Famous Personalities and Tech Founders - Real Names Quiz

Jeff Hardy, the professional wrestler, was born Jeffrey Nero Hardy. He is known for his work in WWE and TNA wrestling. His legal birth name is Jeffrey Nero Hardy.

Rey Mysterio, the masked luchador wrestler, was born Oscar Gutiérrez. He performs under the ring name Rey Mysterio. His birth name is Oscar Gutiérrez Rubio (though often just Gutiérrez).

Eminem, the rapper, was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III. He is one of the best-selling music artists. His legal birth name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III.

50 Cent's birth name is Curtis James Jackson III, making option C correct. The other options are real names of different celebrities: Leslie Sabastian Charles is Billy Ocean, Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere is Cher, and Clifford Price is Mr. Probz.

Mark William Calaway is the birth name of the WWE wrestler known as 'The Undertaker.' Priscilla White was Cilla Black, Harry Webb was Cliff Richard, and Eric Blair was George Orwell (author's pseudonym).

Sonia Gandhi's birth name is Sonia Antonia Maino, so option B is correct. She was born in Italy and later became an Indian citizen. The name 'Maino' is her maiden name, while 'Gandhi' comes from her marriage into the Gandhi family.

Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, which anglicizes to Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, making option A correct. She was born in Skopje (now North Macedonia) to Albanian parents. The other names appear to be fictional or incorrectly attributed.

Kannadasan, the renowned Tamil poet and lyricist, was born as A. L. Muthiah, making option C correct. He adopted the pen name 'Kannadasan' later in life. The name 'Kannadasan' means 'friend of Tamil' and reflects his dedication to Tamil literature.

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, making option A correct. He was India's 11th President and a renowned scientist. The name reflects his Tamil Muslim heritage. Option D is incomplete as it omits his middle names.

Hulk Hogan's legal name is Terry Gene Bollea, making option A correct. The other names belong to different celebrities: Tara Patrick is Carmen Electra, and Robert Allen Zimmerman is Bob Dylan. Hogan is one of the most famous professional wrestlers in WWE history.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's full name is Dwayne Douglas Johnson, so option B is correct. He transitioned from WWE wrestling to Hollywood acting. Option A is David Kotkin (David Copperfield), and D is Curtis Jackson (50 Cent).

Nicolas Cage was born Nicholas Kim Coppola, but changed his name to avoid association with his famous uncle Francis Ford Coppola. Option B ('Nicolas Coppola') is close but not his exact birth name. The other names: Paul Hewson is Bono, and Brian Warner is Marilyn Manson.

Tom Cruise's full birth name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, making option A correct. The 'Mapother' surname is his family name, and he is the fourth in his family line to bear the name. He shortened it to 'Cruise' for his stage name.

Demi Moore is a stage name she adopted for her acting career. Her legal birth name is Demetria Gene Guynes, which is what appears on her birth certificate. The other options are birth names of other celebrities (Declan McManus is Elvis Costello, Arnold George Dorsey is Engelbert Humperdinck).

Shiv Nadar founded HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited) in 1976. He is a prominent Indian industrialist in the IT sector. The incorrect options are either garbled names (Hari Nadar) or names of unrelated individuals (Gopal Krishnan is a different person, Henry Clement Louie is not relevant).

Azim Premji is the founder of Wipro, which he transformed from a vegetable oil company into a global IT giant. Shiv Nadar founded HCL, not Wipro. The other incorrect options (Prakash Jain, Goutam Menon) are not associated with Wipro's founding.

N.R. Narayana Murthy co-founded Infosys in 1981 along with six other engineers. He is one of India's most respected technology entrepreneurs. Pitamber Bhat is a Kashmiri politician, Naresh Goyal founded Jet Airways, and A.R. Rahul is not a recognized founder.

Jerry Yang and David Filo founded Yahoo in 1994 while they were graduate students at Stanford University. The company name is an acronym for 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.' The other options are garbled or nonsensical text.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford. They developed the PageRank algorithm that revolutionized search. The company name is a play on 'googol' - the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.