Facts About Fathers
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Sunday, June 21, 2009, is the centennial of Father’s Day, the brainchild of Sonora Smart Dodd, of Spokane, who wanted to honor the widowed father who raised her and her five siblings alone. Test your knowledge of famous fathers and facts with this quiz.
- 1.Which president designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day?
- A.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- B.
Harry S Truman
- C.
Lyndon B. Johnson
- D.
Jimmy Carter
- 2.
- A.
Babe Ruth
- B.
Harmon Killebrew
- C.
Steve Allen
- D.
Joe Montana
- 3.Who played famous TV dad Steve Douglas in "My Three Sons"?
- A.
Fred MacMurray
- B.
Lorne Greene
- C.
Robert Anderson
- 4.The males of TV's Simpsons family, from youngest to oldest, are:
- A.
Homer, Bart, Abe
- B.
Abe, Homer, Bart
- C.
Bart, Abe, Homer
- D.
Bart, Homer, Abe
- 5.Who is considered the father of Spokane?
- A.
Chief Garry
- B.
Joseph Glover
- C.
William Gray
- D.
Henry Cowley
- 6.Who is considered the father of the American Interstate highway system
- A.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- B.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- C.
John F. Kennedy
- D.
Henry Ford
- 7.How many single fathers were counted in the United States in 2008?
- A.
600,000
- B.
1.8 million
- C.
4.5 million
- D.
9 million
- 8.Actor John Goodman played this father character on TV's "Roseanne":
- A.
Dan Conner
- B.
Tom Corbett
- C.
Peter Griffin
- D.
Howard Cunningham
- 9.Americans were expected to spend about this much on gifts for dad in 2009:
- A.
$30
- B.
$65
- C.
$90
- D.
$130
- 10.As of 2006, what is the average number of times kids ages 3 to 5 were read to by their fathers in the past week?
- A.
1
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
9
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