Who am I? Samuel, Sam or Sammy. Quiz

Answer: Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was a Polish American film producer and an executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. He legally changed his name to Samuel Goldwyn (formerly known as Samuel Goldfish) when he partnered with Edgar and Archibald Selwyn to name their new enterprise Goldwyn Pictures.

The company was active from 1916-1924 and then it merged with two studios to form the major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The studio has become famous also through its iconic Leo the Lion trademark.

Answer: Sam Ryan

Sam Ryan is an American sportscaster and has been with the MLB Network since 2011. She appears on regular game productions as "The Rundown", "Quick Pitch" and other programs. She has previously worked with ESPN, Fox Sportsand CBS Sports.

Answer: Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy has played Test and ODI cricket for the West Indies. He is also a two time T20 World Cup winning captain. He has won Man of the Match awards in Tests, ODIs and T20 international cricket.

Answer: Samuel Adams

The name Samuel Adams as a beer was chosen by the Boston Beer Company in honour of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Samuel Adams (1722-1803). The brand name is often shortened to Sam Adams. The beer is a lager and was introduced in 1984 with an alcohol volume of 4.9%.

Answer: Sam Houston

Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American politician. He helped secure independence for Texas from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto (1836) which lasted a mere 18 minutes. He was the first and third President of the Republic of Texas. He became a U.S. Senator in 1845 and Governor of the State of Texas in 1859. He is the namesake of the city of Houston, Texas.

Answer: Seal

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 1963) is an English singer and songwriter best known by his stage name, Seal. He has won multiple awards in the music industry including best British Male Solo Artist (1992).

Answer: Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) was an American, singer, dancer, actor and comedian. He appeared in numerous movies, had his own TV variety show and had a number one hit on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 with "Candy Man" (1972). In 1954 he lost his left eye in a car accident and converted to Judaism some years later. Once when playing golf with Jack Benny he was asked "what is your handicap?".

He replied "Handicap? Talk about handicap! I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew". This became a signature comment of his other the years in numerous articles.

Answer: Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain (1574-1635) was a French explorer, navigator, soldier and diplomat. He made the first accurate map of the east Canadian coast, establishing settlements and founding Quebec City in 1608. He was also the first European to explore and describe the Great Lakes. He remains an important historical figure in Canadian history.

Answer: Sammy Sosa

Sammy Sosa is a former Dominican professional baseball player. He had an MLB career from 1989-2007 with five teams, most notably with the Chicago Cubs. He hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times.

Answer: Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. Sam started out as a scriptwriter of TV westerns including "Gunsmoke", "Have Gun- Will Travel" and "The Rifleman". He then wrote a number of screenplays and from there ventured into directing.

He reached international fame with "The Wild Bunch", "The Ballad of Cable Hogue", "Straw Dogs", "Junior Bonner" and "The Getaway". Later he director thrillers and a war movie.