Are they a Smith or are they a Jones? Quiz

Answer: Jefferson "Jeff" Smith

James Stewart (1908-1997) was an American actor and military officer. He played the role of Jefferson "Jeff" Smith in the 1939 movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". The movie was a political comedy drama and was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning just one for Best Writing, Original Story.

Answer: Antony Armstrong-Jones

Antony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017) was British photographer and film maker. From 1960-1978 he was married to Princess Margaret, the younger sister to Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer: Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author. His classic "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" in 1776 and abbreviated to "The Wealth of Nations" was the first modern work of economics. It was a collective description of what builds a nation's wealth in terms of economics.

Answer: Edward J. Smith

Edward J. Smith (1850-1912) was a British Merchant Navy officer. He was the Captain of the RMS Titanic and perished when the 'unsinkable' liner went down on April 15, 1912 on its maiden voyage. He and over 1,500 others perished when the boat went down after being struck by a iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Answer: Davy Jones

Davy Jones (1945-2012) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He was a teen-idol when he appeared as the Artful Dodger in the London and Broadway musical "Oliver". He was a member of the American pop band, The Monkees (1965-1971) and starred in the TV series (1966-1968) of the same name. At the band's peak in 1967 it outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Answer: Casey Jones

Alan Hale Jr. (1921-1990) was an American film, stage and television actor. He portrayed the role of Casey Jones in the western TV series "Casey Jones" (1957-1958), based around the pioneering western railroads. There was an actual railroad engineer named Casey Jones (1863-1900) who was killed when he tried to stop his train from colliding with a freight train.

His heroism was popularised in a song "The Ballad of Casey Jones".

Answer: Michael Smith

Michael Smith (1932-2000) was a British-born Canadian biochemist and businessman. After completing a Ph.D. at the University of Manchester, England in 1956 he moved his research to Vancouver, Canada. In 1993 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Kary Mullis (USA) in molecular biology.

Answer: Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith is an American and former track and field athlete. He won the gold medal for the 200m at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. His black power salute with John Carlos (USA) on the victory podium is a famous photograph but caused considerable controversy throughout the Olympic movement.

The silver medal winner on that day was David Norman (Australia) and he wore the OPHR badge in support of Smith and Carlos. Smith and Carlos travelled to Melbourne, Australia in 2006 to be pallbearers at the funeral of David Norman.

Answer: David Jones

David "Deacon" Jones (1938-2013) was an American football defensive end in the NFL. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and the Washington Redskins. Because of his defensive skills he was nicknamed "the Secretary of Defense". He played in eight Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations winner the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in "The Fugitive" (1993). He played the role of U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the movie in pursuit of Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford). The film received seven Academy Award nominations winning just the one for Tommy Lee Jones.