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Quiz: How much do you know about these famous dynasties?

How about these succession plans.

TOMORROW SEES THE return of HBO drama Succession for its third series.

If you don’t know it, it’s about a super-rich and powerful media family and is said to be based on various real-life examples like the Murdochs.

But how much do you know about these famous dynasties?

Who is NOT a child of actor Martin Sheen?
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Emilio Estevez
Ramon Estevez

Charlie Sheen
Ruth Sheen
Collectively, how many annual All Star Awards are there between Kerry football royalty Páidí, Darragh, Tomás and Marc Ó Sé?
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5
12

17
30
Staying in The Kingdom, who was elected to the Dáil first?
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Danny Healy-Rae
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Michael Healy-Rae
Fianna Fáil's Brian Lenihan Snr was narrowly defeated in his bid for the presidency, in what year?
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1997
1990

1983
1976
Members of the Jackson family in the eponymous TV show, what is the name of their father and manager?
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Joe
Marlon

Michael
Jermaine
On to business, the Weston family has had a huge impact on the Irish retail market, but what country are they most associated with?
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The US
The UK

Canada
Australia
Royally speaking, which is the longest surviving dynasty in the world?
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The British Monarchy
The Kingdom of Norway

The Ming Dynasty
The Imperial House of Japan
Their father Bernard was also a Dublin great, but who is the youngest Brogan?
Inpho
Bernard Jr
Paul

Alan
A family dynasty famed for tragedy, who was convicted of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy?
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Sirhan Sirhan
Abdul Abdul

Samar Samar
Duran Duran
Which of the Baldwin brothers has a daughter called 'Ireland'?
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Billy Baldwin
Stephen Baldwin

Alec Baldwin
Daniel Baldwin
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
A
Top of the class!
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You scored out of !
B
There's some royal blood in there somewhere.
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You scored out of !
C
Good going!
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You scored out of !
D
You just about scraped it!
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You scored out of !
F
Time to hit the road when you can.
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