130+ Father’s Day Trivia Questions and Answers

The bond shared between a father and the child is in its purest form. Dads are known to be protectors, great friends, and providers.

Although Father’s Day has been in existence for many years, somehow, Mother’s Day gets way more attention. But, recent times have shown that the world is acknowledging the tremendous efforts put by fathers and father figures.

Father’s Day Trivia Questions and Answers – Facts Too

Who signed into law a permanent U.S. Father’s Day? Who are the most famous dads in the world? Engage in this trivia to see if you got the answers right and have your Father’s Day facts checked.

Play this Father’s Day trivia to learn interesting things you didn’t know of, and make your dad’s moments memorable!

 

1. When is Father’s Day celebrated?

The third Sunday in June.

 

2. When do people in Thailand celebrate Father’s Day?

The birthday of the last king

 

3. Who is the father of singer, Miley Cyrus?

Billy Ray Cyrus

 

4. When was the first Father’s Day celebrated?

19 June 1910

 

5. What is Father’s Day in Germany often known as?

Men’s Day

 

6. Who is the father of actor, Jayden Smith?

Will Smith

 

7. Where was the first Father’s Day celebrated?

Spokane, Washington

 

8. Most people think of Father’s Day as a modern celebration, but it actually dates back to which historical time period?

The Middle Ages

 

9. Which Royal family member, is the father to George, Charlotte & Louis?

 

10. Who founded Father’s Day as a day to celebrate the child and father relationship?

Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd

 

11. Which group of people first celebrated Father’s Day in the Middle Ages?

 

12. Stephen, Ziggy, and Damian are the sons of which Reggae legend?

Bob Marley

 

13. Name the U.S. president who initiated the celebration of Father’s Day with a presidential proclamation?

Lyndon Johnson

 

14. In the 2006 drama movie “The Pursuit of Happiness”, what does the father, featuring Will Smith, do for a living?

A salesman

 

15.  BBC sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the Second World War?

Dad’s Army

 

16. According to Hallmark, the largest card-sending and selling company, what percent of Father’s Day cards are given to fathers?

50%

 

17. Whose father was an illiterate father and died before he was born?

 

18. Who is the father of singer, Enrique Iglesias?

Julio Iglesias

 

19. According to Hallmark, where do the Father’s Day cards rank in their list of most sold cards?

5th position

 

20. Which Canadian prime minister has a father who also served as prime minister?

Justin Trudeau

 

21. Which (now deceased) comedian starred in the 1977 film ‘Father’s Day’?

 

22. What percentage of cards bought on Father’s Day is sent to the husbands, as surveyed by Hallmark, the largest card-sending and selling company?

20%

 

23. What is the name of Simba’s father in the 1994 animated movie “The Lion King”?

Mustafa

 

24. In which film does Eddie Murphy star as the ultimate stay-at-home dad?

Daddy’s Day Care

 

25. What is the name of Father’s Day in Germany?

Mannertag

 

26. Harper, Cruz, Rome, and Brooklyn are children of which famous football player?

 

27. Which father/Daughter duo sang a duet to the song ‘changes’ in 2003?

Kelly and Ozzy Osborne

 

28. What is the most gifted present that fathers receive on this day?

Necktie

 

29. According to the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, what is the father of invention?

Doubt

 

30. Which singer is the father to North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm?

Kanye West

 

31. Released in the 1980s, which revolutionary movie tells the story of a stay-at-home dad and is played by the actor Michael Keaton?

‘Mr. Dad’ (1983)

 

32. Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of which country?

India

 

33. Which other word for dad can be used before ‘art’ and ‘up’?

Pop

 

34. An unexpected and lovable storyline where the son explores the life of his dad when he falls ill and a  journalist comes to visit them. Name the movie which stars Albert Finney and Billy Crudup?

‘Big Fish’ (2003)

 

35. Which U.S. President signed a bill to make Father’s Day become a national holiday?

 

36. Which company now owns Daddies sauces?

Heinz

 

37. The story of two sisters and their strict dad. The movie plot revolves around a stern father and his absurd rule for her daughter’s dates. Name the movie?

’10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)

 

38. According to a tradition on Father’s Day in Germany, a group of fathers typically does a hiking tour and pull a wagon filled with what?

Wine or beer

 

39. Which fictional character is dad to Bart, Lisa and Maggie?

Homer Simpson

 

40. This beautiful Italian film revolves around a father and son who are in search of their bicycle which was stolen in the city. Name the movie?

‘Bicycle Thieves’ (1948)

 

41. Father’s Day in Italy is celebrated on the day of which Saint?

Saint Joseph

 

42. Which Madonna single sat at the No.1 spot for three weeks in 1986?

Papa Don’t Preach

 

43. Name the movie of a comedic story of a father who cross dresses just to meet his kids who are in the custody of his divorced wife?

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

 

44. Which country in the European Union became the last nation to celebrate the official Father’s Day 2012?

Romania

 

45. Which Royal family member, is father to William & Harry?

Prince Charles

 

46. Name the superhero X-men film that revolves around the story of a dad and his daughter?

‘Logan’ (2017)

 

47. Which flower is generally considered to represent Father’s Day?

Roses

 

48. Which Duke, is father to Archie & Lilibet?

Harry – Duke of Sussex

 

49. A movie by Christopher Nolan, which stars Matthew McConaughey who acts as a pilot to agrees to do anything to save his children. Can you name this thrilling movie?

‘Interstellar’ (2014)

50. Which famous fictional character was created by the English author A. A. Milne as a gift to his son?

Winnie-the-Pooh

 

51. Which funny man was the lead actor in the 1991 film ‘Father of the Bride’?

Steve Martin

 

52. A Pixar classic movie, the story of a father who swims across the ocean to find his missing son. Can you name the animated movie?

‘Finding Nemo’ (2003)

 

53. Which inventor developed the drinking water fountain in 1912 as a tribute to his father, who died of typhoid fever caused by contaminated water?

Halsey W. Taylor

 

54. According to the James Brown song, papas got a brand new, what?

Bag

 

55. This funny and heartwarming movie tells the story of three bachelors who one day find a baby left at their doorstep. Can you name the movie?

‘Three Men And A Baby’ (1987)

 

56. In spite of his busy schedule, former U.S President Barack Obama vowed to have dinner at home with this family how many nights a week?

5

 

57. Who is Angelina Jolie’s father, who is also an actor?

Jon Voight

 

58. When the professional golfer Rory Mcllroy won The Open in 2004, how did his father earn £50,000?

He had placed a bet on the win when Rory was 15 years old

 

59. Who is Lily and Alfie Allen’s famous father?

Keith Allen

 

60. Name the famous dad whose kids are named children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper?

David Beckham

 

61. What was Prince Philip doing when his first son was born?

Playing squash

 

62. Which football manager is Dad to former Liverpool and England midfielder, Jamie?

Harry Redknapp

 

63. Name the singing father-daughter duo who secured a Billboard number one?

Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra

 

64. Which fictional character in Star Wars said: “No, I am your father”?

Darth Vader

 

65. Wrestler Shirley Crabtree Jr. Was better known by what nickname?

Big Daddy

 

66. In Greek mythology, who is the father of the divine hero Heracles?

Zeus

 

67. Which comedian stars as an immature 32 year old that has to care for an abandoned 5 year old in the film ‘Big Daddy’?

Adam Sandler

 

68. Name the father of Jennifer Anniston who appeared in the 1985 TV show ‘Days Of Our Lives.’?

John Anniston

 

69. What is the meaning of “father” in Latin?

Pater

 

70. Who wrote & sang the song “Dance with My Father”?

Luther Vandross

 

71. When did the former Canadian Prime Minister and famous father of Justin Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau die?

 

72. How is the paternity leave that a dad may have when his partner gives birth in the United Kingdom?

1 to 2 weeks

 

73. Who is known as the father of modern medicine?

Hippocrates

 

74. In the Star Trek spin-off, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, what was the name of Captain Sisko’s son?

Jake

 

75. A famous author once wrote to his son: ‘The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.’ Who was the famous father in question?

John Steinbeck

 

76. What is the name of the main patriarch figure in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?

Mr. Bennet

 

77. Which creepy TV family had a father called Gomez?

The Addams Family

 

78. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) not only had two kids, he had to deal with a town of angry folks. What was his job?

Lawyer

 

79. Which famous fictional father tells his children, Scout and Jem: ‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’?

Atticus Finch

 

80. Who had a 1997 hit with the song “Just the Two of Us”, about his relationship with his son?

Will Smith

 

81. Who was the daughter of Cliff Huxtable (the dad from The Cosby Show)?

Denise

 

82. In the Bhutto family, what country has had both father and daughter as prime minister?

Pakistan

 

83.  In the Bible, whose father was prepared to sacrifice him on an altar?

Isaac

 

84. Wally West loved his two kids and wife, and was a superhero by day. What was his superhero name?

The Flash

 

85. Both President John Tyler Jr. and his father, John Tyler Sr. served as governor of what state?

Virginia

 

86. How many Children does Bob Marley have?

11

 

87. How many daughters did Charles Ingalls have in Little House on the Prairie?

3

 

88. What did the father of Glenn Close do for a living?

He was a doctor

 

89. How many Children does Mia Farrow have?

14

 

90. George Banks was the dad in the musical Mary Poppins. Which one of these songs did the character sing (as the lead vocalist)?

The Life I Lead

 

91. Who was the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

Joseph P. Kennedy, father of President John F. Kennedy.

 

92. Who is the famous father of actor Michael Douglas?

Kirk Douglas

 

93. Lois Griffin is married to who, in the animated sitcom Family Guy?

Peter Griffin

 

94. Before Stanley Holloway got the part of Eliza’s father, Alfred P. Doolittle, in My Fair Lady, who turned down the role?

James Cagney

 

95. Which country was shaped by its founding fathers?

USA

 

96. Jack Gladney, the father from the book White Noise, was an expert in what?

Hitler studies

 

97. Once a regular in the Peanut Gallery of TV’s The Howdy Doody Show, what actress’s father, Pat Weaver, was president of NBC?

Sigourney Weaver

 

98. Who originally sang Daddy Cool?

Boney M

 

99. Arthur Weasley, father of Ron, belonged to which house, during his time at Hogwart’s?

Gryffindor

100. In the 1994 film, The Lion King, who was the voice of Mufasa, Simba’s father?

James Earl Jones

 

101. Which film features Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg?

Daddy’s Home

 

102. Mr Incredible worked briefly as a claims adjuster. What kind of claims do claims adjusters investigate?

Insurance-related

 

103. The father of what famous actress was the first American to be ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk?

Uma Thurman’s father

 

104. Who sang the song “Daddy Could Swear I Declare”?

 

105. The surrogate father, George, in the movie Erin Brockovich, enjoyed doing what as his pastime?

Motorbikes

 

106. Who did actor Keanu Reeve’s father name him after?

Keanu’s father named him after his own father.

 

107. What is the Spanish word for father?

Padre

 

108. What’s the name of She-Ra’s father?

Randor

 

109. Who’s Oscar was in the window of his father’s hardware store for 20 years?

 

110. At which famous sporting venue would you find the ‘Father Time weather vane’?

 

111. Indiana Jones’ dad was obsessed with finding what?

The Holy Grail

 

112. What star of The Bridges of Madison County became a father again at the age of 65?

Clint Eastwood

 

113. What is another name for Santa Claus?

Father Christmas

 

114. George Francisco, father of two, wasn’t human. Which TV show did he appear in?

Alien Nation

 

115. What was the profession of Sally Bowles’ father?

United States Diplomat

 

116. Which British comedy series features three priests living on Craggy Island?

Father Ted

 

117. Gomez Addams had three kids, one of them was called Wednesday. What was her middle name?

Friday

 

118. Who was the father-in-law of the male star of Grease 2?

John Mills

 

119. What is the name of Joe Calzaghe’s father & Trainer?

Enzo Calzaghe

 

120. Bill Treacher played which famous father in the British soap opera Eastenders?

Arthur Fowler

 

121. Who was the father of Cleopatra’s son, Ptolemy XV?

 

122. Which actor has six children (three adopted, three biological) with Angelina Jolie?

 

123. Which of the solar systems planets was named after the sky-god who was father of the Titans?

Uranus

 

124. Which TV dad was revealed to be deceased and not a lottery winner in the bizarre series finale of his long-running show?

Dan Conner of Roseanne

125. Who was the first musician to write down blues music and the first musician to publish it?

Handy, also known as the “father of the blues”.

 

126. Craig T. Nelson has played a dad several times including twice in two long-running television shows. Name those shows?

Parenthood & Coach

 

127. The first President of Nigeria has been called the father of modern Nigeria, what is his name?

Nnamdi Azikiwe

 

128. Which TV dad also shares screen time with his fictional mother in law, in a show named after himself?

Ray Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)

 

129. The father of Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull was know by what name?

Jumping Bull

 

130. How many dads can you name from Modern Family?

Mitch, Cam, Phil, Jay and Frank (Phils’ dad!)

 

131. America’s founding fathers kept their wigs white with what kind of powder?

Ground Rice

 

132. At the end of the series, how many men from the main cast of Friends have become Fathers?

Two

 

133. Danny Tanner of Full House is obsessed with what?

Cleaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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