Famous Military Brats Trivia Quiz

Answer: Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal is best remembered as the sister-in-law of JR, Pamela Barnes Ewing. Married three times, she had numerous high-profile relationships at the height of her fame. Her famous partners include Frank Sinatra, Stephen Spielberg and the Bee-Gees' Andy Gibb, with whom she recorded a duet in 1981.

She is currently training to become one of the first female civilian astronauts when Richard Branson's commercial space flights begin in 2010. Of the alternatives, other main members of the 'Dallas' cast, Patrick Duffy, who played Pam's husband, Bobby, was born in Townsend, Montana in 1949. Linda Gray, who played JR's wife, Sue-Ellen, was born in 1940 in Santa Monica, California. Priscilla Presley, who played Jenna Wade, Bobby's first love before he met Pam, was born Priscilla Ann Wagner in 1945 in Brooklyn, New York.

Answer: Newt Gingrich

Born Newton Leroy McPherson in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1943, Gingrich was adopted and changed his surname when his young mother remarried a career military man. The Gingrich family was constantly on the move, and Newt attended an array schools on various military bases. After 16 years as a Republican in the House of Representatives, Gingrich became the 58th Speaker of the House in January 1995. That same year, he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year'.

Of the alternatives, Tom Foley preceded Gingrich as House Speaker. A Representative from Washington, he was born in Spokane WA in 1929. Dick Cheney, Vice President under G.W. Bush and a former Representative from Wyoming, preceded Gingrich as the House Minority Leader. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1941. Tip O'Neill is another former Speaker of the House, where he represented Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge MA in 1912.

Answer: Michael J Fox

Born Michael Andrew Fox in Edmonton in 1961, he spent his early days in various places across the country before the family settle near Vancouver when his father retired in 1971. Fox played the young Reagan Republican Alex Keaton living with hippie parents from 1982 until 1989.

The alternatives are three more Canadian-born entertainers. Phil Hartman made his name impersonating Bill Clinton on 'Saturday Night Live'. Mike Myers was another product of 'SNL'. Jim Carrey began his TV career in the 1984 series 'The Duck Factory'.

Answer: Chile

She was born Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria in Santiago, Chile in 1951. Her parents were an archaeologist and an Air Force Brigadier-General. Following the 1973 coup by General Pinochet, the whole family were arrested. Bachelet's father died following months of torture, while she and her mother were eventually exiled to Australia.
At the time of Bechelet's election, none of the three alternative countries had ever elected a female President.

Answer: Dawn French

She was born Dawn Roma French in 1957 in Holyhead, Angelsey, Wales. Both French and her regular professional partner, Jennifer Saunders, were born into Army families, although both also went to private boarding schools. In addition to the 'French and Saunders' show, French is also well-known as the eponymous Geraldine Granger in 'The Vicar of Dibley'.

Answer: Sidney

John Sidney McCain III was born in 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama. Both his father and his paternal grandfather were 4* Admirals in the US Navy. By the time the family settled in Virginia in 1951, McCain had attended more than 20 different schools, so he certainly qualifies as a military brat.

Answer: Jeri Ryan (7 of 9)

Born Jeri Lynn Zimmermann in Munich in 1968, Ryan grew up on numerous military bases before her father retired in 1979 and the family settled in Kentucky. She was a student at Northwestern University when she became the 1989 Miss Illinois. she finished third in the following year's Miss America. (She won the swimsuit competition.)
Of the alternatives, Robert Beltran was born to first-generation Mexican-Americans in Bakersfield, California. Garrett Wang was born to Chinese immigrant parents in Riverside, California. Jennifer Lien was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Answer: Pat Conroy

Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1945, Pat Conroy is the eldest of seven children of a Marine Colonel. Conroy and his family moved more than 20 times by the time he left school.
Many of Conroy's books are autobiographical. 'The Great Santini' was made into a harrowing 1979 film starring Robert Duval, who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a heroic marine pilot and abusive father. The 1991 film. The Prince of Tides' starring and directed by Barbra Streisand and co-starring Nick Nolte, tells of a young man's struggle to come to terms with a dysfunctional upbringing.

Answer: Gore Vidal

He was born Eugene Luther Vidal jr in 1925 in the the Cadet Hospital at US Military Academy in West Point, New York, where his father was an aeronautics instructor. His father was an all-American quarterback and represented the USA in the decathlon at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. He adopted the name 'Gore' in honor of his grandfather.

Answer: Stephen Stills

Stephen Sills in a guitarist and singer/songwriter who made his name with Buffalo Springfield. Growing up in Florida, Costa Rica and Panama gave him a taste for blues, folk music and Latino music, which all influenced his later career.
The alternatives were all older than Stills. Dave Crosby was born in Los Angeles in 1941. Graham Nash was English, born in Blackpool in 1942. Neil Young was Canadian, born in Toronto in 1945.