This has been an absurdly big week for ageing media magnates. On Monday, the latest episode of Succession (spoiler alert) finally delivered on its promise by killing off its ferocious, foul-mouthed, billionaire patriarch, Logan Roy, after three and a half seasons of ruthless ambition, the bulk of which came at the expense of his squabbling children.
But then, not to be outdone, Wednesday brought Vanity Fair’s long report about Roy’s real-life inspiration, the billionaire patriarch Rupert Murdoch, filled with the sort of juicy insider details that could have only come from someone close to the source.
So, armed with mounds of information about Roy and Murdoch, it’s time to put our knowledge to the test.
Below you’ll find 21 questions. Your job is simple: figure out if they’re about Rupert Murdoch or Logan Roy.
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Who supports one football team, but owns its main rival?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who owns a Hamptons summer home that was originally built for Henry Ford’s grandson?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who owns an 180-foot yacht called Rosehearty?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who collects rare medals despite having never having served in the military?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who once suffered a brief bout of psychosis brought about by an untreated urinary tract infection
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who divorced his wife with an email reading: ‘Sadly I’ve decided to call an end to our marriage. We have certainly had some good times, but I have much to do’?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who was described by one of his own children as 'a human Saudi Arabia'?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who claims he broke his back when his ex-wife pushed him into a piano during a fight?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who once employed, through his cable news channel, an anchor who married at Adolf Hitler’s Bavarian home?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who wanted his wife to enrol on an online course and spend 500 hours a year winemaking as a way to write off his vineyard expenses?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who had security guards watch his ex-wife move out of their marital home, and required her to show receipts for everything she took?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who inspired a former partner to make an effigy of him, tie a noose around its neck and then burn it on the grill?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who once fell ill on a boat, but had difficulty getting to hospital because it was too big for the dock?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who owns seven copies of General Douglas MacArthur’s biography?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Whose ex-wife discovered surveillance cameras in her home, feeding footage back to his company headquarters?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Whose ex-wife is now reportedly ‘Shopping in Milan. Indefinitely’?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who tore an achilles tendon tripping over a chessboard given to him by his son?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who once fired, then paid off, a waiter at the wedding of one of his children for spilling champagne on him?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Who once publicly declared that 'I’m now convinced of my own immortality'?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Whose son reportedly sees the destruction of his father’s cable news channel as 'his mission in life'?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
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Finally, as his children jostle for succession of the family business empire, who said ‘I love you, but you’re not serious people’?
Logan Roy
Rupert Murdoch
Solutions
1:A, 2:A, 3:B, 4:A, 5:A, 6:B, 7:A, 8:B, 9:A, 10:B, 11:B, 12:B, 13:B, 14:A, 15:B, 16:A, 17:B, 18:A, 19:B, 20:B, 21:A
Scores
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20 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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21 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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19 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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18 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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17 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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16 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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15 and above.
Congratulations! You are incredibly familiar with the inner workings of both Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch. This can only mean one of two things. Either you are a Succession obsessive (in which case congratulations) or you are Jerry Hall (in which case commiserations).
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14 and above.
So near and yet so far. You made a decent fist of this quiz, but some of the deeper cuts were sadly beyond you. Maybe you’re really more of Billions person at heart.
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13 and above.
So near and yet so far. You made a decent fist of this quiz, but some of the deeper cuts were sadly beyond you. Maybe you’re really more of Billions person at heart.
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12 and above.
So near and yet so far. You made a decent fist of this quiz, but some of the deeper cuts were sadly beyond you. Maybe you’re really more of Billions person at heart.
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10 and above.
A slight disappointment. We had such high hopes for you, but you let us all down. To offer a Roy family equivalent, your score means that you are very firmly a Connor. But it doesn’t seem like you know a lot about Succession, so this comparison probably means very little to you.
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11 and above.
So near and yet so far. You made a decent fist of this quiz, but some of the deeper cuts were sadly beyond you. Maybe you’re really more of Billions person at heart.
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9 and above.
A slight disappointment. We had such high hopes for you, but you let us all down. To offer a Roy family equivalent, your score means that you are very firmly a Connor. But it doesn’t seem like you know a lot about Succession, so this comparison probably means very little to you.
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8 and above.
A slight disappointment. We had such high hopes for you, but you let us all down. To offer a Roy family equivalent, your score means that you are very firmly a Connor. But it doesn’t seem like you know a lot about Succession, so this comparison probably means very little to you.
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7 and above.
A slight disappointment. We had such high hopes for you, but you let us all down. To offer a Roy family equivalent, your score means that you are very firmly a Connor. But it doesn’t seem like you know a lot about Succession, so this comparison probably means very little to you.
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6 and above.
A slight disappointment. We had such high hopes for you, but you let us all down. To offer a Roy family equivalent, your score means that you are very firmly a Connor. But it doesn’t seem like you know a lot about Succession, so this comparison probably means very little to you.
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5 and above.
A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
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4 and above.
A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
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3 and above.
Well A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
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2 and above.
Well A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
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1 and above.
A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
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0 and above.
A very disappointing turnout. You don’t watch Succession, and it is now perfectly clear that you also don’t revel in glossy magazine longreads pieces about the tortured love lives of nonagenarian billionaires. Honestly, it’s baffling that you even took this quiz in the first place.
