Who am I? HAROLD or HARRY. Trivia Quiz

Answer: Harold Holt

Harold Holt (1908-1967) was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia and served from January 26, 1966 - December 17, 1967. He disappeared while swimming and was last seen swimming, then being dragged under a wave, and was never seen again. Searchers failed to find his body in the Portsea area in the state of Victoria.

A memorial service was held in Melbourne on December 22, 1967 and was attended by US President, Lyndon Johnson, British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, Charles, Prince of Wales and a number of dignitaries from Asia. Harold Wilson (1916-1995) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976. Harry Atkinson (1831-1892) was the 10th Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions during the 19th century. Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957-1963.

Answer: Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan (1915-2011) was an American actor and director who had a career spanning six decades. He played the role of Colonel Potter in the" M*A*S*H" TV series from 1975-1983. He appeared in over 100 movies. Harold J. Stone (1913-2005) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor.

He appeared in numerous movies and made over 150 guest appearances on TV shows. Harry Cohn (1891-1958) was at one time the President of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Harry Guardino (1925-1995) was an American actor of film, stage, television and had an acting career from 1951-1993.

Answer: Harry Carson

Harry Carson is a former American footballer (inside line-backer) who played his entire career (1976-1988) with the New York Giants. He was a Super Bowl champion (XXI) and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. Harold Carmichael is also a former American footballer who played 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1971-1983) and one season with the Dallas Cowboys. Harry Newman (1909-2000) was an American football quarterback who played for the New York Giants (1933-1935) and the Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers (1936-1937). Harry "Bucky" Lew (1884-1963) was the first African-American professional basketball player when he joined the New England League in 1902 as an 18 year old.

He spent over 20 years in the sport as a player and general manager.

Answer: King Harold I - King of England

King Harold I (1016-1040) was the King of England from 1035-1040). He acquired the nickname as it meant that he was fleet of foot (very fast). King Harold II (1022-1066) also known as Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. His reign lasted only 10 months as he was killed in the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. Harald III (1015-1066) was King of Norway and was killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066. Harald V ascended to the throne as the King of Norway in 1991.

Answer: Harry Kroto

Harold Walter Krotoschiner (1939-2016) is better known as Harry Kroto was an English chemist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1996 and became Sir Harold Walter Kroto. Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd President of the United States from 1945-1953). Harry Hooper (1887-1974) was an MBL player from 1909-1925 playing with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

He was a World Series Champion on four occasions (1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918). He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. Harry Vardon (1870-1937) was a professional golfer who won the US Open in 1900 and six British Opens (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911 and 1914).

Answer: Harry Lyme

Joe Pesci played the role of Harry Lyme in the Christmas comedy movies "Home Alone", "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York". Many people associate Orson Welles with the character of Harry Lime from the 1949 British film noir "The Third Man". There was also a TV series titled "The Third Man" (1959-1965) with Michael Rennie playing the role of Harry Lime. Harry Callahan was played by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry series of movies in the 1970s and 1980s. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novel and Daniel Radcliffe portrays Harry Potter in the movies.

Sheriff Harry S. Truman is the Sheriff of Twin Peaks in the TV series "Twin Peaks" (1990-1991). The character of the Sheriff was played by Michael Ontkean.

Answer: Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.

Rock Hudson (1925-1985) was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. He was an American actor of film and television and was a prominent leading man in movies during the 1950s and 1960s. His career in television in the 1970s and 1980s was mainly in "McMillan & Wife" and "Dynasty".

He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "Giant" (1956). Harold Arlen (1905-1986) was born Hyman Arluck and was an American composer of over 500 songs. His most famous scores are "Over the Rainbow" (for which he won an Academy Award), "That Old Black Magic", "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)". Harold Jack Bloom (1924-1999) was an American television producer and screenwriter.

He received an Oscar nomination for his screenwriting for the movie "The Naked Spur" (1953).

His work in television included "Bonanza", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" and "Twelve O'Clock High".

Answer: Harold Sakata

Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata (1920-1982) was an American weightlifter, wrestler and film actor. He won a silver medal in the Light-heavyweight weightlifting event at the 1948 London Olympics. However, he is probably best remembered as "Oddjob" (the man with the sharpened steel rimmed bowler hat) in the 1964 James Bond movie "Goldfinger".

He won numerous wrestling events and appeared in nearly 20 movies. Harold Abrahams (1899-1978) was an English athlete who won the 100m sprint at the 1924 Olympics. His achievement was depicted in the 1981 movie "Chariots of Fire". Harold Snepsts is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played for 17 seasons in the NHL with four different teams. Most of his career was with the Vancouver Canucks. Harold Baines is a retired MLB designated hitter and right-fielder.

He career spanned 1980 -2001 with five teams in the American League. He was six times an All-Star.

Answer: Harold Bell Wright

Harold Bell Wright (1872-1944) was an American author of best-selling books - fiction, and non-fiction. He is said to have been the first American author to sell one million copies of a novel - "The Shepherd of the Hills"(1907). He wrote 19 books between 1902 and 1942 with many adapted into movies including Gary Cooper's first major movie "The Winning of Barbara Worth" (1926). "The Shepherd of the Hills" had been made into a movie on two previous occasions (1919 and 1928) but the 1941 adaptation was John Wayne's first film in Technicolor. Harold Robbins (1916-1997) was an American author of popular novels who had numerous best-sellers.

Many of his novels were adapted into movies including "Never Love a Stranger", "Stiletto", "The Carpetbaggers", " Nevada Smith", "The Betsy" and "The Lonely Lady". Harold McGrath (1871-1932) was an American best selling author and screenwriter.

Many of his novels were adapted into movies although most of them were during the silent movie era. Harold Lamb (1892-1962) was an American historian, short story writer, novelist and screenwriter.

He wrote fiction, non-fiction and historical novels. Many of these historical novels included stories about the Cossacks, the crusades, the Mongols and the Chinese of earlier centuries.

Answer: Harry Gregg

Harry Gregg is a former Northern Ireland footballer and manager. As a goal-keeper he played over 200 games for Manchester United from 1957-1966. At the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden he was chosen in the FIFA All-Star Team which was dominated by Brazilians. Harry Redknapp is a former English football player and manager.

He played most of his football at West Ham United. He managed Portsmouth to an FA Cup win in 2007-2008. Harry James (1919-1983) was an American musician and bandleader during the 1940s.

He was best known as a trumpet playing bandleader. His band featured in a number of films during the 1940s. Harry H. Corbett (1925-1982) was an English actor and is best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the long running British TV series "Steptoe and Son" (1962-1974).