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Sammy Davis Jr.

written by: amargi
 
Sammy did it all - dance, sing and act. What an amazing entertainer, what a career!

Question 1:


Sammy Davis Jr. was performing professionally by the age of four.
True
False

Question 2:


Sammy Davis Jr. and Sammy Davis Sr. were part of a dance trio. Who was the third party?
Will Mastin
Stepin' Fetchit
John Bubbles
Charles 'Honi' Coles

Question 3:


Sammy Davis Jr. made his stage debut at an early age. There were laws against someone Sammy's age working professionally, (plus he should have been in school), so to get around this, he was billed as which of the following?
Little Sam - The Tap Dance Man
Silent Sam - The Dancing Midget
Small Sammy - The Singing Dwarf
Big Sam - The Little Man

Question 4:


Is it true that Will Mastin was Sammy Davis Jr.'s uncle?
Yes
No

Question 5:


Sammy Davis Jr. played the trumpet and the drums along with everything else he did on stage. He learned to play these instruments from his dad and Will Mastin.
False
True

Question 6:


Sammy Davis Jr. was too young to enlist when WWII broke out, but he was drafted later. What going away gift did he receive his from dad and Will ?
a gold star of David
a new suit
a gold watch
a new pair of tap shoes

Question 7:


Because Sammy Davis Jr.'s education didn't qualify him for any of the army's special schools, they just kept sending him back to basic training over and over.
True
False

Question 8:


Sammy Davis Jr. starred on Broadway more than once, but which of these was his first show there?
Bye Bye Birdie
Stop the World - I want to Get off
Golden Boy
Mr. Wonderful

Question 9:


In 1958 Sammy Davis Jr. made this film about a woman of ill-repute.
Porgy and Bess
Carmen Jones
Of Love and Desire
Anna Lucasta

Question 10:


What multi-talented performer urged Sammy Davis Jr. to include comedy and impressions into the group's act?
Mickey Rooney
Humphrey Bogart
Jerry Lewis
Frank Sinatra

Question 11:


After years of hard work, 'The Will Mastin Trio - Featuring Sammy Davis Jr.', officially 'made it big'. At what famous nightclub did this momentous event occur?
The Trocadero
Mocambo's
The Coconut Grove
Ciro's

Question 12:


How many times was Sammy Davis Jr. married?
6
5
3
2

 


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