Are they a Rodney or Rod? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rod Laver

Rod Laver (b.1938) is a former Australian tennis player. With a career from 1956-1979 he started out as a amateur, turned professional and then was allowed to compete for Grand Slam titles when the Open Era commenced in 1969. He won the four Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur in 1962 and again as a professional in 1969.

Answer: Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger (1925-2002) was an American actor and starred in movies such as "On the Waterfront" (1954) and "The Pawnbroker" (1964). It was his role as Chief Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs in "In the Heat of the Night"(1967) that he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Answer: Caesar Rodney

Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) was an American lawyer, politician and soldier. He was a Congressman from Delaware and a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Answer: Rod Smith

Rod Smith (b. 1970) is a retired NFL wide receiver who played 13 seasons with the Denver Broncos (1994-2007). He was a Super Bowl champion with the Broncos in 1998 and 1999.

Answer: Rodney Trotter

Rodney Trotter was a fictional chatacter played by Nicholas Lyndhurst in the British TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses" for seven seasons in the 1980s with 64 episodes. There were also spasmodic Christmas special editions from 1991-2003. Rodney Trotter played the half-brother to Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (David Jason).

Answer: Rodney Robert Porter

Rodney Robert Porter (1917-1985) was a British biochemist and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972. He shared the award with Gerald Edelman (1929-2014) who was an American biologist and their combined work was on the immune system.

Answer: Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart (b. 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. He has had numerous number one hits on the UK and US charts. "Maggie May" was his first number one hit in the UK and USA in 1971.

Answer: Rodney Marsh

Rodney Marsh (b.1944) is a retired former English footballer and coach. His career spanned the years from 1962-1977 with spells at Fulham, Queen's Park Rangers and Manchester City which also included nine appearances in the English National team. In retirement he has been a football coach, broadcaster and has appeared on a number of television reality shows.

Answer: Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) was a comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter and author. He was an actor of film and television and as a stand-up comedian he had the catchphrase of " I don't get no respect!".

Answer: Rod Carew

Rod Carew (b. 1945) was born in the Panama and played for 19 years in MLB with the Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and the Californian Angels (1979-1985). He was 18 times an All-Star and in 1977 was the American League MVP.