Q 01/05

In which 1987 fairy-tale film did wrestler André the Giant play Fezzik, the gentle rhyming giant?

A) The Dark Crystal

B) The Princess Bride

C) Return to Oz

D) The NeverEnding Story

Answer · why

B) The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride gave André his own favorite role. Its screenwriter William Goldman later called him one of the gentlest and most generous people he...

Q 02/05

Which rubber-band-wearing WWF manager of the 1980s went on to play Mario in a Super Mario Bros. TV show?

A) Freddie Blassie

B) Mr. Fuji

C) Jimmy Hart

D) Lou Albano

Answer · why

D) Lou Albano

Lou Albano copied his rubber-band look from a homeless man he had seen. He played the plumber in both the live-action and cartoon parts of The Super M...

Q 03/05

Which comedian did Memphis wrestler Jerry Lawler slap out of a chair on David Letterman's show in 1982?

A) Andy Kaufman

B) Richard Belzer

C) Robin Williams

D) Steve Martin

Answer · why

A) Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman and Lawler were in fact friends who had staged the whole feud, including that on-air fight.

Q 04/05

Which 1980s wrestler and WWF commentator nicknamed The Body was later elected governor of Minnesota?

A) Gorilla Monsoon

B) Lord Alfred Hayes

C) Jesse Ventura

D) Bruno Sammartino

Answer · why

C) Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura won the 1998 election as a Reform Party outsider. He had already been a mayor, a job he held while still calling wrestling matches on te...

Q 05/05

Which TV action star was Hulk Hogan's tag partner in the main event of the first WrestleMania in 1985?

A) Lee Majors

B) Mr. T

C) Fred Dryer

D) David Soul

Answer · why

B) Mr. T

Mr. T returned a year later for a boxing match at WrestleMania 2, which ended when his opponent was disqualified in the fourth round.