Quiz: The Kennedy Family

By U.S. News Staff

May 15, 2009

How many children did Joseph and Rose Kennedy have?
1. 5
2. 7
3. 9
4. 11
Which of the following honors did former President John F. Kennedy not receive?
1. Purple Heart
2. Pulitzer Prize
3. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
4. Nobel Prize
What is the name of the estate in McLean, Va., where Robert and Ethel Skakel Kennedy raised their 11 children?
1. Sleepy Hollow
2. Carlyle House
3. Hickory Hill
4. Camelot
Which of the following notable people did not marry into the Kennedy family?
1. Peter Lawford
2. Andrew Cuomo
3. Frank Gifford
4. Arnold Schwarzenegger
True or false: John F. Kennedy was the oldest of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's children.
1. True
2. False
Which member of the family founded the Special Olympics?
1. Jacqueline Kennedy
2. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
3. Ethel Skakel Kennedy
4. David A. Kennedy
What year did Ted Kennedy become a U.S. senator from Massachusetts?
1. 1954
2. 1958
3. 1962
4. 1966
Which member of the family once served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland?
1. Patrick J. Kennedy
2. Jean Kennedy Smith
3. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
4. Michael L. Kennedy
How old was matriarch Rose Kennedy when she died in 1995?
1. 89
2. 94
3. 99
4. 104