Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dutch Savage

Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka won the National Wrestling Alliance Pacific Northwest Wrestling Tag Team championship on six occasions between 1973 and 1978. Savage and Snuka had a long feud of the championship with the team of Jesse Ventura and Bull Ramos.

Jimmy Snuka also won the National Wrestling Alliance Pacific Northwest Wrestling Tag Team championship with Frankie Laine in 1971.

Answer: National Wrestling Allliance United States Championship

Jimmy Snuka defeated Rick Steamboat in a tournament final in Charlotte, North Carolina to win the National Wrestling Allliance United States Championship. Snuka held the championship for over two hundred days. Snuka lost the championship to Ric Flair on April 19, 1980 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Answer: no

On June 28, 1982, Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka for for the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship in a "steel cage" match. Bob Backlund escaped the cage for the win after Jimmy Snuka missed a "Superfly Splash" from the top of the cage. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" magazine rated this match as the "Match of the Year" in 1982.

Answer: "Captain" Lou Albano

On October 16, 1982 episode of the World Wrestling Entertainment's "All-Star Wrestling" program, Jimmy Snuka fired his manager "Captain" Lou Albano during the "Buddy Rogers' Corner" segment. Snuka was then attacked by "Captain" Lou Albano, "Classy" Freddie Blassie and Ray Stevens. Over the next few months, Snuka feuded with Ray Stevens and "Captain" Lou Albano.

Answer: Snuka hit Muraco with a "Superfly Splash" from the top of the cage

After a match for the the World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship, Jimmy Snuka hit a "Superfly Splash" from the top of the cage onto Don Muraco. Future wrestlers the Sandman, Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer and Bubba Ray Dudley were all in attendance at the event. They cited this match as their inspiration for a pursuing professional wrestling career.

Answer: Roddy Piper broke a coconut on the head of Jimmy Snuka

On the June 9, 1984 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Championship Wrestling", Jimmy Snuka was a guest on the "Piper's Pit" segment. During the segment, Roddy Piper tried to make Jimmy Snuka "feel at home". Once Jimmy Snuka accused Roddy Piper of insulting him, Piper smashed a coconut on Snuka's head.

After that, Piper threw Snuka around and shoved a banana down Snuka's throat. Piper left the set through a back door escaping a furious Snuka. Piper and Snuka had a series of matches after the "Piper's Pit" segment.

Answer: Bob Orton, Junior

On February 18, 1985, the World Wrestling Entertainment's held an event titled "The War to Settle the Score". Jimmy Snuka defeated Bob Orton, Junior at the event. Bob Orton, Junior injured his arm during the match forcing him to wear a cast for an indefinite amount of time.

Answer: Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship

On April 25, 1992, Jimmy Snuka defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to win the Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. On July 14, 1992, Muraco won the Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship for a second time. In 1994, the championship was renamed as the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.

Answer: 1996

Don Muraco inducted Jimmy Snuka into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame on November 16, 1996. "Baron" Mikel Scicluna, "Captain" Lou Albano, Johnny Rodz, Killer Kowalski, Pat Patterson and Vince McMahon, Senior were also inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame that night.

Jimmy Snuka competed at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 1996 "Survivor Series" event the night after his World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame induction.

Answer: 2008

Jimmy Snuka entered number eighteen in the "Royal Rumble" match at the World Wrestling Entertainment's 2008 "Royal Rumble" event. Snuka had a brief but intense showdown with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper before they both were eliminated from the "Royal Rumble" match by Kane.