Who am I? Ralph, Rolf, Ralf or Rolfe Quiz

Answer: Ralph Boston

Ralph Boston (b. 1939) is a former American athlete who became the first person to exceed 27 feet (8.2m) in the long jump. He won a complete set of Olympic medals with gold in Rome 1960, silver in Tokyo 1964 and bronze in Mexico 1968.

Answer: Rolf Gruber

In the stage and film version of "The Sound of Music" it was the character of Rolf Gruber who becomes the love interest of Liesl Von Trapp, the eldest of the Von Trapp children. He eventually betrays the family as they are trying to escape from Austria.

Answer: Ralph Kramden

Ralph Kramden was a fictional character portrayed by Jackie Gleason in the television sitcom "The Honeymooners" (1955-56). The series followed the lives of bus driver Ralph, his wife Alice ( Audrey Meadows), his best friend Ed Norton (Art Carney) a sewage worker and his wife Thelma (Joyce Randolph).

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American philosopher, lecturer and poet. He was a firm believer in "Individualism", which promote's the use of one's goals and desires to develop complete independence and self-reliance. He was a lecturer and orator and was honoured in the USA with a postage stamp which was issued in 1940.

Answer: John Rolfe

John Rolfe (1585-1622) was an early English settler in North America. He is believed to be one of the first to cultivate tobacco as a crop in Virginia. He married Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, a native leader, in 1614. They had a son, Thomas (1615-1680) who spent most of his life in England but returned to Virginia in 1635 and became a plantation owner.

Answer: Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader (b. 1934) is an American political activist, author, lawyer and presidential candidate. He has been involved in consumer protection, environmental and government reform issues. He has supported or been affiliated with a number of different political parties. He has ran for President of the USA on several occasions as a candidate for different parties.

Answer: Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner (1922-2014) is a former MLB player and broadcaster. During his player career (1946-1955) he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He was the NL home run leader from 1946-1952 and finished his career with 369 home runs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

Answer: Rolf M. Zinkernagel

Rolf M. Zinkernagel (b. 1944) is a Swiss Professor of Immunology at the University of Zurich. In 1996, it was his work of how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Answer: Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris (b. 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career included being a singer, songwriting, actor, comedian and painter. He played a varying range of instruments and in 2005 painted an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. However, that international career was torn to sheds in 2014 when he was convicted and sentenced to gaol of sexual assault on minor-aged girls during the 1970s and 1980s.

His career came to an abrupt in 2014 end and he was released from gaol in 2017.

Answer: Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher (b. 1975) is a former Formula One driver winning six Grand Prix races from 1997-2007. All of his Formula One victories were with the Williams F1 team from 1999-2004. He is the younger brother of the seven time World Formula One Driving Champion, Michael Schumacher.