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Enjoy these Newsletter Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Newsletter knowledge you have.
Question 1
Which *dad* had his childhood dream *constructed* over a period of 28 years?
| George Hearst | |
| William Randolph Hearst, Jr. | |
| William Randolph Hearst | |
| George R. Hearst, Jr. | |
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William Randolph Hearst is, indeed, the father who called Hearst Castle, "home." George Hearst was his father, and William, Jr. and George, Jr. were two of William, Sr.´s five sons. To read more, follow this link!
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Question 2
Which *dad* acquired his first newspaper as the result of payment for a gambling debt?
| William Hearst | |
| David Hearst | |
| George R. Hearst, Jr. | |
| George Hearst | |
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Kind of confusing, huh? If you had taken the link to the tip in Question #1, you´d know that William and David are William Randolph Hearst´s twin sons; George, Jr. is another son; and patriarch, George Hearst is the one who initially held control of the <i>San Francisco Examiner.</i>
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Question 3
Which *dad* owns newspapers worldwide including *Times* of London and the New York *Post*?
| Malcolm Forbes | |
| Rupert Murdoch | |
| William Randolph Hearst | |
| Frank E. Gannett | |
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While it may be true that each of these publishing empires control newspapers worldwide, the Times and the Post belong to Rupert Murdoch.
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Question 4
Which *dad* founded the company which is considered the USA´s largest newspaper group in terms of circulation?
| Frank E. Gannett | |
| Malcolm Forbes | |
| William Randolph Hearst | |
| Nelson Doubleday | |
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Hmmmm...Nelson Doubleday must have gotten lost! He´s responsible for the unlikely partnership between the family book company and a major-league baseball franchise!
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Question 5
Which *dad* began the first Native American newspaper on Feb. 21, 1828?
| James Gordon Bennett | |
| George Hearst | |
| Will Rogers | |
| George Guess | |
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If I had used either of George´s other names, Sequoyah (as the missionaries referred to him), or Sogwali as he was known to others in the Cherokee tribe, you might have answered this one correctly!
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Question 6
Which *dad* launched the New York *Herald* and spent $525,000 on war reporting during the Civil War period?
| Robert Gould Shaw | |
| James Gordon Bennett | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | |
| Henry Lee Higginson | |
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Here´s a collection of Civil War heroes! Oliver was an officer of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry, Henry was an infantryman and cavalryman, and Robert is best remembered as the brave colonel who led the 54th Massachusetts in their fearless charge at Fort Wagner. To find out more about James...
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Question 7
Which *dad* had a fondness for yachting and established a trophy for international yacht races?
| James Gordon Bennett | |
| William Randolph Hearst | |
| Malcolm Forbes | |
| John W. Mackay | |
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This James Gordon Bennett is actually the "son" of the James Gordon Bennett from the previous question!
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Question 8
Which *dad* did NOT share the same name with a son?
| William Randolph Hearst | |
| James Gordon Bennett | |
| Malcolm Forbes | |
| Donald W. Reynolds | |
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This should have been a freebie for you! We´ve mentioned Hearst, Bennett, and Forbes in previous questions! Not sure who Donald W. Reynolds is?
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Question 9
Which two *dads* went head-to-head in the publishing world providing future historians with the term *yellow journalism?*
| Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst | |
| Joseph Pulitzer and Albert Pulitzer | |
| William Randolph Hearst and Richard Felton Outcault | |
| John Lennon and Paul McCartney | |
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"So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine..."
Lennon and McCartney wrote "Yellow Submarine" 1968 and it has nothing to do with "yellow journalism!"
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Question 10
Which *dad* is associated with the most prestigious award in American journalism?
| Alfred Nobel | |
| Joseph Pulitzer | |
| John Newbery | |
| Randolph Caledcott | |
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This should have been an easy one! No excuses if you missed it!
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