FAMILY FEUDS

1

In which city did the Montagues and Capulets feud, to the disadvantage of their children, Romeo and Juliet?

(a) Venice

(b) Verona

(c) Vicenza

2

German brothers Adolph and Rudi Dassler were notoriously antagonistic. Both founded footwear brands – Adolph’s was called Adidas. What was Rudi’s called?

(a) Rudidas

(b) Nike

(c) Puma

3

The Clark brothers disputed one of the most bitter family feuds of the 20th century. Both were heirs to a fortune based on what?

(a) Sewing machines

(b) Aircraft

(c) Shoes

4

Cleopatra married two of her brothers, both called Ptolemy, went to war against one of them and (probably) poisoned the other. Her son, also called Ptolemy, she proclaimed co-ruler with her. Which Ptolemy was he?

(a) Ptolemy XV

(b) Ptolemy XIV

(c) Ptolemy

XIII

5

Robert, William eldest the Conqueror, son of feuded with his younger brothers William Rufus and Henry. What had they done to annoy him? (a) Shot him in the backside with an arrow (b) Thrown him in the moat of the Tower of London (c) Emptied a chamber pot over his head

6 The Napoleon Emperor sought to placate his embittered brothers and sisters with kingdoms of their own. He made Joseph King of Italy, Louis King of Holland, and Jerome King of Westphalia. His sister Elisa, to the sarcastic derision of her siblings, was made a mere princess – of where?

(a) Piombino

(b) Portobello

(c) Pirandello

7

The hit Eighties television show Dynasty pitched the Carrington family of Denver against their bitter rivals, headed by Joan Collins.

What is their family name?

(a) Ewing

(b) Colby

(c) Clinton

8

A feud in the Scottish aristocracy came to a head in the 1440s when the Stewarts invited their rivals to dinner and murdered them at the table. What was the name of the slain clan? (a) Macduff

(b) Dunbar

(c) Douglas

9

Musical brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have bandied words for years. How did Noel notoriously describe his sibling? “A man with a fork in a world of…”

(a) Spoons

(b) Spaghetti

(c) Soup

10

“Rido” is the local name for family feuds in which country? (a) Kosovo

(b) The Philippines

(c) Portugal

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