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Who's Their Mother? Trivia Quiz

I'll give you the famous daughter, you name the famous mother.

A multiple-choice quiz by christina68. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
christina68

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,062

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
21024

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Her mother is also an actress. Who is she? Hint

Piper Laurie

Lee Remick

Blythe Danner

Marsha Mason

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Question 2 of 10

2. Actress and screenwriter, most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' movies, Carrie Fisher. Mom is a legendary actress from Hollywood's Golden Age. Who is mom? Hint

Bette Davis

Debbie Reynolds

Greer Garson

Gloria Swanson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Actress Joely Fisher. Carrie's younger sister, they do not however share the same mother. Mom is an actress and singer. Who is mom? Hint

Doris Day

Annette Funicello

Connie Stevens

Rosemary Clooney

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Question 4 of 10

4. Up and coming singer Erin Hamilton. Mom is one of television's funniest ladies. Who is mom? Hint

Betty White

Carol Burnett

Rue McClanahan

Vicki Lawrence

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Question 5 of 10

5. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Mom was the victim in a shower scene in one of the most famous horror movies of all time. Who is her mom? Hint

Bridget Bardot

Elke Sommer

Janet Leigh

Ursula Andress

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Question 6 of 10

6. Actress Laura Dern. Another one with showbiz in her blood. Dad is actor Bruce Dern and mom is also an actress. Who is her mom? Hint

Gena Rowlands

Olympia Dukakis

Shirley Maclaine

Diane Ladd

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Question 7 of 10

7. Actress Lorna Luft. The less famous of two showbiz daughters, Lorna's mom was one of Hollywood's most beloved child actresses. Who is her mother? Hint

Judy Garland

Shirley Temple

Elizabeth Taylor

Jane Powell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Star of the television show, 'Law And Order: Special Victims Unit', Mariska Hargitay. Her mother, one of Hollywood's great blonde bombshells, was _______ ? Hint

Carole Lombard

Mamie Van Doren

Jayne Mansfield

Lana Turner

9. Actress Liza Huber. This young woman followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming an actress on daytime television. Mom is one of the soap opera world's most enduring actresses. Who is mom? Hint

Susan Lucci

Deidre Hall

Erika Slezak

Linda Dano

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Question 10 of 10

10. Actress Melanie Griffith. Her mother, terrorized by winged creatures in a famous horror movie, was ________ ? Hint

Leslie Caron

Jane Russell

Esther Williams

Tippi Hedren

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Her mother is also an actress. Who is she?

Answer: Blythe Danner

Gwyneth's dad was a producer, director and writer. So show business is really in her blood.

2. Actress and screenwriter, most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' movies, Carrie Fisher. Mom is a legendary actress from Hollywood's Golden Age. Who is mom?

Answer: Debbie Reynolds

Debbie's break up with Carrie's dad, Eddie Fisher, was one of Hollywood's biggest scandals at the time. Eddie left Debbie for her best friend, Elizabeth Taylor.

3. Actress Joely Fisher. Carrie's younger sister, they do not however share the same mother. Mom is an actress and singer. Who is mom?

Answer: Connie Stevens

Connie Stevens joined the list with Debbie Reynolds as a victim of trash talk in Eddie Fisher's recent tell all book.

4. Up and coming singer Erin Hamilton. Mom is one of television's funniest ladies. Who is mom?

Answer: Carol Burnett

From Mrs. Wiggins to Eunice, Carol Burnett was one of the funniest women to ever grace the small screen.

5. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Mom was the victim in a shower scene in one of the most famous horror movies of all time. Who is her mom?

Answer: Janet Leigh

Like Paltrow, show business may very well have been in Curtis' blood. Dad is actor Tony Curtis.

6. Actress Laura Dern. Another one with showbiz in her blood. Dad is actor Bruce Dern and mom is also an actress. Who is her mom?

Answer: Diane Ladd

The film 'Rambling Rose' earned Laura Dern an Academy Award nomination for best actress, and her mother Diane Ladd a nomination for best supporting actress, the only time a mother and daughter were honoured in that way.

7. Actress Lorna Luft. The less famous of two showbiz daughters, Lorna's mom was one of Hollywood's most beloved child actresses. Who is her mother?

Answer: Judy Garland

Sister to Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft is none other than the child of 'Wizard Of Oz' star, and Hollywood legend, Judy Garland.

8. Star of the television show, 'Law And Order: Special Victims Unit', Mariska Hargitay. Her mother, one of Hollywood's great blonde bombshells, was _______ ?

Answer: Jayne Mansfield

Mansfield died at age 34 in a tragic car accident.

9. Actress Liza Huber. This young woman followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming an actress on daytime television. Mom is one of the soap opera world's most enduring actresses. Who is mom?

Answer: Susan Lucci

After 18 previous nominations, the 19th time was the charm for Susan Lucci when she finally took home the Best Actress Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

10. Actress Melanie Griffith. Her mother, terrorized by winged creatures in a famous horror movie, was ________ ?

Answer: Tippi Hedren

Swedish beauty, Tippi Hedren, was terrorized by birds gone mad in the Hitchcock classic 'The Birds'.

Source: Author christina68

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