Famous Progeny (Mainly American) Quiz

Answer: Cameron

Michael Douglas is, of course, the famous son of actor Kirk Douglas. However, Michael's son, Cameron, has not had quite as good a track record. Cameron was imprisoned on drug charges and was then sentenced to an additional 54 months for possessing drugs while imprisoned.

The incorrect answers include Cameron's grandfather (Kirk) and Dylan and Carys, his much younger siblings from his father's marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Answer: Lorna Luft

Lorna Luft, singer, actress and author, is the daughter of Judy Garland and Hollywood producer, Sid Luft (Judy's third husband). She was born in 1952 and made her television debut in 1963 on "The Judy Garland Show". She appeared on Broadway in "Promises, Promises" in 1971 and was in the movie "Grease 2" in 1982; in 1998 she became a best selling author of the memoir "Me and my Shadows".

The incorrect choices are also related to famous people: Joey Heatherton's father was Ray Heatherton ("Captain Kangaroo"); Peggy Lipton was married to Quincy Jones and Bryce Howard is Ron Howard's daughter.

Answer: Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay was born in 1964 and is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield and body builder Mickey Hargitay. She has appeared on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" as Detective Olivia Benson since the show's inception in 1999. She is married to actor Peter Hermann who, among other parts, has often played the role of lawyer Trevor Langan on "SVU".

The incorrect choices have also appeared on the show: Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner; Neal as ADA Casey Novak; Stephanie March played attorney Alexandra Cabot.

Answer: Norah Jones

Norah was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1979 and has become a very popular singer with an eclectic style that ranges from jazz and soul to blues and pop. Among her hits are "Come Away with Me" (2000) and "Don't Know Why" from 2001. She has received Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year", "Record of the Year" and Best New Artist".

Her subsequent albums "Feels Like Home" (2004), "Not Too Late" (2007) and "The Fall" (2009) all sold over one million copies. She is also the half-sister of sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.

Answer: Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper was born in New York City in 1967 to "poor little rich girl" Gloria Vanderbilt and her fourth husband Wyatt Emory Cooper. Vanderbilt was previously married to such luminaries as composer Leopold Stokowski and director Sidney Lumet. Anderson is a journalist, author and news anchor for CNN. Among the books he has authored are "Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters and Survival" and "Attacks on the Press in 2006: A Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists".

Answer: Dennis Weaver

You may have figured out that the character of Charlie Weaver, originally created for "The Jack Parr Show" was played by Cliff Arquette. Cliff had a son named Lewis Arquette who appeared on "The Waltons" tv show from 1978 to 1981. He was to become the patriarch of a family of actors which included David, Rosanna, Patricia, Richmond and Alexis/formerly Robert. To continue the line, David married Courteney Cox from "Friends" in 1999 and they have a daughter named Coco who may also be destined for stardom?

Answer: Maya Rudolph

Minnie Riperton, famous for her 1975 hit song "Lovin' You" (written with her husband, music composer Richard Rudolph, Maya's father) and her vocal range of more than 5 octaves, gave birth to Maya Rudolph in Gainesville, Florida in 1972. Maya is a singer, actress and comedienne who first gained prominence in 2000 when she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live". She was in a number of movies including "Idiocracy" in 2006 and "Bridesmaids" in 2011; in 2012 she starred in the tv sitcom "Up All Night". She has three children with her partner, movie director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Answer: Jennifer Jason Leigh

Vic Morrow, unfortunately, may best be remembered for the way in which he died while filming "Twilight Zone: The Movie" in 1982. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh was born in Los Angeles in 1962. Leigh's birth name was Jennifer Leigh Morrow but she changed it by dropping her last name and adding Jason (for Jason Robards) in the middle.

She is an exceptional actress who starred in the iconic movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989) and "Single White Female" in 1992. All of the incorrect answers are women associated with the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

Answer: Kate Hudson

Goldie Hawn was married to Bill Hudson from the band "The Hudson Brothers" and they had two famous children, i.e., son Oliver Hudson, star of the tv series "Rules of Engagement" (2007) and daughter Kate Hudson. Kate was born in Los Angeles, California in 1979.

In 2001 she won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Penny Lane in the comedy-drama "Almost Famous". She also appeared in the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" in 2003 and starred with her "step-father", Kurt Russell, in "Cutlass" in 2007.

Answer: Sidney Lumet

In 1937 Lena Horne and her husband Louis Jones had a daughter named Gail Horne Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In November of 1963, Gail married Sidney Lumet (right after his divorce from Gloria Vanderbilt - see above) and had two daughters, Amy and Jenny Lumet; Lena Horne was their grandmother! Lumet's first film was the outstanding 1957 movie "12 Angry Men" starring Henry Fonda, and was followed by such notable movies as "Serpico" (1973), "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975) and "Network" in 1976. In 2005 he received an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.