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The Kennedy Family Test | Presidential Trivia

Here's the ultimate test for people who think they know the Kennedys!

A multiple-choice quiz by saranow30. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
saranow30

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,279

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3395

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (5/10), Guest 82 (5/10), Guest 99 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Rose Kennedy's maiden name?

Answer: (Honey)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Joe Kennedy Sr's movie-star paramour during his marriage to Rose?

Answer: (frozen dinners)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who gave birth to Rose's first great-grandchild? Hint

Maria Shriver

Sydney Lawford

Caroline Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year did David Kennedy (Bobby and Ethel's son) die of a drug overdose? Hint

1983

1981

1984

1982

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Question 5 of 10

5. To which famous sportscaster's daughter was Michael Kennedy married? Hint

Howard Cosell

Frank Gifford

Bob Costas

Al Michaels

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many girls were born to Rose and Joe Kennedy? Hint

five

six

four

seven

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of Rose and Joe Kennedy's daughters was married to a famous British actor? Hint

Kathleen

Eunice

Jean

Pat

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the daughters is mother to William, who was acquitted of rape in 1992? Hint

Rosemary

Pat

Jean

Eunice

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the prestigious school Jacqueline Bouvier attended before college? Hint

Miss Porter's

Hyannis House

Catholic Day

Foxcroft

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the second of the Rose and Joe Kennedy's children to die? Hint

Joe, Jr.

Kathleen

John

Bobby

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Apr 09 2024 : Guest 172: 5/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 82: 5/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 99: 1/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 198: 1/10
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Mar 08 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 67: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Rose Kennedy's maiden name?

Answer: Fitzgerald

Hence, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

2. Who was Joe Kennedy Sr's movie-star paramour during his marriage to Rose?

Answer: Gloria Swanson

Their affair spanned several years.

3. Who gave birth to Rose's first great-grandchild?

Answer: Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is now the Lt. Governor of the state of Maryland.

4. What year did David Kennedy (Bobby and Ethel's son) die of a drug overdose?

Answer: 1984

Ethel Kennedy also lost a second son, Michael, to a skiing accident in 1998.

5. To which famous sportscaster's daughter was Michael Kennedy married?

Answer: Frank Gifford

That makes Kathie Lee step-mother in-law to a Kennedy. Who woulda thunk it?

6. How many girls were born to Rose and Joe Kennedy?

Answer: five

Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Pat and Jean.

7. Which of Rose and Joe Kennedy's daughters was married to a famous British actor?

Answer: Pat

Pat was married to Peter Lawford.

8. Which of the daughters is mother to William, who was acquitted of rape in 1992?

Answer: Jean

9. What was the name of the prestigious school Jacqueline Bouvier attended before college?

Answer: Miss Porter's

An excellent school.

10. Who was the second of the Rose and Joe Kennedy's children to die?

Answer: Kathleen

She was killed in a plane crash a very short time after Joe, Jr. was killed in the war.

Source: Author saranow30

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