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Wrestling Classics II Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by CrimsonMask. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
CrimsonMask

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,985

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 25

Plays
4449

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Question 1 of 25

1. Roddy Piper became one of the biggest stars in the history of the WWF... but his Madison Square Garden debut in 1979 was a disaster and he was immediately fired, or at least wasn't brought back for several months. What happened? Hint

He blew a spot and knocked himself unconscious

Freddie Blassie stuffed his bagpipes with toilet paper

His trunks split down the back

He tried to pull a doublecross and win a match he was supposed to lose

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the real relationship between 'brothers' Ronnie and Jimmy Garvin? Hint

They are really brothers

They are not related at all

Ronnie is Jimmy's father

Ronnie is Jimmy's stepfather

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Question 3 of 25

3. What oldtime American champion wrestler would demonstrate his neck strength by taking the drop from a regulation hanging scaffold with the noose around his neck without injury? Hint

John Pesek

Fred Beall

Farmer Burns

Charlie Cutler

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Question 4 of 25

4. Sticking with necks, we've all seen the spot where a wrestler seems to be getting thrown out of the ring, but ends up with his neck caught between the two top ropes twisted together---but who invented it? Hint

Don Muraco

Buddy Rogers

Mick Foley

Jumpin' Joe Savoldi

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Question 5 of 25

5. And sticking with spots we've all seen, who invented the getting thrown into the corner, hitting the turnbuckles upside down, flipping over the top rope, and landing on the ring apron on your feet bump? Hint

Ric Flair

Shane Douglas

Playboy Buddy Rose

Ray Stevens

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Question 6 of 25

6. Joe Stetcher met Strangler Lewis in a legitimate contest to unify the world title in Omaha on July 5, 1926. This match killed shoot wrestling on the bigtime level. Why? Hint

Stetcher used a foreign substance on his skin to blind Lewis

They went over 5 hours without locking up

Lewis bet against himself and threw the match

The promoter left town with all the box office money during the match

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Question 7 of 25

7. What professional activity did both Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn FIRST participate in? Hint

Shootfighting

Professional Wrestling

Boxing

Full-Contact Karate

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Question 8 of 25

8. The NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) heavyweight championship has been held by Lou Thesz, Dory Funk Jr., Jack Brisco, and Ric Flair among others. The National Wrestling Alliance in its current form, an alliance of various promotions, dates back to what year? Hint

1905

1937

1908

1948

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Question 9 of 25

9. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE. How many times has Brett Hart held the WWF and WCW World Heavyweight Championships, combined? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. More fathers and sons. Which of the following pairs ARE biological father and son? Hint

Prof. Taru Tanaka and Pat Tanaka

The Assassin and referee Nick Patrick

Rey Misterio Sr. and Rey Misterio Jr.

Dickie Steinborn and Keith Steinborn

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which of the following wrestlers had a legitimate right to the 'doctor' in his name? Hint

Dr. Wagner Sr.

Dr. Jerry Graham

Dr. Bill Miller

Dr. Tom Prichard

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Question 12 of 25

12. In ECW, where were all the interviews and promos with Joey Styles in front of the ECW backdrop actually taped? Hint

At Paul Hayman's mother's house

At a Philadelphia TV studio

In the ECW Arena

In the WWF studios in Connecticut

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the following managers was NEVER a wrestler himself? Hint

Wild Red Berry

The Grand Wizard

Gentleman Saul Weingeroff

Gary Hart

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Question 14 of 25

14. Legendary shooter Mr. Wrestling I (Tim Woods) once did a gimmick where he would legitimately wrestle all comers including fans. Why did he have reason to regret this? Hint

An opponent pinned him

An opponent bit the tip of his finger off

An opponent pulled his trunks off

He killed an opponent in the ring

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who did Verne Gagne defeat to become the first AWA champion? Hint

Pat O'Connor

Gene Kiniski

Ed Carpentier

Nobody

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Question 16 of 25

16. The real contests take place in the gym. Who did Kurt Angle, in a recent interview, say is the only wrestler in the current WWF that he was NOT able to pin? Hint

Christian

Chris Benoit

Paul Wight (The Giant)

Dean Malenko

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who was the first to use entrance music? Hint

Gorgeous George

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

The Fabulous Freebirds

The Rock 'n' Roll Express

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which of the following DID win an Olympic medal for the US? Hint

Dale Lewis

Mark Coleman

Bad News Brown

Bob Roop

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Question 19 of 25

19. Capitol Wrestling Corporation renamed itself the WWWF in 1963, and then shortened it to WWF in 1979. Which of the following statements is correct? Hint

It never left the NWA and WWF is still an NWA member

WWWF left the NWA in '63 and never rejoined

WWWF left the NWA in '63, rejoined from '71 to '83

Capitol Wrestling was never a member of the NWA

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Question 20 of 25

20. Where did tag team matches originate? Hint

Australia

Mexico

England

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Question 21 of 25

21. Under what name was Eddie 'Lalo' Rodriguez much better known? Hint

Pepper Gomez

Savio Vega

Pedro Morales

Ciclon Negro

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Question 22 of 25

22. True or false: The 'Ragin' Bull' Manny Fernandez played on the Miami Dolphins 'perfect season' team in professional football.

Answer: (One word. Answer True or False.)

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Question 23 of 25

23. 'Leading internet wrestling journalist' Scott Keith recently reported that Ed 'Moondog' Moretti is the father of WWF girl wrestler Ivory. Which of the following statements is true? Hint

He IS her father

They are husband and wife

They are brother and sister

They are not related

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which Memphis wrestling legend was highly involved in the civil rights struggle, including the integration of arenas, and was said to be Elvis Presley's favorite wrestler? Hint

Jackie Fargo

Jerry Lawler

Tommy Gilbert

Sputnik Monroe

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Question 25 of 25

25. We have lost many former and current wrestlers over the past couple of years. What European international star of the '60s and '70s, especially successful in the WWWF and in Australia and believed to be dead since '97, was recently discovered to still be alive and well?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Freddie Blassie stuffed his bagpipes with toilet paper

When Roddy went to play the pipes, not a sound came out---in front of 21,000 people!

2. What is the real relationship between 'brothers' Ronnie and Jimmy Garvin?

Answer: Ronnie is Jimmy's stepfather

Ronnie (Roger Barnes) married Jimmy's (James Williams) mother.

3. What oldtime American champion wrestler would demonstrate his neck strength by taking the drop from a regulation hanging scaffold with the noose around his neck without injury?

Answer: Farmer Burns

Burns had a 19' neck at a bodyweight of 160 pounds.

Answer: Buddy Rogers

Rogers innovated a LOT of the flying moves we still see today.

Answer: Ray Stevens

They ALL used it, but Ray made it up!

6. Joe Stetcher met Strangler Lewis in a legitimate contest to unify the world title in Omaha on July 5, 1926. This match killed shoot wrestling on the bigtime level. Why?

Answer: They went over 5 hours without locking up

The officials finally stopped the match. The resultant publicity was so bad, virtually all matches from then on were performed to ensure the fans would be entertained.

7. What professional activity did both Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn FIRST participate in?

Answer: Professional Wrestling

Both Shammy and Severn started as pro wrestlers in the late '80s before shootfighting came around in the '90s.

Answer: 1948

Five promotors came together to form the NWA in 1948. Period. Tracing their world title lineage back to Frank Gotch or Hackenschmidt was never anything but a convenient fiction... and in any case that may have been the 'world' title, but the National Wrestling Alliance itself in its current form did not exist before 1948 (although an unrelated organization by the same name did, as well as the National Wrestling Association). Newly discovered information indicates that one of the founding promotors, Pinky George, DID use the National Wrestling Alliance name for the titles in his promotion starting in 1940, and this was adopted by the organization when formed in '48.

9. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE. How many times has Brett Hart held the WWF and WCW World Heavyweight Championships, combined?

Answer: 0

BRET Hart has held the WWF title 5 times and the WCW title twice for a total of 7... but BRETT Hart has NEVER held EITHER, because BRETT Hart was an early ring name used by Barry Horowitz (who, btw, is just as good a wrestler as Bret Hart, if not BETTER!) in Jim Crockett Promotions (yes, yes, he worked as JACK Hart in Florida, but he worked as BRETT Hart in JCP). And also btw... when the REAL Bret Hart came to the same territory early in HIS career, HE had to work as 'Buddy Hart' to avoid confusion!

10. More fathers and sons. Which of the following pairs ARE biological father and son?

Answer: The Assassin and referee Nick Patrick

The Assassin Jody Hamilton is Nicholas Patrick Hamilton's father (Nick wrestled himself until injuries forced him into the referee's role). Pat Tanaka is the son of Duke Keomuka (Hisao Tanaka). The Rey Misterios are uncle and nephew. Keith was a horrible wrestler given the Steinborn name in an attempt by a promoter to embarrass Dickie.

11. Which of the following wrestlers had a legitimate right to the 'doctor' in his name?

Answer: Dr. Bill Miller

Big Bill Miller was indeed a licensed veterinarian.

12. In ECW, where were all the interviews and promos with Joey Styles in front of the ECW backdrop actually taped?

Answer: At Paul Hayman's mother's house

With Paul E's mom ironing a few feet away...

13. Which of the following managers was NEVER a wrestler himself?

Answer: The Grand Wizard

The Wiz (Ernie Roth) was not an athletic guy. Both Red and Saul were top light heavyweights in their day. Gary was... well, let's just say MUCH better as a manager than he was as a wrestler!

14. Legendary shooter Mr. Wrestling I (Tim Woods) once did a gimmick where he would legitimately wrestle all comers including fans. Why did he have reason to regret this?

Answer: An opponent bit the tip of his finger off

The guy was a known psycho with an arrest record as long as your arm. The great Tim Woods has just passed on.

15. Who did Verne Gagne defeat to become the first AWA champion?

Answer: Nobody

Gagne, who owned the promotion, anointed himself as champion when NWA champion O'Connor 'did not defend the title against Gagne within the deadline'. Of course he was never really supposed to.

16. The real contests take place in the gym. Who did Kurt Angle, in a recent interview, say is the only wrestler in the current WWF that he was NOT able to pin?

Answer: Paul Wight (The Giant)

Angle said he could get Wight off his feet, but could not pin him.

17. Who was the first to use entrance music?

Answer: Gorgeous George

GG entered to 'Pomp and Circumstance', starting back in the late '40s.

18. Which of the following DID win an Olympic medal for the US?

Answer: Bad News Brown

Allen 'Bad News' Coage aka Bad News Allen aka Bad News Brown won the Bronze in Judo at Super-Heavyweight in '76. Coleman, Roop, and Lewis all competed in wrestling for the US in the Olympics, but none medaled.

19. Capitol Wrestling Corporation renamed itself the WWWF in 1963, and then shortened it to WWF in 1979. Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer: WWWF left the NWA in '63, rejoined from '71 to '83

The NWA is NOT and never HAS been a promotion. It IS and ALWAYS has been an ALLIANCE of promotions. During their rejoining, the WWWF recognized the NWA world title and stopped calling the WWWF championship a world title.

20. Where did tag team matches originate?

Answer: US

Yes, they used to call them 'Australian tag team' matches, but they were invented in the US. The earliest solid reference is to San Francisco in 1921. The Aussies never heard of them till they were imported from the US, and were of course referred to as 'American tag team' matches!

21. Under what name was Eddie 'Lalo' Rodriguez much better known?

Answer: Ciclon Negro

Ciclon is one of the most underrated workers ever!

22. True or false: The 'Ragin' Bull' Manny Fernandez played on the Miami Dolphins 'perfect season' team in professional football.

Answer: False

Different Manny Fernandez. The Bull never played in the NFL.

23. 'Leading internet wrestling journalist' Scott Keith recently reported that Ed 'Moondog' Moretti is the father of WWF girl wrestler Ivory. Which of the following statements is true?

Answer: They are not related

Well... her name is Lisa MAretti, not MOretti... HIS last name is not really Moretti... and he's a whole FOUR YEARS OLDER THAN SHE IS!

24. Which Memphis wrestling legend was highly involved in the civil rights struggle, including the integration of arenas, and was said to be Elvis Presley's favorite wrestler?

Answer: Sputnik Monroe

Sputnik says that if you went into any black person's home in Memphis in those years, you'd see three pictures on the wall, Jesus, Martin Luther King, and himself, and he just may be right!

Answer: Spiros Arion

Arion, from Greece, was thought to have died in '97. The confusion arose because the mistaken notion became prevalent that his real name is Andreas Lambrakis. The real Lambrakis, also a very popular Greek wrestler, DID pass away in '97. The Australian wrestling historian Libnan Ayoub discovered that Arion is living in Greece, and spoke to him.

Source: Author CrimsonMask

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