Who am I? Benjamin, Ben or Benny Quiz

Answer: Private Benjamin

Goldie Hawn is an American actress, director and producer. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Judy Benjamin in the 1980 movie "Private Benjamin". She did however receive an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1969 film "Cactus Flower".

Answer: Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan (1912-1997) was an American professional golfer. He won nine professional major championships and is considered to be one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game. He turned professional in 1930 and retired in 1971 winning 69 events during this period.

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was an American lawyer who became the 23rd President of the United States from 1889-1893. During the American Civil War he served as a Colonel in the Union Army. He was the grandson of the 9th president, William Henry Harrison.

Answer: Benny Hill

Benny Hill (1924-1992) was an English actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his slapstick comedy show "The Benny Hill Show" that aired in various forms from 1955-1991. The show was aired in over 140 countries.

Answer: Benny Andersson

Benny Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer and was a member of the Swedish pop group ABBA. Before ABBA, Benny and Björn Ulvaeus had been writing songs together and then they formed ABBA in 1972. The group's big breakthrough came when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo". After this the group received international fame and had many number one hits.

Answer: Ben Casey

Vince Edwards (1928-1996) was an American actor, singer and director. He is best remembered for his role as Dr. Ben Casey in the medical drama TV series "Ben Casey" (1961-1966). Ben Casey was a young, idealistic surgeon at the County General Hospital.

Answer: Regina Benjamin

Regina Benjamin is an American physician who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States from 2009-2013. She was also a former vice admiral in the U. S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The Surgeon General is nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S.Senate.

Answer: Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley is an English actor whose career has spanned over 40 years. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1982 movie "Gandhi".
The movie was nominated in 11 categories, winning 8 Oscars. He has appeared in numerous movies over the years and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 for his services to the British film industry.

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790) was on of the "Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician, inventor, scientist, author and diplomat. He was also a successful editor and printer in Philadelphia. He also held the position as the 1st United States Postmaster Genera (1775-1776), followed by United States Minister to France (1778-1785) and United States Minister to Sweden (1782-1783).

Answer: Jack Benny

Jack Benny (1894-1974) was an American comedian, violist, and actor on radio, television and film. Jack Benny was known for his uncanny timing and causing laughter with a pause, expression or a simple word. He always claimed that he was 39 years of age, regardless of his actual age. "The Jack Benny Program" was a TV series that ran from 1950-1965. His acting career ran from 1911-1974.

Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu has served as Prime Minister of Israel and before that the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. He was a member of the Israeli Defense Forces from 1967-1973 reaching the rank of captain before being discharged.
He entered politics in 1993 and became Israel's youngest Prime Minister in 1996 at the age of 46 years.

Answer: Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter. He began his career as a child actor and since then won his first Academy Award for Original Screenplay in 1997 for "Good Will Hunting". His second Oscar was in 2012 for Best Picture with "Argo". His younger brother is Casey Affleck, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Answer: Joel Benjamin

Joel Benjamin is an American chess Grandmaster. In 1998 the U.S.Chess Federation voted him as the "Grandmaster of the Year". At the age of 13 years he became the youngest-ever chess master, with the record being previously held by Bobby Fischer. That record has since been broken. He was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2008.

Answer: Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman (1909-1986) was an American jazz clarinetist, songwriter and bandleader who earned the nickname as the "King of Swing" in the 1930s. His band appeared in many movies during the 1930s and 1940s as a special act as a musical feature. His musical career began in 1926 and only ended the year of his death in 1986.

Answer: Ben Cartwright

Lorne Greene (1915-1987) was a Canadian actor, radio personality and singer. Although he appeared in a number of films he is best remembered as Ben Cartwright (the head of the family) in the western TV series "Bonanza" (1959-1973). A little known fact is that Lorne Greene had a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 list with the single "Ringo" in 1964.