Who am I? Samuel, Sam or Sammy: Part 2 Quiz

Answer: Sam Malone

Sam Malone is a fictional character and a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team and is the owner of the bar in the television sitcom series "Cheers" (1982-1993). The character of Sam Malone is played by Ted Danson and although the owner and bartender of the bar, he is a recovering alcoholic and womaniser. During the shows eleven seasons it received 111 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning 28.

Answer: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) is better known as Mark Twain, the writer, humourist and lecturer. His novels include "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). He has often been referred to as "the Father of American Literature".

Answer: Sammy Lee

Sammy Lee (1920-2016) was an American physician and Olympian. He served in the US Army Medical Corps from 1947-1955 and served in the Korean War. He also is a dual Olympic gold medalist winning gold in 1948 (London) and 1952 (Helsinki) in 10m platform diving.

Answer: Samuel Gerard

Deputy U. S. Marshal Samuel Gerard was a character in two movie, "The Fugitive" (1993) and "U. S. Marshals" (1998). The character in each movie was played by the American actor Tommy Lee Jones and it was for his performance in "The Fugitive" that he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Answer: Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse (1791-1872) was an American inventor and painter. He is known as the inventor of the single-wire telegraph system and the transmission of Morse code in telecommunications.

Answer: Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh (1914-2008) was an American professional footballer and coach. He played for the Washington Redskins from 1937-1952 winning the NFL Championship in 1937 and 1942. He was selected in the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team which was revealed in 2019.

Answer: Sam Snead

Sam Snead 1912-2002) was an American professional golfer from 1934-1987 and acquired the nicknames of " Slammin' Sammy" and "The Slammer". During his career he had 142 professional wins and 82 on the PGA Tour. He won seven major championships ( 3 x Masters, 3 x US PGA and 1 x The Open) and was runner-up four times in the US Open.

Answer: Sam Simon

Sam Simon (1955-2015) was an American writer, director, producer and who co-developed the TV series "The Simpsons". It was in 1989 together with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks that they developed the animated sitcom series. Sam Simon won nine Primetime Emmy Awards during his career for his television work.

Answer: Samuel Colt

Samuel Colt (1814-1862) was an American inventor, businessman and hunter. His business of firearms expanded in 1847 when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 of his revolvers during the American War with Mexico. His firearms were popular during the American Civil War as he supplied both the North and the South.

Answer: Sammy Cahn

Sammy Cahn (1923-1993) was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He collaborated in hit songs for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Doris Day. During his career he was nominated for 31 Academy Awards, winning the Oscar on four occasions with three of those songs sung by Frank Sinatra.

The first Oscar was for the song by Frank Sinatra "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954) in the film of the same title. The other Oscar songs were "All the Way" (1957) by Frank Sinatra in the movie "The Joker is Wild", "High Hopes" (1959) by Frank Sinatra in the movie "A Hole in the Head" and "Call Me Irresponsible" (1963) by Jackie Gleason in the movie "Papa's Delicate Condition".