Q 01/05

In which city was Bruce Lee born in November 1940?

A) San Francisco

B) Hong Kong

C) Seattle

D) Shanghai

Answer · why

A) San Francisco

His parents were on an opera tour of Chinatown; the family returned to Hong Kong when he was four months old.

Q 02/05

Lee's father, Lee Hoi-chuen, was a star of what?

A) Peking opera

B) Shaw Brothers action films

C) Cantonese opera

D) Radio drama

Answer · why

C) Cantonese opera

He introduced his son to the film world as a child; Bruce had appeared in 20 films by the age of 18.

Q 03/05

Lee's Chinese screen name, Lee Siu-lung, means what?

A) Lee the Iron Fist

B) Lee the Little Dragon

C) Lee the Fast Hand

D) Lee the Young Tiger

Answer · why

B) Lee the Little Dragon

He was born in both the hour and the year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac.

Q 04/05

Lee's birth name, Jun-fan, was chosen by his mother because it homophonically means what?

A) Bright future

B) Small phoenix

C) Strong branch

D) Return again

Answer · why

D) Return again

She felt he would go back to the United States when he came of age; she had first given him the feminine name Sai-fon, 'small phoenix', out of superst...

Q 05/05

Who is thought to have given Lee the English name 'Bruce'?

A) His American godfather

B) A Chinatown priest

C) His elder sister Agnes

D) The hospital's attending physician

Answer · why

D) The hospital's attending physician

Dr. Mary Glover attended the birth; the family did not use the name much in Hong Kong.