Who Am I? Famous People Trivia Quiz

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This Who Am I? Famous People Trivia Quiz has 263 questions: 93 easy, 105 medium and 65 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.

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1. I can sing in the whistle register, the highest range of the voice. I have more US number-one songs than any other solo artist. I sang "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Who am I?

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   Mariah Carey

   That Christmas song first hit No. 1 in the US in 2019, 25 years after it came out.

2. I was born in Paris and moved to England at five. I became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and gave the HeForShe speech. I played Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter". Who am I?

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   Emma Watson

   She was cast at nine after her teacher recommended her.

3. I busked on the steps of a theatre in Stratford, Ontario. A manager discovered me by clicking on my YouTube videos. My 2010 hit "Baby" featured Ludacris. Who am I?

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   Justin Bieber

   "Baby" became one of the most-viewed videos on YouTube.

4. I wrote my most famous papers while working as a patent clerk in Bern. I was offered the presidency of Israel and turned it down. I came up with E = mc² and the theory of relativity. Who am I?

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   Albert Einstein

   His Nobel Prize was for the photoelectric effect, not relativity.

5. At 19 I became Nashville's youngest news anchor and its first Black woman anchor. I founded a leadership academy for girls in South Africa. I hosted the most famous daytime talk show for 25 years. Who am I?

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   Oprah Winfrey

   She once gave every member of her studio audience a car.

6. I was a footballer on trial at Rangers before an injury. My restaurants have earned many Michelin stars. I shout at chefs on "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares". Who am I?

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   Gordon Ramsay

   Those TV shows made him one of the most famous chefs in the world.

7. I was cast after producers spotted me at a London theatre. I played a farting corpse in "Swiss Army Man". I played the boy wizard Harry Potter. Who am I?

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   Daniel Radcliffe

   He was 11 when he was cast, and he later starred on Broadway.

8. I trained at a Peking Opera school as a boy. I worked as a stuntman in Bruce Lee films. I starred in "Rush Hour" with Chris Tucker and in the "Police Story" films. Who am I?

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   Jackie Chan

   He holds the Guinness record for most stunts by a living actor.

9. I won the first Grammy for rap performance. I played the genie in the live-action "Aladdin". I starred in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Men in Black". Who am I?

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   Will Smith

   He later won an Oscar for King Richard.

10. I went viral by filming myself counting to 100,000. I sell a chocolate brand called Feastables. I am the most-subscribed YouTuber in the world. Who am I?

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    MrBeast

    He also recreated Squid Game for real.

11. I began my career on the kids' show "Barney & Friends". I founded the make-up brand Rare Beauty. I played Alex Russo in "Wizards of Waverly Place". Who am I?

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    Selena Gomez

    She later starred in Only Murders in the Building, and Rare Beauty made her a billionaire.

12. My brother and I recorded my first album in his small bedroom. I sang the James Bond theme "No Time to Die". I won an Oscar for "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie". Who am I?

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    Billie Eilish

    At 18 she swept the four main Grammy awards.

13. I have hosted the Tony Awards four times. I played P. T. Barnum in "The Greatest Showman". I played the clawed mutant Wolverine. Who am I?

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    Hugh Jackman

    He played Wolverine from 2000 to 2024.

14. I drove a truck before I made films. I made a solo dive to the deepest point in the ocean. I directed "Titanic" and "Avatar". Who am I?

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    James Cameron

    He reached the Challenger Deep, the ocean's deepest point, in 2012.

15. I threw a party for time travellers and sent the invitations afterwards. I held the same Cambridge professorship as Isaac Newton. I wrote "A Brief History of Time". Who am I?

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    Stephen Hawking

    Nobody came, which he joked was proof that time travel isn't possible.

16. I grew up poor in London and performed in music halls as a boy. I mocked Hitler in "The Great Dictator". I played "the Tramp" with a bowler hat, cane and moustache. Who am I?

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    Charlie Chaplin

    The Tramp became cinema's first global icon.

17. I learnt Sanskrit to read the Bhagavad Gita in the original. I ran the Los Alamos lab that built the first atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy played me in a 2023 Christopher Nolan film. Who am I?

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    J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Nolan's 2023 film about him won Best Picture.

18. I ran the Royal Mint and chased counterfeiters. I built the first practical reflecting telescope. A falling apple is said to have inspired my theory of gravity. Who am I?

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    Isaac Newton

    His laws of motion became the basis of classical physics.

19. I fed pigeons in New York and loved one white pigeon in particular. I worked for Thomas Edison before we became rivals. I developed the alternating current system, and an electric car brand is named after me. Who am I?

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    Nikola Tesla

    His alternating current won the "war of the currents".

20. My memoir is called "Born a Crime". I hosted the Grammy Awards several years in a row. I am the South African comedian who hosted "The Daily Show". Who am I?

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    Trevor Noah

    His birth was illegal under apartheid, which is why his memoir has that title.

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