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1. 'Evel' was not his birthname, but do you know what name he came into the world with?
2. Knievel had a rather chequered early life, moving from job to job. Which of these was NOT one of his jobs?
3. Evel's personal life was rather turbulent, too, with a recurring on-again, off-again relationship with his youngest son, Robbie, who was also a stuntrider. He also was married more than once- how many times did he tie the knot?
4. As can be expected in his line of work, Evel had many spills, some of them quite serious. One of the worst was when he ended up in a coma for a month. What was he trying to jump over, on New Years Eve, 1967?
5. In 1971, a semi-biographical movie named 'The Evel Knievel Story' was released. It was the first of several movies that was released about him, and was panned by critics as a lightweight money-grab, however, the public loved it! Who played our hero in the movie?
6. Not all of his jumps were spectacular crashes. He made hundreds of successful jumps over all sorts of things- crushed cars, rattlesnake-filled cages, shark pools, etc- but one of his longest jumps was at Kings Island amusement park, Ohio. What did he clear in his attempt in October 1975?
7. Perhaps Evel's most daring venture came on September 8, 1974, when he tried to clear the Snake River Canyon. What state is the canyon in?
8. What honour was accorded Knievel in 1999?
9. Shortly before his death, Knievel was involved in a legal tussle over infringement of his trademark leather jumpsuit. He took action against which rap singer, the performer of 'Touch the Sky'?
10. Evel was 69 when he died. What was the cause of his death?
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