Fame – and notoriety – often run in families. Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of famous people who had equally well-known family members. Some of these families are from history, some from show business, and others were famed for achievements in other fields.
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Question of
Etienne and Joseph were brothers who pioneered hot-air balloon flight in the 1780s. What was their surname?
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Marchand
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Delacroix
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Montgolfier
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Fontaine
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Question of
Who were the brothers who starred in Duck Soup and A Day At The Races?
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Marx
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Spencer
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Harvey
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Nichols
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Question of
Pope Alexander VI, who died in 1503, was a member of which notorious family?
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Medici
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Borgia
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Gonzaga
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Visconti
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Question of
Fred Stolle and his son Sandon were renowned for playing which sport?
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Cricket
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Baseball
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Tennis
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Golf
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Which Viennese family were famous for composing waltzes?
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Strauss
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Mozart
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Weber
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Mahler
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Question of
Which TV series launched the career of David Cassidy?
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The Peacock Family
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The Pheasant Family
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The Grouse Family
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The Partridge Family
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Question of
What is the family name of the current British Royal Family?
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Westminster
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Buckingham
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Windsor
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Eton
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Question of
How many brothers did the Bronte sisters (Anne, Emily and Charlotte) have?
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None
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One
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Two
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Three
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Question of
Which of these Barrymores is not part of the American acting family?
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Drew
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Ethel
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Lionel
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Michael
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Question of
Juliet Capulet, but Romeo who?
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Montague
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Montacute
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Pettigrew
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Montagon
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7 out of 10. And I got the toad correct. ? Great quiz! ?
You got 7 out of 10 right! Great
I did a lot better than I expected. A great quiz which i thoroughly enjoyed.
8 out of 10.
7/10 It would have been 8/10 if I wasn’t so fast on the trigger finger.
Love this!
6/10 – fun quiz although there was definitely some guesswork involved
Five out of ten.
8 out of 10. Quite satisfied 🙂
7/10 I thought I might hit ZOD
7/10 good quiz
5/10 good quiz as always!
I got 6, and that’s great for me!
got 6 out of 10 right!
8 out of 10. I got the very first question, and (of course) the sport one, wrong. Very clever quiz, which I enjoyed a lot 🙂