Who am I? Kenneth, Ken or Kenny Quiz

Answer: Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda (b.1924) became the first President of Zambia when it gained independence from the United Kingdom in October 1964. He held the position from 1964-1991 until his party was beaten in a landslide victory by his opponent Frederick Chiluba in multiparty election. Under Kenneth Kuanda's leadership he led a one party state from 1973-1990.

Answer: Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey (1935-2001) was an American novelist best know for his novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1962. The novel was adapted to the stage in 1963 and then to the big screen in 1975 winning five Academy Awards. Ken was part of the Beat Generation of the 1950s, exploring American culture and politics in the post-war era and the hippie counterculture movement of the 1960s.

Answer: Ken Carson

Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson (1961-1967, 1969 - present) is the full name of Barbara Millicent "Barbie" Roberts boyfriend. Ken has been Barbie's boyfriend for most of the time he has been a character, with a short break in between. The doll's creator is Ruth Handler (1916-2002).

Answer: Jason Kenny

Jason Kenny (b. 1988) is a British track cyclist who has achieved six Olympic gold medals at three Olympic Games. At Beijing 2008 (1), London 2012 (3) and Rio de Janiero 2016 (2). He specialises in individual and team sprints.

Answer: Ken Follett

Ken Follett (b. 1949) is a Welsh writer of thrillers and historical best-seller novels. "Eye of the Needle" was adapted into a 1981 movie starring Donald Sutherland. Six of his novels have been made into television mini-series.

Answer: Kenneth More

Kenneth More (1914-1982) was an English actor of stage, film and television. Kenneth won a number of acting awards but he is best remembered for his role as the legless fighter pilot and POW, Douglas Bader, in the 1956 biographical film "Reach for the Sky".

He also appeared In many movies in a career spanning from 1935-1980 including "Genevieve", "Doctor in the House", "The Thirty-Nine Steps", "Battle of Britain" and "The Longest Day".

Answer: Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers (1938-2020) was a singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Kenny had a long career which included singing duos with Dolly Parton and Sheena Easton plus songwriting partnerships with Lionel Richie. Kenny's signature song is "The Gambler" which won him a Grammy Award in 1980. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

Answer: Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer and wrote one of the classics of children's literature being "The Wind in the Willows" (1908). In 1898 he also wrote the children's story "The Reluctant Dragon". Both of these books were later adapted for the stage and film. He also wrote "The Golden Age" (1895) and "Dream Days" (1898) which were also children's fiction.

Answer: Kenny Dalglish

Kenneth "Kenny" Mathieson Dalglish (b. 1951) is a former Scottish football player and manager. He played over 550 games for Celtic and Liverpool plus 102 games for Scotland. As a manager he took Liverpool (3) and Blackburn Rovers (1) to League titles. In 2018 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to football, charity and the City of Liverpool.

Answer: Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams (1926-1988) was an English actor who served in the Royal Engineers and when WWII finished he was in Singapore. It was here that he got interested and participated in revue shows. He started his professional career in London on the stage in 1948.

He appeared in a number of radio and television comedies, however, he is best remembered for his roles in 26 of the 31 "Carry On" films from 1958-1978.