Family Ties 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Washington

Mary Anna Custis Lee was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington. George Washington adopted her father, George Washington Custis, after the death of his father. Mrs. Custis Lee inherited her family home in Arlington, Virginia which is now known as the Custis-Lee Mansion.

It is the site of Arlington National Cemetery, a national cemetery for prominent military and political figures and veterans including John F. Kennedy, Robert Todd Lincoln and boxer Joe Louis.

Answer: Winston Churchill

All are thought to be descended from Henry Spencer. The family lines include those of the Dukes of Marlborough (Churchill), Earls of Sunderland and the Earls Spencer (which also includes Diana, Princess of Wales).

Answer: CBS founder William Paley

Babe Paley (1915-78) was a fashion icon in the middle third of the 20th century who could start a national fashion trend by simply tying a scarf to her purse strap. She was portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in the film "Infamous." Mrs. Paley's sister Minnie Cushing was married to Vincent Astor and artist James Whitney Fosburgh; sister Betsey Cushing was married to James Roosevelt and John Hay Whitney. To make this more complicated, Mrs. Paley's first husband later married the daughter of Averell Harriman. John D. Rockefeller died in 1937.

Answer: The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys was started by brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. Although all of the members of the band (Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny, etc.) took the surname "Ramone" they were not related. 'N Sync was formed by Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick.

The Doobie Brothers took their name from their mutual fondness for something other than family ties.

Answer: All of these

California Governor Schwarzenegger married the Kennedy brothers' niece, Maria Shriver, in 1986. Ms. Shriver's aunt, Patricia Kennedy, was married to British actor and "Rat Pack" alum Peter Lawford from 1954-1966.

Answer: Walter and John Huston

The Hustons are one of only two three-generation Oscar winning families. Patriarch Walter won Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"; his son John won both the directing and screen writing honors for the same picture; John's daughter Angelica picked up a Supporting Actress Academy Award for "Prizzi's Honor" in 1985. Francis Coppola and his father, composer Carmine Coppola, both won Oscars for "The Godfather Part II" and Sophia Coppola won a screenwriting Academey Award for "Lost in Translation."

Answer: Princess Caroline of Monaco

Queen Victoria's nine children and grandchildren married into almost all of the non-Roman Catholic royal houses of Europe in the late-19th and early-20th centuries including those of Germany, Denmark, Norway, Russia and Greece. Her grandaughter Ena was the only to wed a Roman Catholic monarch, Alphonso XIII of the Spanish House of Bourbon in 1906. Thus, Victoria is the great-great grandmother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

She is also the great-great grandmother of the Queen of Spain (the former Princess Sophia of Greece). Prince Phillip is descended from Victoria's daughter Alice. Elizabeth II's great-grandfather was Edward VII, eldest son and heir of Queen Victoria.

Answer: Diana, Princess of Wales

Cartland's daughter, Raine, was the second of wife and widow of the Princess' father, Earl Spencer. She was rumored to be so disliked by the Spencer children they nicknamed her "Acid Raine."

Answer: The Krays

Reginald and Ronald Kray participated in a series of crimes including arson, protection rackets and armed robberies in London in the 50s and 60s. They gained a degree of respectability and public reknown through their ownership of a West End nightclub where they rubbed shoulders with celebrities like Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. They were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1969.

Answer: Woody Allen

Woody Allen later married Soon-Yi Previn, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and Andre Previn.