His Name Is Stephen or Steven...Maybe Stefan? Quiz

Answer: Steve Biko

Steve Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa in the 1960s. He adopted the slogan "black is beautiful" and sought to empower urban blacks. Arrested in August, 1977, he died a month later from beatings incurred while in police custody.

Answer: Steve Miller

Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steve Miller's parents were friends with Les Paul, the man who invented the electric guitar. Paul encouraged young Steve, who showed an early liking for the instrument. After the family moved to Texas, Miller started a band and taught his brother how to play the bass guitar. He also taught some chords to classmate William "Boz" Scaggs so he could join Miller's band. He formed the Steve Miller Band in 1966; their successful years lasted through the late 1980s.

Answer: Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert originally planned to be an actor, but discovering the Second City improvisational group while at Northwestern University in Illinois, he turned his attention toward comedy. After writing for and appearing on several shows, he became a regular on Comedy Central's news-parody program "The Daily Show". That led to him getting his own show, "The Colbert Report" in 2006. In April, 2014 it was announced that Colbert would replace David Letterman as host of the "Late Show" on the CBS network after the latter's retirement.

Answer: Steve McGarrett

On the TV series "Hawaii Five-0", which ran from 1968 to 1980, one of Steve McGarrett's most-used lines was "Book him, Danno" said to character Danny "Danno" Williams (James MacArthur), one of the police officers on McGarrett's squad; it became a pop culture catch phrase. The show was remade starting in 2010. In one episode, the new McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) said the line to the new Danny Williams (Scott Caan) who replied "Oh, we're gonna start that again?"

Answer: Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills didn't get the job with the Monkees due to a conflict with his recording contract so he recommended Peter Tork for it. Stills went on to be a founder of Buffalo Springfield, then Crosby, Stills & Nash, and later they added Neil Young to make the group CSNY.

Answer: both of these

Stephen was a deacon of the early Christian church. Arousing the ire of synagogue leaders because of his sermons and preachings, he was stoned to death, becoming the first known person to die for Christianity. The Grateful Dead song "Saint Stephen" has nothing in common with the life of the saint but was one of the Dead's first songs to be accepted by a mainstream audience. It was included on the "Aoxomoxoa" album in 1969, with a live version released as a single record in 1970.

Answer: Stephane Grappelli

Beginning to play the violin at age 12, Stephane Grappelli had formal training but preferred to learn in his own way. He and guitarist Django Reinhardt founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. Playing solo and with many groups over the years, Grappelli was active in music well into his 80s.

Answer: Steve Austin

Steven James Anderson, who wrestled professionally in the 1990s under the name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is considered the World Wrestling Federation's biggest star. Officials of the WWE claim he made more money for the sport than anyone, including Hulk Hogan, the poster boy of professional wrestling in the 1980s.

Answer: Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster wrote over 200 songs, many of which are still popular over 150 years later. They include "My Old Kentucky Home" (which became the state song of Kentucky), "The Old Folks Back Home (which became the state song of Florida), "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races".

Answer: Steven Spielberg

In order to win a Boy Scout merit badge 12-year old Stephen Spielberg borrowed his father's movie camera and made a 9-minute Western movie. This led to a 40-plus-year career in which he directed blockbuster movies such as "Jaws" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". He later turned to more thoughtful movies such as "Schindler's List" (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director) and "Munich", about the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

In 1994, Spielberg and others formed DreamWorks Studios for the development of movies, video games and television programs.