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The Great Mae Young Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the icon and pioneer of women's professional wrestling, Mae Young.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
workisboring

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
370,485

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
157

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. While in high school, Mae Young joined the boys' high school team in which sport? Hint

The boxing team

The wrestling team

The football team

The rugby team

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the 1930s, a teenage Mae Young attended a professional wrestling event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Which female wrestler did Mae Young defeat in a shoot fight within a few seconds? Hint

Mildred Burke

Gladys "Killem" Gillem

Wilma Gordon

Penny Banner

3. In 1941, Mae Young and her colleague Mildred Burke were the first female professional wrestlers to work in Canada. For which Canadian professional wrestling promoters did Mae Young and Mildred Burke work? Hint

Eddie Quinn

Stu Hart

Frank Tunney

George Cannon

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Question 4 of 10

4. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military bombed the United States Naval Station Pearl Harbor leading to the United States enter World War II. Mae Young wrestled in Memphis, Tennessee that day. Once the United States entered World War II, what did Mae Young begin doing to contribute to the sport of professional wrestling. Hint

Mae Young began training women to become professional wrestler

Mae Young petitioned for professional wrestling to shut down during the war

Mae Young petitioned for professional wrestling to join the United Service Organizations

Mae Young began wrestling male wrestlers

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the female wrestlers trained by Mae Young was a young lady from South Carolina named Lillian Ellison. By what name was Lillian Ellison inside the ring? Hint

The Fabulous Moolah

Donna Christanello

Judy Grable

June Byers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ten years after the end of World War II, Mae Young was part of a group of female wrestlers to appear in which country? Hint

Italy

Iraq

Germany

Japan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following move was not considered one of Mae Young's signature moves?
Hint

The schoolboy pin

The elbow drop

The missile dropkick

The scoop slam

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1968, Mae Young became the first person to hold which title? Hint

The American Wrestling Association World Women's Championship

The National Wrestling Alliance World Women's Championship

The National Wrestling Alliance United States Women's Championship

The World Wrestling Entertainment World Women's Championship

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Question 9 of 10

9. In how many different decades decades did Mae Young wrestle a match? Hint

nine

eight

six

ten

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Question 10 of 10

10. Was Mae Young inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. While in high school, Mae Young joined the boys' high school team in which sport?

Answer: The wrestling team

As a kid, Mae Young's brothers Fred, Eugen, Lawrence and Everett taught Mae how to be an amateur wrestler and encouraged her to join her high school's boys' wresting team. Mae Young also played on the national championship softball team from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2. In the 1930s, a teenage Mae Young attended a professional wrestling event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Which female wrestler did Mae Young defeat in a shoot fight within a few seconds?

Answer: Gladys "Killem" Gillem

While still in high school, Mae Young went to a professional wrestling event in Tulsa, Oklahoma to challenge National Wrestling Alliance World Women's Champion Mildred Burke. Mildred Burke was in Tulsa, Oklahoma to wrestle Gladys "Killem" Gillem. The promoters told Mae Young that she could't wrestle the champion Mildred Burke. Thus Mae Young wrestled Gillem in a shoot fight beating Gillem within a few seconds.

After the fight, promoter Billy Wolfe invited Mae Young to become a professional wrestler.

Answer: Stu Hart

Stu Hart was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a wrestling promoter, Stu Hart was the first to employ female wrestlers when he hired Mae Young and Mildred Burke in 1941.

Answer: Mae Young began training women to become professional wrestler

Mae Young wrestled in Memphis, Tennessee on December 7, 1941. With the many of the male population in the United States of America fighting in World War II, Mae Young saw an opportunity for an increase in females to work in professional wrestling. Thus Mae Young began to train numerous females in the sport of professional wrestling.

5. One of the female wrestlers trained by Mae Young was a young lady from South Carolina named Lillian Ellison. By what name was Lillian Ellison inside the ring?

Answer: The Fabulous Moolah

After receiving professional wrestling training from Mildred Burke and Mae Young, the Fabulous Moolah wrestled her first professional match against June Byers on May 26, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Fabulous Moolah served as a valet for "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers.

The Fabulous Moolah held the World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Championship four times between 1956 and 1999 with her four title reigns lasting a record cumulative total of over ten thousand days.

6. Ten years after the end of World War II, Mae Young was part of a group of female wrestlers to appear in which country?

Answer: Japan

As a member of the World Women's Wrestling Association promotion, Mae Young was a group of women wrestlers who competed in Japan in 1954. This was the first group of women wrestlers to tour Japan after the end of World War II.

7. Which of the following move was not considered one of Mae Young's signature moves?

Answer: The missile dropkick

The missile dropkick was a dropkick executed from the turnbuckle on a standing opponent. The Fabulous Moolah, not Mae Young, used the missile dropkick as a signature move.

Mae Young's signature moves include her finisher known as the elbow drop, the scoop slam, the schoolboy pin and the bronco buster.

8. In 1968, Mae Young became the first person to hold which title?

Answer: The National Wrestling Alliance United States Women's Championship

In July of 1968, Mae Young became the first person to officially hold the National Wrestling Alliance United States Women's Championship. On October 15, 1951, Mae Young defeated Cora Combs in Tampa, Florida to win the National Wrestling Alliance Florida Women's Championship.

9. In how many different decades decades did Mae Young wrestle a match?

Answer: nine

Mae Young's first match was August 20, 1939. Her final match was on the November 15, 2010 episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's "Monday Night Raw". Mae Young wrestled a match in every decade for nine straight decades.

10. Was Mae Young inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame?

Answer: Yes

Mae Young was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2008 by Pat Patterson. Mae Young was also inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004.

Source: Author workisboring

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