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WWE "Royal Rumble" 1996 Trivia Quiz

Questions about the WWE "Royal Rumble" event held in 1996.

A multiple-choice quiz by BigUncleChester. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BigUncleChester

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,745

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
648

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (8/10), Guest 148 (4/10), Guest 31 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did "Royal Rumble" 1996 take place? Hint

Hartford, Connecticut

Louisville, Kentucky

Fresno, California

Anaheim, California

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Ahmed Johnson fight at the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Jeff Jarrett

Owen Hart

Triple H

Yokozuna

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did the Smoking Gunns defeat to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships? Hint

The Swat Team

Owen Hart & Yokozuna

The Godwinns

The Bodydonnas

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Goldust defeat to capture the WWE Intercontinental Championship? Hint

Diesel

The British Bulldog

Tatanka

Razor Ramon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who drew number one in the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Shawn Michaels

Barry Horowitz

Vader

Triple H

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many superstars did Vader eliminate from the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who eliminated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Aldo Montoya

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Fatu

Shawn Michaels

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Diesel

Yokozuna

The British Bulldog

Shawn Michaels

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who went into "Royal Rumble" 1996 as WWE champion? Hint

Bret "Hitman" Hart

King Mabel

The Undertaker

Bob Backlund

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which superstar interfered in the match between the Undertaker and Bret "Hitman" Hart at the 1996 "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Diesel

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Shawn Michaels

Vader

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did "Royal Rumble" 1996 take place?

Answer: Fresno, California

The Selland Arena in Fresno, California played host to the "Royal Rumble". The event took place on January 21, 1996.

2. Who did Ahmed Johnson fight at the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Jeff Jarrett

Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Jarrett had hit Johnson with his guitar.

3. Who did the Smoking Gunns defeat to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships?

Answer: The Bodydonnas

The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart) had to vacate the titles only one month later as Billy Gunn suffered a neck injury.

4. Who did Goldust defeat to capture the WWE Intercontinental Championship?

Answer: Razor Ramon

This was Goldust's first WWE Intercontinental title victory. He was accompanied to ringside by his manager and wife, Marlena, who was making her WWE debut.

5. Who drew number one in the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Triple H

Triple H lasted an impressive 48 minutes in the ring before being eliminated by Diesel.

6. How many superstars did Vader eliminate from the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: 4

Vader eliminated Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Savio Vega, Doug Gilbert and Swat Team Member One before eventually being eliminated by Shawn Michaels.

7. Who eliminated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Fatu

Steve Austin entered the ring at number 24 and lasted just over 10 minutes in the ring before being eliminated by Fatu. This was Austin's first ever "Royal Rumble".

8. Who won the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels won his second consecutive "Royal Rumble". He eliminated Diesel last, to get the victory.

9. Who went into "Royal Rumble" 1996 as WWE champion?

Answer: Bret "Hitman" Hart

The Undertaker defeated Bret Hart by disqualifcation. Hart therefore retained the WWE Championship. Hart would hold onto the title until "Wrestlemania XII" where he lost to Shawn Michaels.

10. Which superstar interfered in the match between the Undertaker and Bret "Hitman" Hart at the 1996 "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Diesel

Diesel came out and pulled referee, Earl Hebner, out of the ring before he could make a 3-count for the Undertaker following a "Tombstone Piledriver".

Source: Author BigUncleChester

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