Given an trivia question precisely answer the question with a word/phrase/name. External resources such as Wikipedia could be used to obtain the facts.

[Q]: The Seiges of Ladysmith and Mafeking were military actions during which war?
[A]: second boer war

[Q]: Which American big band leader had as his theme song, the tune, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You?
[A]: tommy dorsey

[Q]: Which historical figure has been played on film by Gerard Depardieu, Marlon Brando and Jim Dale?
[A]:
christopher columbus