How to rename or "copy" a latex environment

Question

I want to rename or "copy" the enumerate environment twice in order to have two different named enumerate environments. E.g.

\begin{questions}
   \item lorem ipsum
   \item lorem ipsum
\end{questions}

\begin{answers}
   \item lorem ipsum
   \item lorem ipsum
\end{answers}

Answer 1

Edit: Questionnaire time!

This solution sets a new command called \qanda, a modified version of this post by cgnieder and this question for placing a title.

The new command takes two arguments, but inside of each argument we have a potentially infinite list, so in the first argument you'll write the questions, while in the second one the answers, obviously in the same order.

Additionally the answers' list has been rotated but you can do what you want with it. Here's the output:

And here's the code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{rotating}

\setlist[enumerate]{itemsep=-1mm}

\NewDocumentCommand\qanda{>{\SplitList{;}}m>{\SplitList{;}}m}
  {
\paragraph{Questions:}
    \begin{enumerate}
      \ProcessList{#1}{ \insertq }
    \end{enumerate}
\vspace{2cm}
\begin{turn}{180}
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\paragraph{Answers:}
    \begin{enumerate}
      \ProcessList{#2}{ \inserta }
    \end{enumerate}
\end{minipage}
\end{turn}
  }
\newcommand\insertq[1]{\item #1}
\newcommand\inserta[1]{\item #1}

\begin{document}

\section*{Questionnaire}

And now some questions and (rotated) answers.

\qanda{% Questions
    What's the name of our star?;
    What planet comes after the Earth?}%
    {% Answers
    Sun;%
    Mars}%

\end{document}

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Original answer

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\newlist{questions}{enumerate}{3}
\setlist[questions]{label=\arabic*.}

\newlist{answers}{enumerate}{3}
\setlist[answers]{label=\arabic*.}

\begin{document}
\begin{questions}
   \item lorem ipsum
   \item lorem ipsum
\end{questions}

\begin{answers}
   \item lorem ipsum
   \item lorem ipsum
\end{answers}
\end{document} 

Answer 2

There are four ways how to copy an environment:

1. Using low-level copy. This is a true copy in the TeX's sense, but it's a non-LaTeXy solution. The environment answers is now independent from any re-definition of questions.

   \let\answers\questions
   \let\endanswers\endquestions
   

2. Using slightly higher-level copy. If questions is re-defined, so is answers automatically.

   \newenvironment{answers}{\questions}{\endquestions}
   

3. Using proper LaTeX groups too. Same as the previous, but an extra level of unnecessary grouping is added. I wouldn't recommend it.

   \newenvironment{answers}{%
     \begin{questions}%
   }{%
     \end{questions}%
   }
   

4. Defining the environment from scratch. If you define questions, you can define answers the same way:

   \newenvironment{questions}{BLA}{BLABLA}
   \newenvironment{answers}{BLA}{BLABLA}
   

   Or in case of environments defined by a special command, for instance:

   \newtheorem{questions}{BLA}
   \newtheorem{answers}{BLA}
   

Use the one which is most suitable for the task.