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Famous Relatives Trivia Quiz

The relatives of many famous people have had fame of their own - or at least have enjoyed some time in the headlines. Check it out.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,764

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2498

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This writer was the son of a famous actor. His daughter married Charlie Chaplin. Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Edward Albee

William Inge

Tennessee Williams

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Question 2 of 10

2. This star's son was the victim of a kidnapping. Who was it? Hint

Frank Sinatra

Sammy Davis Jr.

Dean Martin

Peter Lawford

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Question 3 of 10

3. This US president had the misfortune of witnessing the accidental death of his child in a rail accident. Which president was it? Hint

Franklin Pierce

Millard Fillmore

Martin Van Buren

Chester Arthur

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Question 4 of 10

4. This president's son enjoyed a prominent career in law and politics. Hint

Washington

Jackson

Jefferson

Lincoln

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Question 5 of 10

5. This prominent psychologist's work was continued by his daughter. Who was it? Hint

Reich

Jung

Freud

Adler

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Question 6 of 10

6. This well-known author wrote 'Death, Be Not Proud', a tribute to his son who died young. Hint

John Gunther

John Updike

John Hersey

John O'Hara

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Question 7 of 10

7. This writer struggled with the death of his son in World War I. Who was it? Hint

Rudyard Kipling

Thomas Hardy

Robert Louis Stevenson

Sinclair Lewis

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Question 8 of 10

8. This entertainer was the subject of a 'Daddy Dearest' type book. Who was it? Hint

Bob Hope

Bing Crosby

Jerry Lewis

Milton Berle

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Question 9 of 10

9. This famous Civil War general was the son of a prominent figure in the American Revolution who was known as 'Light Horse Harry'. Who was it? Hint

Robert E Lee

Ulysses Grant

Stonewall Jackson

William Sherman

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Question 10 of 10

10. This author's 'letter to his father' reveals enormous father and son conflict. Who was it? Hint

Poe

Kafka

Wilde

Swinburne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This writer was the son of a famous actor. His daughter married Charlie Chaplin.

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

His father, James O'Neill, was a huge success on stage as 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. Daughter Oona married Chaplin - a much older man.

2. This star's son was the victim of a kidnapping. Who was it?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Frank Jr. was kidnapped - the biggest headlines of his life!

3. This US president had the misfortune of witnessing the accidental death of his child in a rail accident. Which president was it?

Answer: Franklin Pierce

Pierce and his wife witnessed the death of their child in a rail accident. They never fully recovered.

4. This president's son enjoyed a prominent career in law and politics.

Answer: Lincoln

Robert Lincoln, the surviving son, went on to have a political career on the national stage. He would also have some contact with subsequent presidential shootings.

5. This prominent psychologist's work was continued by his daughter. Who was it?

Answer: Freud

Anna Freud, a chip off the old block - and the only one of Freud's kids who followed in father's footsteps.

6. This well-known author wrote 'Death, Be Not Proud', a tribute to his son who died young.

Answer: John Gunther

His son was dying of cancer.

7. This writer struggled with the death of his son in World War I. Who was it?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Kipling's son was killed in action.

8. This entertainer was the subject of a 'Daddy Dearest' type book. Who was it?

Answer: Bing Crosby

Gary Crosby wrote 'Going My Own Way'.

9. This famous Civil War general was the son of a prominent figure in the American Revolution who was known as 'Light Horse Harry'. Who was it?

Answer: Robert E Lee

Henry Lee was the father of Robert E Lee.

10. This author's 'letter to his father' reveals enormous father and son conflict. Who was it?

Answer: Kafka

All of these chaps had interesting lives - and Poe had a heck of a time with his stepfather. It was Kafka, however, who wrote the letter.

Source: Author robert362

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