Fictional Dads Trivia (TV, Movies, and Theater) | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #386

This Sunday is Father’s Day! Happy day to you dads, step-dads, and guys that just “stepped up”. Have a cold one, relax, and enjoy some fun-filled trivia about dads in theater, movies, and television. Good, bad, and badly dressed!

Want more trivia like this? We had Fictional Moms Trivia last month. Check that out.

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Episode Intro

Happy Father’s Day, gang. This Sunday, it’s Dad’s big day and we’re going to celebrate it. Like our Mother’s Day episode, this is three rounds of fictional dads. TV, Movies, and Theater dads are getting 10 rounds each.

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I’m your supplier of dad jokes, Brian Rollins. This is episode 386 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. We need to get going. This isn’t a trivial matter.

The Dorky Round

TV Dads

Ed O’Neill played what TV dad to Kelly and Bud while working as a shoe salesman?
a. Al Bundy on Married with Children
Played by the late Bob Saget, what widower was father to D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle?
a. Danny Tanner on Full House
What father raised five of his own kids and two more adopted ones in Winterfell?
a. Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark on Game of Thrones
What father to George created the holiday ‘Festivus’?
a. Frank Costanza from Seinfeld
What father to Becky, Darlene, and DJ came back from the dead when his series was rebooted?
a. Dan Conner from Roseanne and The Conners
Reginald VelJohnson played what cop and father to Eddie, Laura, and Judy (but not Steve)?
a. Carl Winslow from Family Matters
Ty Burrell played what father to Haley, Alex, and Luke?
a. Phil Dunphy from Modern Family
Despite leaving his son Henry in Kansas, what Jason Sudeikis character acted as a father figure to the players on AFC Richmond?
a. Ted Lasso
Kyle Chandler played what dad that taught us “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose”?
a. Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights
Played by Colm Meaney, what space-faring dad raised two kids, Molly and Kirayoshi?
a. Miles O’Brien from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine

The Geeky Round

Movie Dads

What father taught us about the importance of the circle of life?
a. Mufasa from The Lion King
What dad had to make his way to 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney?
a. Marlin from Finding Nemo
He might not have been the best role model, but what character, played by Marlon Brando said, “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.”?
a. Vito Corleone
Michael Douglas played what single father living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave?
a. Andrew Shepherd from The American President
What sci-fi dad shocked audiences in 1980 by revealing to look that “I am your father”?
a. Darth Vader aka Anakin Skywalker
What dad, played by Liam Neeson, has a “very particular set of skills”?
a. Bryan Mills from the Taken series.
Despite being a Pure Blood wizard, what father of seven absolutely loves Muggles?
a. Arthur Weasley
Gregory Peck won an Oscar for playing what father in a 1962 movie?
a. Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird
Robin Williams dressed in drag as what father?
a. Daniel Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire
Portrayed by Eugene Levy, what movie dad tells his son, “We’ll just tell your mother that….we ate it all”?
a. Noah Levenstein from American Pie

The Nerdy Round

Theater Dads

Who was the title character in “Death of a Salesman”?
a. Willy Loman
What Neil Simon character was inspired by the biblical character, Job?
a. Joe Benjamin from God’s Favorite
What father, a retired Captain, fled the Nazis in Salzburg, Austria?
a. Captain Georg von Trapp from The Sound of Music (and history)
What father tried holding onto his “Traditions” in the face of Czarist Russia?
a. Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof
What Grover’s Corners man becomes a single father after the death of his wife, Emily?
a. George Gibbs in Our Town
What Shakespeare father of Miranda is also the Duke of Milan?
a. Prospero from The Tempest
What Sophocles character murdered his own father, married his mother, then blinded himself?
a. King Oedipus from Oedipus Rex
First played by James Earl Jones in 1987, what father struggled to provide for his family after playing in the Negro Leagues?
a. Troy Maxson from Fences. He was played by Denzell Washington in the 2010 Broadway revival and the film adaptation.
What former convict adopts the orphan Cosette in the years before the French Revolution?
a. Jean Valjean from Les Misérables
What tycoon adopts a redheaded orphan during the Great Depression?
a. Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for Father’s Day Trivia. How did you do? Let me know on social media or the website who your favorite fictional dad is.

This is my first father’s day after my dad passed, so do me a favor, if you can. Give your dad a big hug and tell him you love him. Guys like that stuff, even if we pretend not to.

Next week, it’s movie trivia. Here’s what we’re covering:

What were Kevin Smith’s first three films?

And Kevin Smith is a dad, so that matches up, right? Better than putting Mad Max after Mother’s Day. See you back here on Wednesday.

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