Kennedy Family Tragedies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Joe Jr. loved to fly and volunteered for the mission that ended his life. He was 29 years old at the time of his death.

Answer: True

Joseph Kennedy was very concerned about his daughter's behaviour and arranged for the procedure to be carried out without the knowledge of his wife and family. The operation went horribly wrong and Rosemary lived for the rest of her life in care in Wisconsin until her death on 7 January 2007 at the age of 86.

It was her tragic case that inspired her sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver to start the Special Olympics.

Answer: She was killed in a plane crash.

Rose Kennedy was furious that Kathleen had married the Protestant William 'Billy' Hartington. It is reported that when she heard of Hartington's death, Rose stated that 'God had taken care of things in his own way.' Kathleen had recently found love again when she died.

Answer: True

A baby girl was stillborn before Caroline's birth. She is buried at Arlington Cemetery alongside her parents and baby brother, Patrick, who was born in the year of the President's assassination and died two days later. The baby girl's gravestone reads 'A Daughter'.'

Answer: 9th August 1963

The President and his wife were both devastated by the loss of their son. Family members and historians agree that this tragedy brought the President and First Lady closer than they had been for some time.

Answer: Texas School Book Depository.

Lee Harvey Oswald himself became the victim of an assassin when he was shot by Jack Ruby two days after the death of President Kennedy.

Answer: Robert Francis Kennedy

Bobby Kennedy left a widow and 10 children, an 11th would be born six months after his death. These children have picked up the fallen standard and carried on their father's humanitarian and public service roles with great success.

Answer: Mary Jo Kopechne

The events surrounding Senator Kennedy's behaviour at the time of Miss Kopechne's death have caused much legal and public debate. Most Kennedy supporters acknowledge that the press revisiting of the tragedy was a major reason for the Senator not being successful in his bid for the Presidency a decade later.

Answer: David Anthony Kennedy

At the time of David's death, Rose Kennedy was extremely fragile and had not appeared in public for quite some time. On Easter Sunday she had suffered a serious stroke and was not expected to live. This situation greatly affected young David, who left, after visiting his Grandmother, with tears streaming down his face.

Not long before his death, David had completed a drug treatment program at St. Mary's Rehabilitation Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Answer: 22nd January 1995

Rose was exactly six months away from her 105th birthday when she passed away.

Answer: He hit a tree while skiing.

Michael was yet another Kennedy to hit the news for alleged bad behaviour. It was widely reported that he had conducted an affair with a 14 year old babysitter. At the time of his death, he was separated from his wife, Victoria Gifford Kennedy and was survived by three children.

Answer: 19th May

Mrs. Onassis had fought a courageous battle against non-Hodgkins lymphoma, keeping up her appearance of elegance and dignity until the end. Her children, Caroline and John were with her when she died, as was her long-time companion, Maurice Tempelsman.

Answer: His cousin Rory's.

Rory was scheduled to marry Mark Bailey at the time of the tragedy.

Answer: True

Carolyn and John Kennedy as well as Carolyn's sister were killed.

Answer: 16th July

The death of her brother, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jnr. meant that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg was the only survivor of the First Family from the 1960 Presidential Election.