The Fighting Type Trivia Quiz

Answer: Biting fish

"Pla-kad" translates to biting fish in reference to how they fight. Watching fighting fish battle each other was, and still is, a popular pastime in Thailand. It is not unusual to see large gatherings of people watching the fish fight and gambling on the outcome. Wild Siamese fighting fish are naturally aggressive but only fight for a few minutes.

However, they are sometimes bred to be even more aggressive. Males are more aggressive than females but the females do fight from time to time if within a small space of each other.

Answer: Israel

Karate is a form of martial arts that developed in Japan with origins dating as far back as the 14th century. Krav Maga is a martial arts form of self defense that originated in Israel during the mid-20th century. It was developed by Hungarian born Imi Lichtenfeld as a way to defend himself against anti-Semitism.

Answer: Kanye West

Model and actress Amber Rose got her start in a Young Jeezy music video called "Put On" and began dating Kanye West after he saw her in said video. When the relationship ended, West found himself in a Twitter war with Wiz Khalifa, who was then Amber Rose's new boyfriend, and with Rose herself.

Kanye West is also well known for his feud with singer Taylor Swift after he famously interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor Swift had won for Best Female Video and Kanye interrupted her speech to claim that Beyonce should have won the award.

Answer: Rowdy Roddy Piper

The first WrestleMania title went to Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. They were assisted by Superfly Snuka. Guest referees for the match including Muhammad Ali and Pat Patterson. Other event winners included Andre the Giant in the Body Slam Challenge and Wendi Richter in the Women's Championship. The whole event took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Answer: Patrick

SpongeBob represented the Krusty Krab while Patrick represented the rival Chum Bucket. The two competed in a variety of fast-food themed sports competitions, including onion ring gymnastics instead of the normal gymnastics rings. The games ended in a tie when Patrick and SpongeBob mended their relationship and refused to fight each other further.

Answer: Longest boxing match

The match lasted over seven hours and was fought between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke for the lightweight title and a $2,500 prize. This was before there were limits on how long a professional boxing match could last and the fight went on for 111 rounds of three minutes. It ended in no contest when both fighters succumbed to fatigue.

Answer: Colombia

Pablo Escobar was a notorious drug lord who acquired luxuries beyond imagination in the relatively poor country of Colombia. The bullring was once used for bull fights but Escobar often had musical performances hosted there as well. Today, the bullring is part of an African museum.

Much of the Hacienda Napoles has been transformed into various amusement parks - many of which are animal or jungle themed.

Answer: Montana

The Battle of the Greasy Grass is better known as Custer's Last Stand or the Battle of Little Bighorn. It was a large part of the Great Sioux War of 1876. In this battle, the Native American tribes won the battle and were led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.

The battle marked the beginning of the end of the Indian Wars in the western U.S. but relations between the tribes and the government remained tense for many years.

Answer: Blackberries

Anything made from animals or animal products like milk can increase your risk of getting cancer if eaten in large amounts. Animal products, in particular, increase your chances of getting stomach and colon cancer. Excessive alcohol consumption increases your chances of getting mouth, tongue and esophageal cancer.

Berries are generally considered good in the fight against cancer. Berries contain phytonutrients which help fight cancer. Phytonutrients help slow the growth of cancer cells and any blood vessels they would use to spread.

Answer: Gaea

Gaea created Typhon as revenge on Zeus after he his treatment of her sons during Zeus' war with the Titans. After nearly losing the fight (and his tendons) with Typhon, Zeus came back and won it by throwing Mount Aetna over Typhon. Volcanic eruptions from Mount Aetna are still said to be caused by Zeus throwing thunderbolts at Typhon.

Answer: Kramer vs. Kramer

"Kramer vs. Kramer" was about the Kramers and their bitterly fought custody battle over their son Billy. Joanna Kramer had left her husband Ted which forced him to raise Billy alone. Father and son have a tumultuous relationship because Ted is never around but the two eventually form a bond right around the time Joanna returns to claim Billy for herself.

In the film adaptation, Joanna was played by Meryl Streep. Ted was played by Dustin Hoffman and Billy by Justin Henry.

Answer: Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg starred as Micky Ward, a boxer from Massachusetts who is trained by his brother Dicky, played by Christian Bale. Bale and Melissa Leo, who played Micky and Dicky's mother Alice, won supporting actor and actress awards at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.

Answer: Rachel Platten

The song was played at many of Hillary Clinton's rallies, sometimes even sung live by Platten herself. At the Democratic National Convention, a new music video for the song debuted featuring dozens of celebrities singing it.

"Fight Song" reached number six on the Billboard 100 charts in the U.S. but reached number one in the United Kingdom. Rachel Platten has stated that the inspiration for the song came from her initial failures and struggles to break out in the industry.

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VII defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. However, the War of the Roses continued for two more years. Henry served as English monarch until 1509 when he died and was succeeded his son, the infamous Henry VIII. Henry VII is credited with restoring the powers of the monarchy after the chaos from the War of the Roses.

He also established a standard unit of weights and measures which would become the precursor to Imperial units of measure.

Answer: St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas, the same saint who was the inspiration for Santa Claus, is claimed to be the patron of boxers. This stems from the legend that Nicholas got into a physical altercation with Arius, an Aryan priest whose teachings were controversial within the church but were spreading, at the First Council of Nicaea.

Answer: Yes - but one has to be very precise

It is apparently possible to conduct the infamous death punch to the rib cage, but according to the show, a fighter needs to be very precise and the chances of it happening, even while intended, are very low. What happens is that enough pressure from the blow has to be delivered to a specific spot onto the victim's ribcage.

This causes the ribcage to cave in slightly which can kill someone if it hits certain organs just the right way.

Answer: France

Savate is also called French kickboxing and boxe francaise. Savate literally translates to "old shoe" in English and refers to the boots of the French military officers who developed the art. In its early days in the 1800s, Savate was essentially a form of street fighting that involved both kicking and slapping. Slapping had to be used instead of punching because a fist, at the time, was considered a deadly weapon.

Answer: Charles Manson and Marilyn Manson

"Celebrity Deathmatch" was a Claymation series that pitted popular or controversial 90s celebrities against each other in a ring until one was killed, usually by some sort of bizarre and gruesome method. The series pilot featured Charles Manson, leader of a murderous cult, and Marilyn Manson, a controversial musician. Marilyn Manson won the match after he yanked the other Manson's skeleton out of his body via the mouth.

Answer: Psychic

The fighting type is weak to psychic, flying and fairy type moves and resist bug, dark and rock type moves. On the flip side, fighting type moves are super effective against normal, ice, rock, dark and steel Pokémon. The fighting type is popular in competitive battling because of the large number of Pokémon types it is strong against, though the types it is weak to are very common as well.

Answer: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the U.S.

The Fight for Fifteen movement started among fast food workers in New York City in 2012 who went on strike demanding a living wage. The movement spread across several cities and states. The movement also advocates for the right to unionize and against sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Though many Democratic politicians have advocated for raising the minimum wage, including President Barack Obama, they often suggest a $10 or $12 minimum wage - significantly up from $7.25 it was in 2012 - but rarely $15.