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Different Name, Still the Same
This quiz is about people, places, and things that have had their names changed.
Quiz ID:
#30547
Fun:
(2.5)
Difficulty:
(2.4)
Category:
Other
Created By:
cnmne
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#1 What was the original name of the Frisbee?
Crazy Comet
Martian Meteor
Pluto Platter
Saturn Saucer
#2 What United States state capital city was formerly named Pig's Eye?
Lincoln, Nebraska
St. Paul, Minnesota
Little Rock, Arkansas
Helena, Montana
#3 By what name was the singing duo of Simon and Garfunkel previously known?
Tom and Jerry
Mason and Dixon
Chip and Dale
Paul and Art
#4 What Crayola Crayon color was formerly named Prussian Blue?
Cadet Blue
Midnight Blue
Sky Blue
Navy Blue
#5 What present-day African country was formerly known as Dahomey?
Senegal
Zimbabwe
Benin
Malawi
#6 What chemical element was originally known as brevium?
Nitrogen
Hafnium
Manganese
Protactinium
#7 By what name was the board game Scrabble formerly known?
Crosswits
Addiction
Lexico
Wordominoes
#8 In the United States, what was the original name of Acadia National Park?
Iroquois
Atlantic Seashore
Lafayette
Cadillac Mountain
#9 By what name are the Sandwich Islands now known?
Aleutian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Galapagos Islands
Marshall Islands
#10 What television series was originally titled "You'll Never Get Rich"?
Father Knows Best
Ozzie and Harriet
The Phil Silvers Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
#11 The dinosaur apatosaurus is now known as brontosaurus.
True
False
#12 The carbonated beverage 7Up was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.
True
False
#13 Gigantic, sister ship of Titanic, was renamed Britannic.
True
False
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