s and 60s usually slept in ______________
Twin Beds
Stephen Sondheim song from the 1971 Broadway hit FOLLIES _________________
"Broadway Baby"
A double play in baseball is also known as a ______________________
Twin Killing
His porridge was "just right" __________________
Baby Bear
Twins with an alleged psychic bond are said to be ____________________ named after a Mediterranean island and characters in a novel by Alexandre Dumas
Corsican Twins
If an actor is playing two roles in a soap opera and the second character has a goatee or eyepatch, he is probably the first character's _______________
Evil Twin
1987 Diane Keaton comedy __________________
Baby Boom
So, yeah, a tricky quiz. But, hey, people had to WORK for that Toblerone bar that we gave out as a prize.
So, how did you do?
Fun! I did pretty well, but of course missed any question that had to do with sports.
ReplyDeleteWhat Alison said. Although I did correctly guess "Minnesota Twins" (the only alternative would have been something like "Omaha Babies"...)
ReplyDeleteAnd I am not embarrassed to acknowledge that knew the complete Twin Pines Mall/Lone Pine Mall answer without even thinking about it.
I still hate the answer to A double play in baseball is also known as a ______________________. I think that is totally inappropriate for a baby shower for twins.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a fair point, dear. Sorry to offend.
ReplyDelete