Celebrity Name Game - MSN Encarta

American writer and humorist Samuel Clemens adopted which pen name from a term commonly used in riverboating?

Robert Fathom

Hart Crane

Mark Twain

Which magician, born Ehrich Weiss, cemented his reputation for genius with amazing escape tricks?

Penn Gillette

David Copperfield

Harry Houdini

Which contemporary pop singer, who once performed as half of a musical duo with her spouse, was born Anna Mae Bullock?

Cher

Tina Turner

Toni Tennille

Comedic actor Albert Brooks shares a birth name with which famous 20th-century physicist?

Edward Teller

Albert Einstein

Richard Feynman

Which 20th-century American opera singer changed her name from Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos to one that was decidedly less of a mouthful?

Maria Callas

Beverly Sills

Joan Sutherland

Which film actor, best known for performances in action-packed Westerns, changed his given name of Marion Michael Morrison to one that's a little more tough and manly?

Clint Eastwood

Rock Hudson

John Wayne

Which 20th-century actor, dancer, and singer, best known for her work in musical films, changed her given name of Frances Gumm?

Ethel Merman

Judy Garland

Julie Andrews

Which former Michigan football player and United States president was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., in 1913?

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Humphrey Bogart's on- and off-screen costar, the smart and sultry actress born Betty Jane Perske, adopted which name for Hollywood?

Katharine Hepburn

Carole Lombard

Lauren Bacall

Which famed musician and songwriter, who began his career as a singer and guitarist in the folk tradition, was born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota?

Woody Guthrie

Bob Dylan

Eric Clapton