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It's All Relative
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mwprods
The fourth version of a quiz that probes the depth of your fertile knowledge about the roots of some lustrous family trees.
Question 1:
What was special about the town of Columbia, MD where actor Edward Norton Jr. grew up?
It was created by his maternal grandfather, urban planner James Rouse.
It was famous for its nude theater company.
It was created by Edmund Bacon, the father of his friend Kevin Bacon.
It banned cable television.
Question 2:
Singer Etta James is not a billiards player, but she is very aware of the exploits of legendary pool shark "Minnesota Fats". Why?
As a child, she appeared as an extra in the pool movie "The Hustler".
None of these
She believes that "Fats" was her father.
Her father lost the family home in a gambling debt to "Minnesota Fats".
Question 3:
What do the sons of Henry Kissinger, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and former New York Times executive editor Max Frankel have in common?
Each of them works as a TV/film director or producer.
They were fraternity brothers in college.
They attended the same prep school in the suburbs of Washington, DC.
Their nicknames are all "Stinky."
Question 4:
Why does U.S. Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois) have a keen interest in one major character on the HBO series "Entourage"?
His actress daughter plays character Vinnie Chase's press agent.
His mother runs the show's craft services table.
He worked his way through law school as a parking valet for Hollywood celebs.
His brother, Hollywood agent Ariel Emanuel, is the model for the agent character Arie.
Question 5:
What does President George W. Bush have in common with the 16th-century religious dissenter Anne Marbury Hutchinson?
None of these
Both are descended from an Irish warlord named Strongbow.
Both are distant relatives of the Nixons.
Both are distant relatives of the Kennedys
Question 6:
How is the movie "Casablanca" linked to the end of the "Curse of the Bambino" and the Boston Red Sox World Series victory in 2004?
David "Papi" Ortiz, the Red Sox slugger, who grew up in the Dominican Republic, learned to speak English by watching the movie on tape.
Much of "Casablanca" was originally shot in Florida, spring home of the Red Sox.
The director of "Casablanca" also directed "Field of Dreams" with Kevin Costner.
The brothers who wrote "Casablanca" are related to the general manager of the Red Sox.
Question 7:
What crossed paths connect Uma Thurman with psychologist Timothy Leary, the notorious Pied Piper of LSD, who died in 1996?
Timothy Leary was the godfather of Uma Thurman and Winona Ryder.
Leary's stepson is Ethan Hawke
Leary was once married to Uma's mother.
Leary and Uma's father, a Buddhist-scholar, shared the same mantra.
Question 8:
How are actor William Hurt and Henry Luce, founder of the Time-Life publishing empire, linked?
They both dated Marlee Matlin.
Hurt's former wife, actress Mary Beth Hurt, is Luce's granddaughter.
They were both once part of the trivia team "NY's Strongest."
Hurt's mother was married to Luce's son, Henry Luce III.
Question 9:
What do "The Alamo", "The Exorcist", and the classic TV series "The Honeymooners" have in common?
Relatives Jason Patric, Jason Miller, Jackie Gleason
Relatives Davy Crockett, William Friedkin and Audrey Meadows
Relatives Billy Bob Thornton, Ellen Burstyn, Art Carney
They all include characters named Ed Norton.
Question 10:
Who or what is the common thread among Bernie Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. and Vanessa L. Williams?
They all played outfield professional baseball.
Their skill in playing classical Spanish guitar pieces
They've all served as judges in the Miss America Pageant.
Only their last names
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