Hey Dad! The Famous Fathers Quiz

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Hey Dad! The Famous Fathers Quiz
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"Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad" is a famous quote by baseball player Wade Boggs and lots of men have passed both tests. Learn more about these famous fathers and their offspring with our quiz.
This famous rock singer went on his ex-wife's honeymoon with their kids and her new husband.
Chris Martin
It was a family affair when Coldplay's Chris Martin joined his ex Gwyneth Paltrow and their kids and her new husband Brad Falchuck on their honeymoon.
Bono
Gavin Rossdale

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"Just the Two of Us" was this rapper's ode to his relationship with his son.
Wiz Khalifa
Will Smith
The 1997 song was all about Smith's son Trey who was 5 years old at the time. "Just the Two of Us" heavily sampled the love song of the same name but with new lyrics.
M.C. Hammer

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This hilarious dad, who is Catholic, has five kids whose stories often come up in his live comedy act. 
Ray Romano
Jim Gaffigan
Funnyman Jim Gaffigan collaborates extensively with his wife, actress Jeannie Gaffigan, on his stand-up act, which might explain why their kids often come up in his comedy. 
Tracy Morgan

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This famous artist once admitted that he'd sacrificed his family for his art, as he never had enough money to support them.
Rembrandt
Johannes Vermeer
Paul Gauguin
Gauguin had eight children by three different women and often traveled around the world for his art, including to Tahiti.

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This dad was a teen TV star and also the son of Jerry Lee Lewis' drummer.
Drake
Drake's father, Dennis Graham, is a musician who drummed for Lewis. Furthermore, Drake's uncle Larry Graham used to play in Prince's band. As a teen, Drake starred on the Canadian teen drama "Degrassi: The Next Generation."
Russell Wilson
Nick Cannon

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He is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a Grammy winner and father to two very smart girls.
Jamie Foxx
Barack Obama
Of course, Obama was also the first African-American president in the U.S. His two Grammys are for spoken-word recordings of his books.
Colin Powell

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This dad was the first man to walk on the moon, and he was also a very good singer.
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong had two sons who collaborated on the movie "First Man" to make sure their father was portrayed accurately.

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"It was difficult to have the second Christ as your dad." Who was this man referring to?
Mister Rogers
John Rogers, son of Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers) made that remark in the documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Fred Rogers was a very moral man onscreen and off, and his son found this difficult to live up to.
Jimmy Carter
Billy Graham

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President George H.W. Bush was famously the father of President George W. Bush. Which other father and son have also been U.S. presidents?
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
John Adams was the second president of the U.S. and his son John Quincy Adams was the sixth. President William Henry Harrison was the grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison. The Roosevelts were fifth cousins.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt

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What famous rocker married his high school sweetheart and is dad to their four grown children? Hint: His birth name is Paul Hewson, though nobody calls him that. 
Slash
Elvis Costello
Bono
Bono's real name is Paul Hewson and he and his wife Alison Stewart Hewson attended Dublin's Mount Temple Comprehensive School. They have four adult children: Eve, Elijah, Jordan and John.

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