The Kennedys

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  1. 9. In 1954, John Kennedy wrote a book of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity in the US Senate. What was its title?
  2. 12. In what city was Robert Kennedy assassinated during his 1968 presidential campaign?
  3. 14. The most rebellious of the Kennedy children, Kathleen married _______________, a protestant British Lord, of whom the family did not approve and died only 4 months after their wedding.
  4. 18. What left Joseph Kennedy Sr. paralyzed and unable to speak for the last eight years of his life?
  5. 20. Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy and his widow Ethel, died in 1997 after hitting a tree while doing what?
  6. 21. What was the title of the book that Joseph Kennedy Sr. published in supported Franklin Roosevelt’s 1933 campaign?
  7. 23. Kathleen Kennedy’s ______ was the only family member to attend her funeral?
  8. 26. After the _______________, Joseph Kennedy Sr. used his friendship with President Roosevelt to secure a license to sell liquor.
  9. 28. John and Jackie’s third child, Patrick Kennedy, lived for two _____.
  10. 29. Joseph Kennedy Sr. actually made money in the stock market in 1929 because he began ________ stocks that he heard were going to fall.
  11. 30. Three of the male Kennedy siblings, following their father’s footsteps, attended what University?
  12. 32. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge at __________, Massachusetts, killing his passenger, a suspected mistress, without reporting to the police until hours after the incident.
  13. 34. Which of the Kennedy siblings did John appoint to be the Attorney General during his presidency?
  14. 35. In February of 1920, John Kennedy almost died of what illness?
  15. 37. How many children did Joseph and Rose have?
  16. 38. What is the name of John and Jackie’s only living child?
  17. 39. In 2012, Conor Kennedy, grandson of Robert Kennedy, dated the greatest songwriter and recording artist of all time. What is her name?
  18. 41. President John F. Kennedy did what with his entire legislative salary during his presidency?
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  1. 1. What organization was Eunice Kennedy, the fifth born child to Joseph Sr. and Rose, the founder of?
  2. 2. On June 19, 1964 Edward “Ted” Kennedy survived a plane crash that left him with a broken _____.
  3. 3. Rosemary Kennedy, the first born daughter to Joseph and Rose, was born with severe _________.
  4. 4. Rose Kennedy, mother of the the nine Kennedy siblings, died in 1995 at what age?
  5. 5. In 1940, the 22 year old Rosemary Kennedy was given a __________ in an attempt to treat her disabilities, but left her in an even worse mental condition and institutionalized for the rest of her life.
  6. 6. What technology made the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates unlike any other in American history
  7. 7. Who sang Happy Birthday to president John F. Kennedy in at his 45th birthday party?
  8. 8. How many of the Kennedy siblings ran for a Presidency?
  9. 10. Who was killed at age 29 in a secret mission flying over the English Channel?
  10. 11. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy in what southern US city?
  11. 13. What did Patrick Joseph “PJ” Kennedy, born in 1858, sell during prohibition to gain the foundation of the family wealth?
  12. 15. Who did PJ Kennedy’s son, Joseph Kennedy Sr., marry in 1914?
  13. 16. The Kennedy’s are descended from Irish Catholics fleeing what what historical tragedy?
  14. 17. The youngest of the Kennedy siblings, Edward “Ted” Kennedy represented the state of massachusetts as a what?
  15. 19. John F. Kennedy Jr., the only son of John a Jackie, was killed in a ____ along with his wife and sister in law.
  16. 22. Joseph Kennedy Sr. raised his children to believe that _____ is everything.
  17. 24. All of the Kennedy children were encouraged to compete in what two sports?
  18. 25. On September 12, 1953, John Kennedy married _______.
  19. 27. What is the family’s political party of choice?
  20. 31. Joseph and his wife were heavily involved i the social and political engagements of what city?
  21. 33. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, the youngest of the siblings, was expelled from Harvard after being caught doing what during an exam?
  22. 36. Unlike their father who avoided Military service in WWI, Joseph Jr., John, and Robert Kennedy enlisted in what branch of the United States Military?
  23. 40. In what country did Kathleen Kennedy die from a plane crash?