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Fictional Dads Trivia

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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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Happy Father's Day Game. This Sunday it's dad's big day and we're going to celebrate it. Like our Mother's Day episode. This is 3 rounds of fictional dads. TV, movie and theater dads are getting 10 rounds each. Need more trivia? Check out dorkygeekynerdy.com for past episodes, transcripts, and more. 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 number one Ed O'Neill played what TV dad to Kelly and Bundy while working as a shoe salesman. Al Bundy on Married with children #2 played by the late Bob Saget. What widower was father to DJ Stephanie and Michelle Danny Tanner on Full house #3 What father raised five of his own kids and two more adopted ones in Winterfell? Eddard, Ned Stark on Game of Thrones #4 What father to George created the holiday Festivus Frank Costanza from Seinfeld #5 what fathered Becky, Darlene and DJ came back from the dead when his series was rebooted. Dan Connor from Roseanne and the Connors number six. Reginald Bill Johnson played what cop and father to Eddie, Laura and Judy, but not Steve. Carl Winslow from Family matters #7TY Burrell played what father to Haley, Alex and Luke. Phil Dunphy from Modern Family #8 Despite leaving his son Henry in Kansas, what Jason Sudeikis character acted as a father figure to the players on AFC Richmond? Ted lasso #9 Kyle Chandler played what Dad that taught us. Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights #10 played by Calamini. What space faring dad raised two kids, Molly and Kiryoshi Miles O'Brien from Star Trek The Next Generation and Deep Space 9. The geeky round movie Dads number one. What father taught us the importance of the circle of life? Mufasa from The Lion King #2 What Dad had to make his way to 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Marlon from Finding Nemo #3 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. Vito Corleone #4 Michael Douglas played what single father living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Andrew Shepherd from the American president #5 What sci-fi did shocked audiences in 1980 by revealing to Luke that I am your father. Darth Vader, AKA Anakin Skywalker number six What dad, played by Liam Neeson, has a very particular set of skills. Brian Mills from the Taken series #7 Despite being a pureblood wizard, what father of seven absolutely loves muggles. Arthur weasley #8 Gregory Peck won an Oscar for playing What father in a 1962 movie. Atticus Finch in To Kill a mockingbird #9 Robin Williams dressed in drag as what Father? Daniel Hillard in Misses Doubtfire #10 portrayed by Eugene Levy. What movie dad tells his son we'll just tell your mother that we ate it all. Noah Levenstein from American Pie, the nerdy round theater Dads number one. Who was the title character in Death of a Salesman? Willy loman #2 What Neil Simon character was inspired by the biblical character Job? Joe Benjamin from God's favorite #3 What father, a retired captain, fled the Nazis in Salzburg, Austria. Captain Georg von Trapp from The Sound of Music and History #4 What father tried holding onto his traditions in the face of Czarist Russia? Tevya from Fiddler on the roof #5 what? Grover's Corners man became a single father after the death of his wife Emily. George Gibbs in our town, number six. What? Shakespeare, father of Miranda, is also the Duke of Milan. Prospero from The Tempest #7 Wood Sophocles character murdered his own father, married his mother, then blinded himself. King Oedipus from Oedipus Rex #8, first played by James Earl Jones in 1987. What father struggled to provide for his family after playing in the Negro Leagues? Troy Maxson from Fences. He was played by Denzel Washington in the 2010 Broadway revival and the film adaptation #9 What former convict adopts the orphan Cosette in the years before the French Revolution? Jean Valjean from Les Miserables #10 What tycoon adopts a red headed orphan during the Great Depression? Oliver, Daddy, Warbucks, 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 it matches up right better than putting Mad Max after Mother's Day. 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