Family Ties
What do you call your mother’s sister?
Aunt
Complete the saying: “Blood is thicker than ____.”
Water
What American family is famous for reality TV, starting with “Keeping Up With the ____”?
Kardashians
What do you call three generations living in one house?
Extended family
In Harry Potter, what’s the name of Harry’s unpleasant relatives?
The Dursleys
A family with a mother, father, and children only is called a what?
Nuclear family
What does “run in the family” mean?
A trait or habit shared by many family members
Which British royal couple stepped back from official duties in 2020?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
What’s the term for grandparents caring for grandchildren as parents?
Kinship care or grandparent-led households
In The Godfather, what kind of “family business” is depicted?
Organized crime / mafia
What’s the term for children from previous marriages living together as one family?
Blended family
f someone is “the black sheep of the family,” what does it mean?
They are different or cause embarrassment compared to the rest of the family
In Greek mythology, who was the father of Zeus?
Cronus
Give an example of a family tradition from your country
Open answer
Which novel begins with the line “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”?
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
What’s the difference between an ancestor and a descendant?
Ancestor is someone you come from; descendant is someone who comes from you
Explain the proverb: “You can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends.”
Family ties are by birth, friendships are voluntary
Which U.S. political family included a president, attorney general, and senator, all brothers?
The Kennedy Family
What’s the difference between matriarchal and patriarchal family structures?
Power led by women vs. men
In Disney’s Encanto, what is the family’s magical surname?
Madrigal
What’s the legal term for when a child becomes a permanent part of a new family that is not biologically related?
Adoption
What does “keep it in the family” mean in a business or secrets context?
Not sharing outside information or keeping control within relatives
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, what are the surnames of the feuding families?
Montague and Capulet
Discuss how globalization affects family traditions.
Open answer
In Pride and Prejudice, why is Mrs. Bennet desperate to marry off her daughters?
To secure financial stability because the estate is entailed to a male heir