Who am I? Richard, Dick, Richie or Ricky Quiz

Answer: Richard Burton

Richard Burton (1925-1984) was a Welsh actor who also had a baritone voice. He first established himself as a Shakespearean actor in the 1950s. In an acting career spanning over 40 years he was nominated nine times for an Academy Award, but was never successful. He was one of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands being married to her on two occasions 1964-1974 and 1975-1976.

Answer: Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke played the role of Rob Petrie in the TV series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966). Rob Petrie was the head comedy writer for a fictional comedy show. His wife in the series was Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie.

Answer: Richard Branson

Richard Branson is an English businessman who is the founder of the Virgin Group. He has dyslexia and did not have a successful academic career. However, he became an entrepreneur as a teenager with a student magazine and expanded into a mail-order record business. From there he went on to establish record stores and the Virgin label and eventually to the Virgin Atlantic airline and Virgin Money (a bank).

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000 for his services to business.

Answer: Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson (1940-1985) was an American actor, singer, musician and songwriter. He was a child actor on radio and television with his family on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". He has the distinction of having the first number one hit on the new US Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 with "Poor Little Fool". "Hello Mary Lou" never reached number one but is probably his most remembered song.

Answer: Richie Benaud

Richie Benaud (1930-2015) was an Australian Test cricketer who also captained the national team. He was an all-rounder having made test centuries and was one of the great leg spin bowlers in the history of the game. After retiring from cricket he became a respected personality behind the microphone of radio and television.

His commentary of the game gave pleasure to cricket followers for over 50 years.

Answer: Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin (1705-1739) was an English highwayman who was hanged for horse theft. After his death his exploits were romanticised as dashing and heroic and he became popular in ballads and the theatre. His actions were popularised in the theatre during the 18th and 19th centuries and he was brought to the screen of film and television in the 20th century.

Answer: Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer and conductor who is berst known for his operas. These operas included "Tristan und Isolde", "Die Walküre" and "Das Rheingold". The annual Bayreuth Festival, in Bayreuth, Germany, is a music festival dedicated to the operas of Wagner. The first festival took place in 1876.

Answer: Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard is a British singer, musician and actor. He is the third top selling record artist in the UK behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. It is estimated that his worldwide sales exceed 250 million.

Answer: Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton is a former British professional boxer who fought in the ring from 1997-2012. He won world championships at light-welterweight (multiple times) and one at welterweight. His record is 48 fights with 45 wins.

Answer: Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus is a former professional line-backer with the Chicago Bears (1965-1972). In his nine years of player he was invited eight times to the Pro Bowl. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. Once he retired from playing he became a celebrity endorse, broadcaster and actor.

Answer: Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) was an English stage and film actor plus filmmaker. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during WWII. His most notable film appearances where "The Great Escape# (1963), "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965), "The Sand Pebbles"(1988), "Jurassic Park" (1993) and the remake of "The Miracle on 34th Street" (1994).

He won two Academy Awards for the movie "Gandhi" (1982) as Best Picture and Best Director. Both he and his brother, David were knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer: Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over 100 million records. He co-wrote with Michael Jackson the 1985 charity single "We Are the World". He has had a number of chart toppers in the USA with ""Endless Love", "Truly", "All Night Long (All Night)", "Hello" and "Say You, Say Me".

Answer: Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums. It is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records that he is "the most successful pianist in the world". His range of music covers instrumental pop, classical, 'easy listening' and semi-classical.

Answer: Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw is a New Zealander and former national rugby captain of the All-Blacks. He captained the national team in 110 of his 148 test matches. He won the World Rugby Payer of the Year on three occasions. He also captained New Zealand to two successful World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015.

Answer: Dick Clark

Dick Clark (1929-2012) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known for hosting "American Bandstand" from 1957-1987. He is responsible for giving many new artists national exposure including Tina Turner, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder and Prince.