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Quiz about Star Spangled Tough Guys

Star Spangled Tough Guys Trivia Quiz


Some pro wrestlers use gimmicks such as costumes in their appearances - but do clothes make the man?

A multiple-choice quiz by mpkitty. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mpkitty
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
362,630
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2284
Question 1 of 10
1. This wrestler was very tall, but wanted to be even taller, 8 feet tall. His solution was lifts in his shoes. He wore silver trunks and red trunks with red trim, and matching boots completed the look. He competed in WCW. What South American wore this colorful outfit? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This tag team was out to intimidate - with a costume? They wore mohawks, spiked football shoulder pads, face paint and biker boots - oooh, I'm
scared! Under what name did they travel?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Here's an outrageous costume! This tall wrestler wasn't fooling around, he was dressed as the clown you have nightmares about. With green hair, white clown face with exaggerated features, full clown dress with a flower to squirt water on his opponents, he had the whole look. He even had a signature move, "The Whoopie Cushion". Who was this clown? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the U.S., pro wrestling became very popular on TV in the '50s. One of the first stars of this era was a flamboyant character with long, bleached blonde hair, unusual for the day. His beautiful velvet capes and robes helped him to earn what nickname? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the early '80s, he started wrestling as a villain but later he became popular with the fans. A good-looking Canadian, he played up his Scottish roots in name and dress. He appeared in the ring with a t-shirt and a kilt, accompanied by a bagpipe. Who was this bonny lad? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the late '80s, this tall, handsome French Canadian knocked the socks off the ladies with his glamour. An "AWA Heavyweight Champion", he wore trunks with matching kneepads and boots. He carried a fly-sprayer filled with his perfume, "Arrogance", to spray on his opponents. What was his fitting name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. He had sideburns, he had a guitar, he had a song. He was called an "Evil Elvis".
What high-collared and slick-backed hair wearing (and more) wrestler was this?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Think neon tights, add some fishnet cut-out patches, blonde highlights in a mullet and some pruning shears and who do you have? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Covered from the tops of their heads to the end of their toes in gold - gold lame' or spandex, that is, their name didn't reflect this tag team's success in the ring.
Who were these masked men?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. They called him a trendsetter, he sometimes wore girly outfits, such as feather boas, but he was manly all the way, there was never any question about that. A tough guy that could wear spangles, with a very famous name that wouldn't quit. What was it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This wrestler was very tall, but wanted to be even taller, 8 feet tall. His solution was lifts in his shoes. He wore silver trunks and red trunks with red trim, and matching boots completed the look. He competed in WCW. What South American wore this colorful outfit?

Answer: El Gigante

El Gigante's real name was Jorge Gonzalez, he was from Argentina. He started in athletics as a basketball player in the NBA, but flopped there. He turned to wrestling and between 1989 and 1992 appeared the WCW. His colorful costume didn't help his career much, and like many very large people, died young - age 44, apparently of natural causes.
2. This tag team was out to intimidate - with a costume? They wore mohawks, spiked football shoulder pads, face paint and biker boots - oooh, I'm scared! Under what name did they travel?

Answer: Road Warriors

Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis were the Road Warriors. They were considered one of the best tag teams, winning several championships. After a successful career, Hawk died in 2003 and Animal carried on with a different partner under the name, "Legion of Doom" and, at times, different names.
3. Here's an outrageous costume! This tall wrestler wasn't fooling around, he was dressed as the clown you have nightmares about. With green hair, white clown face with exaggerated features, full clown dress with a flower to squirt water on his opponents, he had the whole look. He even had a signature move, "The Whoopie Cushion". Who was this clown?

Answer: Doink the Clown

Matthew Osborne (Doink) although playing an evil clown, brought a lot of entertainment to the ring. First seen in 1992 was his smaller version, Dink, who accompanied him and sometimes wrestled with Doink against other teams.
Sadly, Doink died in July, 2013 of an accidental drug overdose.
4. In the U.S., pro wrestling became very popular on TV in the '50s. One of the first stars of this era was a flamboyant character with long, bleached blonde hair, unusual for the day. His beautiful velvet capes and robes helped him to earn what nickname?

Answer: Gorgeous George

A Nebraska farm boy and high school dropout, George Wagner became one of pro wrestling's superstars. He was considered average as a wrestler, but his showmanship lifted him to the top. He was ridiculed at first, but in the end had the last laugh. He died at age 48 of a heart attack.
5. In the early '80s, he started wrestling as a villain but later he became popular with the fans. A good-looking Canadian, he played up his Scottish roots in name and dress. He appeared in the ring with a t-shirt and a kilt, accompanied by a bagpipe. Who was this bonny lad?

Answer: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Roddy Toombs was born in Canada but things got confused when his publicist claimed he was from Glasgow, Scotland; some people still believe that he was.
He has appeared in many movies, TV shows, podcasts and became an announcer for World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
6. In the late '80s, this tall, handsome French Canadian knocked the socks off the ladies with his glamour. An "AWA Heavyweight Champion", he wore trunks with matching kneepads and boots. He carried a fly-sprayer filled with his perfume, "Arrogance", to spray on his opponents. What was his fitting name?

Answer: Rick "The Model" Martel

Richard Vigneault appeared in the World Wrestling Federation between 1980-95.
He had become a professional wrestler at age 16 and wrestled all over the world.

Rick became "The Model" in 1989. In 1998 his career suffered when he had a leg injured in the ring. When he recovered and returned, a second injury led to his retirement, a loss to the ladies.
7. He had sideburns, he had a guitar, he had a song. He was called an "Evil Elvis". What high-collared and slick-backed hair wearing (and more) wrestler was this?

Answer: The Honky Tonk Man

Ray Farris, a former high school football coach found greener pastures in pro wrestling. He was best known for his "Intercontinental Championship" in the WWF, which he held for 64 weeks.
He started wrestling in 1977 and went to the WWF in 1986 with the name Honky Tonk Man. As a sort of Elvis impersonator, he offered up great showmanship.
8. Think neon tights, add some fishnet cut-out patches, blonde highlights in a mullet and some pruning shears and who do you have?

Answer: Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

Ed Leslie debuted in pro wrestling in 1977, and entered the WWF in 1984 as Brutus Beefcake, where he earned the nickname, The Barber. Cutting the hair of defeated opponents had become a popular custom, and Beefcake earned his nickname after shearing the locks of Adonis, after a match. During this time,
"The Sleeper" hold became his signature closing move.

After years of accidents, mayhem and fun, Ed retired from pro wrestling and joined World Impact Wrestling, a Christian organization. He also became a coach, started a wrestling school and made personal appearances.
9. Covered from the tops of their heads to the end of their toes in gold - gold lame' or spandex, that is, their name didn't reflect this tag team's success in the ring. Who were these masked men?

Answer: Los Conquistadors

Jose Rivera and Jose Estrada were two very unsuccessful wrestlers who teamed up to become one very unsuccessful tag team in the WWF. In 1987, they had one of their few wins against the Killer Bees, who were on their way down, at that point. The next few years brought defeat after defeat, by 1991 they had broken up and disappeared.

In 2000, a pair of imposters (Edge and Christian) appeared in the gold outfits, and managed to win a title match. That was a short-lived triumph when in the rematch, the Hardy Boyz defeated the imposters (the same team the imposters had defeated), and put the gold on. The Hardys became the new champions, destroyed the masks, and the gold was gone forever. (Except for a burp in 2003).
10. They called him a trendsetter, he sometimes wore girly outfits, such as feather boas, but he was manly all the way, there was never any question about that. A tough guy that could wear spangles, with a very famous name that wouldn't quit. What was it?

Answer: Jesse "The Body" Ventura

James Janos had a very exciting life both before and after his wrestling career. He was discovered by a wrestling promoter in 1975, and soon became Jesse "the Body" Ventura, a bad surfer type in sunglasses and pink tights.
A pro wrestler for ten years, he was in the AWA and the WWF. His wrestling career is best remembered for his signature move, "Body Breaker" and his "AWA World Tag Team Champion" title in 1981 with Adrian Adonis. His wrestling career was brought to an end with the discovery of a pulmonary embolism. Jesse was a 2004 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.

Though his wrestling career was short, it lead to opportunities in other fields, such as being a commentator and author, politics and movies.
Source: Author mpkitty

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