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Pop quiz: 10 facts about famous fathers
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How well do you know your dads? Take our test to find out!
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By Vickie Reichardt
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Father's Day is a good time to reflect on your own patriarch and to test your knowledge of other dashing, daring and dubious dads with our pop quiz.
1. Which much-loved children's author based one of the central characters in his most famous work on his own son?
a) J.M. Barrie, who wrote Peter Pan
b) A.A. Milne, who wrote Winnie the Pooh
c) E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte's Web
d) Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book
2. Before he became known for bringing presents to good boys and girls in the United Kingdom, who was Father Christmas?
a) a pagan deity who heralded the arrival of spring
b) an ancient Japanese warrior who protected children
c) a Viking king who robbed from the rich to give to the poor
d) a fictional character created by author Charles Dickens
3. Once voted Hollywood's Most Typical Father, which legendary crooner was later revealed to possess a much darker, more abusive approach to parenting?
a) Frank Sinatra
b) Dean Martin
c) Bing Crosby
d) Mario Lanza
4. Which famous father and son share acclaimed careers in the same field, along with arrest records and problems with substance abuse?
a) Martin and Charlie Sheen
b) Kirk and Michael Douglas
c) Julio and Enrique Iglesias
d) George H. and George W. Bush
5. Which controversial royal patriarch was a womanizing Tudor, who fathered Queen Elizabeth I and left his mark on British church and state?
a) King Arthur
b) King James I
c) King George IV
d) King Henry VIII
6. Brother of Poseidon, which mythical "lord of the sky" fathered a number of ancient-Greek deities?
a) Hades
b) Zeus
c) Hercules
d) Pan
7. Which group of men is also commonly known as "The Founding Fathers"?
a) the first explorers to discover North America
b) the politicians who signed the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution
c) the first musical acts on the Motown record label
d) the founders of the Roman Catholic Church
8. Before his modern-day incarnation as an old man with a scythe, Father Time is said to have originated from which Roman god?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Uranus
d) Saturn
9. Which Order of Canada recipient and decorated athlete is one of five children, and the father to five kids of his own?
a) Ben Johnson
b) Rick Hansen
c) Wayne Gretzky
d) Mike "Pinball" Clemons
10. Which rock and roll legend died before he was able to see both of his children follow in his musical footsteps?
a) John Lennon
b) Ricky Nelson
c) Elvis Presley
d) Dennis Wilson
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