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Keeping Up with the Joneses

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Introduction:
"The name Jones is common in most English-speaking countries, and keeping up with them is a goal for many of us. The Jones boys (and girls) in this quiz have all set a pretty high standard. How many do you know?"


1. The name Robert (or Bob or Bobby) Jones has belonged to a number of people who did very well for themselves. Which of the following was not an achievement of someone so named?
    Receiving the Victoria Cross for courage at Rorke's Drift
    Having a university named after him
    Pitching major league baseball
    Writing the novel "From Here to Eternity"


2. Which Jones was Formula 1 World Champion in 1980?
    Jack Jones
    Barry Jones
    Tom Jones
    Alan Jones


3. Of the following, who did NOT win an Academy Award during the 20th century?
    Jennifer Jones
    Shirley Jones
    Carolyn Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones


4. Jones is often thought of as a Welsh name, but only one of the following was born in Wales. Which one?
    Colonel 'H' Jones, Falklands VC recipient
    Tom Jones, singer of "Delilah"
    John Paul Jones, American naval hero
    Inigo Jones, architect


5. Which of the following does NOT describe someone named David (or Dave or Davy) Jones?
    He starred in "The Monkees" on TV.
    He won the Grand Slam of Golf in 1930.
    He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in 1916.
    He directed the movie "84 Charing Cross Road".


6. Which author won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1952?
    James Jones
    Diana Wynne Jones
    Lloyd Jones
    Veda Boyd Jones


7. Which Jones counts among his credits writing for the British TV show "The Two Ronnies", directing a 1996 version of "The Wind in the Willows" and winning a Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize of the Jury in 1983?
    Dean Jones
    Spike Jones
    Terry Jones
    Freddie Jones


8. Which musician's career was cut short when he drowned at the early age of 27?
    Warren Jones
    Quincy Jones
    Brian Jones
    Spike Jones


9. Who, of the following, was NOT born with the surname Jones?
    Shirley Jones, actress
    David Bowie, singer and songwriter
    Chipper Jones, baseball player
    John Paul Jones, naval hero


10. Of the following pairs, only one is made up of two people who are blood relatives. Which pair?
    Allan Jones (actor/singer) and Jack Jones (singer)
    Quincy Jones (musician) and Andruw Jones (baseball)
    Carolyn Jones and Shirley Jones (actresses)
    Buckshot Jones and Parnelli Jones (auto racing)


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