The History Of 'Wrestlemania' Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Superbowl

In an interview conducted by 'WrestleWire' in 1998, Vince stated that the main premise for coming up with 'Wrestlemania' was to bring wrestling to the next level. He compared the event to the Superbowl, where anything goes. He said he only intended for it to be a one time deal, but when he saw how much the fans and wrestlers enjoyed it, he couldn't think of not having another 'Wrestlemania'.

Answer: It wouldn't work with the event being live from one arena, and dispensed via closed circuit television

In the interview, Brisco said that he was not very impressed with the idea of having the event held in one location only, and then being shown via closed circuit television at other locations chosen by the World Wrestling Federation. He wholeheartedly believed no one would by tickets to view it from the other locations, via television. I guess that Vince McMahon proved it could be done!

Answer: The Rockettes

Liberace was accompanied to the ring by The New York City Rockettes, they danced in the ring for all to see. Other stars that appeared at 'Wrestlemania' included: Billy Martin, Muhammad Ali, Cyndi Lauper, and Mr. T.

Answer: 9

There was a total of 9 matches, which included: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T pitted against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff, Andre the Giant was victorious over Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match, Tito Santana comes out the winner in his match with the Executioner, David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double disqualification, Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne, King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones, Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the Women's Championship, Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to win the coveted Tag Team Championship, and the Junk Yard Dog defeated Greg Valentine via countout.

Answer: 1985

'Wrestlemania' made its debut in the World Wrestling Federation on March 31, 1985 at the world famous Madison Square Garden. Other events that happened the same year 'Wrestlemania' debuted include: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins 38 to 16 in Super Bowl XIX, in August the Major League Baseball Players' Association went on strike, Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb on the all-time hit list with 4,191 hits, and VH1, a 24 hour adult contemporary music channel, makes its debut. All of the information contained in this quiz can be found at WWF.com.