Senior and Junior Trivia Quiz

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Michael Anderson (1920-2018) was a British film director known for such films as "The Dam Busters" (1955) and "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956). His son (b.1943) has most often been credited as Michael, Jr., and has appeared in films such as "In Search of the Castaways" (1962), "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965) and "Logan's Run" (1976), directed by his father.

Max Baer (1909-1959) was a heavyweight boxer and world champion, who appeared in a number of movies between 1933 and 1958. His son, often credited as Max Baer, Jr., (b.1937) is probably best known for playing Jethro on television's "The Beverly Hillbillies" in the 1960s.

Harry Carey, Sr. (1878-1947) was credited that way at least once, in "Red River" (1948), in which his son, Harry, Jr. (1921-2012) also appeared. Both father and son had long movie careers, often in westerns.

Lon Chaney (1883-1930) was a star of silent movies, often in horror films. He was known as The Man of 1000 Faces due to his talent with make-up. His son, Creighton (1906-1973) followed him into acting, and though originally billed as Creighton Chaney, he allowed his studio to talk him into using the name Lon Chaney, Jr. to capitalise on his father's fame. Never happy with this situation, in later years he asked to be credited as simply Lon Chaney. The latter's films include "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "High Noon" (1952).

Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) was the star of such silent movies as "The Mark of Zorro" (1920) and "The Thief of Baghdad" (1924) and was also one of the founders of United Artists studio. Douglas, Jr. (1909-2000) was usually credited that way, though sometimes the abbreviation Jnr. was used, as for "The Rise of Catherine the Great" (1934), for example.

Lou Ferrigno (b.1951) is probably best remembered for playing the Incredible Hulk in the TV series of the same name (1978-1982) and at least two TV movies. Lou Ferrigno, Jr. (b.1984) has had recurring roles on such television shows as "S.W.A.T." (2017-) and "9-1-1" (2018-).

The elder Alan Hale (1892-1950) appeared in a number of short silent films between 1912 and 1916, progressing to silent features like "Robin Hood" (1922) and successfully transitioning to talkies, such as "Destination Tokyo" (1943) amongst others. Alan Hale, Jr. (1921-1990) will be remembered by fans of "Gilligan's Island" (1964-67) as The Skipper.

Jason Robards (1892-1963) was almost always credited thus as Jason,Jr.'s career didn't take off until Senior's was nearly over. The elder Jason appeared in a few silent films, then worked steadily through the thirties and forties, often in smaller roles. He made a bit of a comeback late in life after cataract surgery restored his eyesight. Jason, Jr. (1922-2000) was billed as such in early TV appearances, and such films as "The Journey" (1959) and "Long Day's Journey into Night" (1962) before settling into the simplicity of Jason Robards. This family even has a Jason III (b.1949) who both acts in and produces movies.

Robert Walker (1918-1951) was a handsome and talented movie actor who died far too young. Memorable performances include Bruno in "Strangers on a Train" (1951) and a young serviceman in "Bataan" (1943). Robert, Jr. (1940-2019) did not often use the Jr. suffix, due to his father's early demise, but reference sources differentiate the two in this way. His work includes "Ensign Pulver" (1964) and numerous television guest appearances.

Born in Russia, Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1889-1985) was a classical violinist and composer. Moving to the USA, he first performed there with the Boston Symphony in 1911. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (1918-2014) became familiar to television watchers in such series as "77 Sunset Strip" (1958-64) and "The F.B.I." (1965-74) and movies like "The Crowded Sky" (1960).

The incorrect choices all come from families of celebrities, but none use either "senior" or "junior" as part of their names.