A "POP" Quiz

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1. This actor starred in the movies "M*A*S*H" and "The Day of the Locust". He is the father of another famous actor who appeared in the movie "A Few Good Men". Who is this tall, nasal-voiced actor?

Answer: Donald Sutherland

A strapping 6'4", Donald Sutherland hails from Canada and has appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. He's even done voice work on an episode of "The Simpsons" and for various commercials. His son, Kiefer Sutherland, also starred in many movies and is well-known for his portrayal of agent Jack Bauer in the TV drama "24".

2. This comedian had a long-running TV sitcom in the late '50s and early '60s, loosely based on his life. His famous daughter became an actress and married a talk show host. Who was this actor, comic and philanthropist?

Answer: Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas played nightclub entertainer Danny Williams on "Make Room for Daddy" (a.k.a. "The Danny Thomas Show") which aired from 1957-64. His real-life daughter, Marlo, starred in the popular '60s TV sit-com "That Girl", as well as movies and other TV shows.

She is also an author and political activist. In 1980, she married talk show host Phil Donahue. Danny was an avid supporter of St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Marlo continues in this effort.

3. On a long-running TV sitcom, what "macho man" character, husband and father of three boys liked nothing better than "tweaking" household appliances with his power tools, making grunting noises and working on restoring classic cars?

Answer: Tim Taylor

Stand-up comic Tim Allen brought his brand of macho humor to TV in the sitcom "Home Improvement" where he portrayed a loving but stubborn husband and father of three boys (Brad, Randy and Mark). His over-the-top male attitudes always landed him in hot water with his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson), making it necessary to often seek advice from his philosophical neighbor Wilson (Earl Hindman).

4. This TV dad is very animated, both literally and figuratively. Due to both his stubborn nature and challenged mentality, he gets in and out of improbable situations in every episode. His wife has red hair, and he has two sons and a daughter. Who is this unbelievable nincompoop of a dad?

Answer: Peter Griffin

On the animated TV show "Family Guy", Peter (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is the incredibly stupid and ill-advised head of the Griffin household. His wife, Lois, and dog, Brian, help to keep things on a more even keel as Peter flits from one crazy undertaking to another - like the time he used razor blades taped to an electric fan as a shaver. If you were thinking of Homer Simpson, his wife has blue hair and he has a son and two daughters.

5. This Biblical father had twelve sons and a daughter that caused a lot of trouble in his family. However, one son, who lived in a foreign land, made good for himself. Who was this prolifically productive patriarch?

Answer: Jacob

Jacob (a.k.a. Israel) had twelve sons and a daughter, Dinah, from two wives and two handmaids. The sons seemed a rather hot-headed lot. Firstly, two of them (Simeon and Levi) killed all the men in the town of Shechem because one of the men raped their sister (Genesis 34).

Then they all conspired to sell their brother Joseph into slavery because they were jealous of their father's apparent favoritism towards him. Joseph eventually turned the tables on them, becoming an important ruler in Egypt.

6. This famous actor has a daughter and son who are also actors. The father and daughter have both won Oscars. Who is this famous acting father?

Answer: Henry Fonda

Amazingly, although nominated three times, Henry Fonda only won one Academy Award for his last film "On Golden Pond" (1981). His daughter Jane won Oscars for "Klute" and "Coming Home." Peter was nominated, but didn't win, for acting in "Ulee's Gold" and the screenplay for "Easy Rider".

7. This piano-playing dad was very popular in the 1940s. His son is also a noted pianist. Who was the talented piano-tickling father?

Answer: Eddy Duchin

The subject of the 1956 movie "The Eddy Duchin Story", the Duchins were talented popular and classical pianists. Tyrone Power portrayed Eddy in the biopic, but the piano playing on the soundtrack was performed by Carmen Cavallaro. Unfortunately, Eddy died of leukemia in 1951 at age 41.

His son, Peter, became a popular high-society musician and bandleader in the 1960s and was also the musical director of President Lyndon Johnson's inauguration. He has also written a series of mystery novels.

8. In the 1967 movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", what renowned actor plays an upper-class father who must re-think his personal philosophy when his daughter brings home her black fianc�?

Answer: Spencer Tracy

This was Tracy's final film. He co-starred with his long-time acting partner Katherine Hepburn while Sidney Poitier portrayed their daughter's boyfriend. Tracy passed away 17 days after shooting his last scene. He was nominated for an Academy Award posthumously, but lost to Rod Steiger that year.

9. What novel by Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth (later made into a 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy) focused on a large family, and particularly the parenting skills of its good-natured patriarch?

Answer: Cheaper by the Dozen

This autobiographical book (and movie) focuses on the twelve children of the large Gilbreth family and their patient and loving parents. The movie was re-made in 2003 starring Steve Martin.

10. This dad played football for the New Orleans Saints and his two sons have also played pro American football. Who is the father of this athletic family?

Answer: Archie Manning

The older Manning son, Peyton, was born in March 1976 has played as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. The younger son, Eli, was born in January 1981 and has played as quarterback for the New York Giants.

Source: Author debodun

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