Who am I? Stewart or Stuart Trivia Quiz

Answer: James Stewart

James Maitland Stewart (1908-1997) was an American actor who also had a distinguished military career during WWII. He was nominated five times for an Academy Award for Best Actor, winning only once for his portrayal of Macaulay "Mike" Connor in the 1940 romantic comedy "The Philadelphia Story" opposite Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.

Answer: Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart (b. 1939) is a former Scottish Formula One racing driver. He competed in Formula One from 1965-1973 with 27 wins and winning the Formula One Drivers Championship in 1969, 1971 and 1973. He was nicknamed the "Flying Scot".

Answer: Stuart Little

E. B. White (1899-1985) was an American author of popular books for children. "Stuart Little" was his first book for children which was published in 1945. It is a fantasy novel about a mouse-like human boy named Stuart Little. The novel has been adapted into three animated films with Michael J. Fox as the voice of Stuart Little, with Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis as Mr. and Mrs. Little.

Answer: Helen J. Stewart

Helen Jane Stewart (1854-1926) was a Nevada pioneer and although originally from Illinois, she moved to Las Vegas Valley with her husband and children in 1882. Her husband was shot and killed by a neighbour in 1884 and while raising her five children she eventually became the largest landowner in Lincoln County, Nevada and also became the first postmaster of Las Vegas.

She remarried in 1903 and became an important part of the political, social and business circles. She donated land for the Las Vegas Grammar School which became the first public school to be attended by Native Americans; Stewart Avenue in downtown Las Vegas is named after her.

She is considered the "first Lady of Las Vegas".

Answer: Stuart Sutcliffe

Stuart Sutcliffe (1940-1962) was the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. He and John Lennon had first thought of the name "Beetles" as it was similar to the name of Buddy Holly and the Crickets. However, John changed it to Beatles as he liked the word "beat". Stuart left the band in 1961 while in Hamburg, Germany and enrolled at the Hamburg College of Art. He suffered from severe headaches and while at the school one day he collapsed and died due to a brain haemorrhage. However, not to be forgotten, his photo does appear on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

Answer: Alana Stewart

Alana Stewart (b. 1945) is an American actress and former model. Her first husband was actor George Hamilton from 1972-1975 and they had a son, Ashley (b. 1974). She was then married to rock star Rod Stewart (his first marriage) from 1979-1984 having a daughter, Kimberly (b. 1979) and a son, Sean (b.1980). Alana Stewart was born Alana Kaye Collins and on occasion has used the professional names of Alana Collins, Alana Collins-Hamilton, Alana Hamilton and is most commonly known as Alana Stewart.

Answer: Stuart Roosa

Stuart Roosa (1933-1994) was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot and astronaut. He was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 which was in early 1971 and the third mission to land astronauts on the moon. Based on crew rotations he was also a backup Command Module Pilot for the missions of Apollo 16 and 17.

Answer: Stuart Bingham

Stuart Bingham (b. 1976) is a professional snooker player. In 1996 as a 20 year old he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship in New Zealand and nearly 20 years later in 2015, he won the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stuart has won the Welsh, English, Gibraltar and Australian Goldfields Open's and in January 2020, The Masters.

Answer: Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger (1913-1993) was an English actor who played leading roles in the 1940s and 1950s. He usually had romantic and heroic roles in such movies as "Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945), "King Solomon's Mines" (1950), "The Wild North" (1953), "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952) and "Beau Brummell" (1964). He appeared opposite leading ladies in Vivien Leigh, Jean Simmons, Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth and Grace Kelly.

Answer: Stuart Symington

Stuart Symington (1901-1988) was a businessman and politician from Missouri. In 1945 he moved from the business world into politics and became the 1st US Secretary of the Air Force from 1947-1950. From 1953-1976 he was a United States Senator from Missouri.