Ross & Burbank weekly Knowledge-Off Quiz: Famous bad parents!

Seattle Morning News’ Bill Radke joined us a couple of times this week to talk about his anxieties over being a good parent. That gave us an idea for this week’s Ross & Burbank Knowledge-Off: Famous bad parents! Take this quiz and see how you do. WARNING: If you score a 3 or above, the state may take your children away.

1. What made Stephen King’s dad so bad?

A. Got in so many bar fights, he became punch drunk
B. Said “I’m going for cigarettes” and never came back when his son was 2
C. Tried to steal his son’s ideas
D. Denied that he was Steven King’s dad because he didn’t like his son’s books

2. Jimmy Stewart’s dad once did what?

A. Stole almost all the money Jimmy Stewart made on his first film
B. Stole Jimmy Stewarts girlfriend
C. Took an ad out in the newspaper telling people to avoid one of his son’s movies
D. Spread nasty rumors about Jimmy Stewart’s sexuality

3. Drew Barrymore’s mother, Jaid, is notorious or letting her daughter run around Hollywood doing drugs and partying at a very young age. Luckily, Drew has a pretty solid Godfather. Who is her godfather?

A. Marlon Brando
B. Paul McCartney
C. Christopher Reeve
D. Steven Spielberg

4. The notorious Joe Jackson – father of the Jackson Five – was awful and abusive. How did his most famous son, Michael Jackson, get back at him?

A. Turned his other siblings against him
B. Cut him out of his will
C. Cut his break lines
D. Dedicated his worst song – “Black or White” – to his father

5. Joan Crawford’s bad parenting was of course documented in her daughter’s memoire “Mommy Dearest”. Which awesome band has a song called “Joan Crawford” that references her daughter?

A. AC/DC
B. Blue Oyster Cult
C. Stephenwolfe
D. Def Lepard

Answers: 1. B, 2. C, 3. D, 4. B, 5. B