George "the Animal" Steele Trivia Quiz

Answer: teacher

George "the Animal" Steele was a teacher at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan. He coached amateur wrestling coach and football at Madison High School.

Answer: The Student

To supplement his income, George Steele became a pro wrestler in the Detroit area as The Student. Under this gimmick, he wore a mask to keep his identity a secret from his real students. The Student was a member of the heel stable known as Gary Hart's Army. The Student also wrestled many matches against The Shiek.

Answer: Bruno Sammartino

WWE legend Bruno Sammartino scouted George Steele and brought him to wrestle in Pittsburgh. Sammartino recommended that Steele drop The Student gimmick and adapt the heelish "the Animal" gimmick.

Bruno Sammartino brought George "the Animal" Steele to the WWE in the 1970s. Sammartino and Steele wrestled several matches in 1977 for Sammartino's WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The matches were either decided by draws or disqualifications.

Answer: He carried a chain to the ring

George "the Animal" Steele didn't use a chain as part of his gimmick. He did stick out his green tongue. The color of the tongue was created by eating green Clorets breath mints. He also had a habit of eating turnbuckle padding and using the stuffing as a weapon during the match. He also had a stooped posture. He was known having a thick mat of fur on his back not his head. His interviews contained one or two unintelligible words or phrases. In 1988, Steele began carrying a stuffed animal named "Mine" to the ring.

Answer: Saturday Night's Main Event

The first episode of WWE's "Saturday Night's Main Event" aired on May 11, 1985. The first match was a six-man tag team match featuring the team of the U.S. Express and Ricky Steamboat verses Nikolai Volkoff, the Iron Sheik and George "the Animal" Steele. George "the Animal" Steele was pinned by Barry Windham after Steele's teammates abandoned him.

Answer: Miss Elizabeth

In 1986, George "the Animal" Steele developed a "crush" on Randy "Macho Man" Savage's manager Miss Elizabeth. Savage and Steele had a match at the WWE's 1986 "Wrestlemania 2" event for Savage's Intercontinental Championship. This feud continued through 1986 and part of 1987.

Answer: no

George "the Animal" Steele was walking to the ring to participate in the "Battle Royal" match at the 1988 "Wrestlemania IV" event. He tripped on the stairs on the way to the ring and hurt his knee.

George "the Animal" Steele didn't get into the ring to participate in the match. He just watched the match from outside the ring. He did interfere in the match causing Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart to be eliminated. The officials eventually disqualified Steele from the match due to "failing to enter the ring".

Answer: 1995

George "the Animal" Steele was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1995. The ceremony was held on June 24, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was inducted by Doink the Clown.

Answer: The Oddities

On the December 21, 1998 episode of WWE's "Sunday Night Heat", George "the Animal" Steele appeared as a member of the stable known as the Oddities along with Kurrgan, Golga and Giant Silva. He was referred to as the "original Oddity".

Answer: Ed Wood

"Ed Wood" is a 1994 biographical film about the filmmaker Ed Wood. The film starred Johnny Depp as Ed Wood. The film also starred Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Lisa Marie and Bill Murray in supporting roles.

George "the Animal" Steele played Swedish professional wrestler Tor Johnson. Tor Johnson acted in two films directed by Woods.