Q 01/05

Rocky Balboa's ring nickname is what?

A) The Philly Fighter

B) The Kensington Kid

C) The South Paw

D) The Italian Stallion

Answer · why

D) The Italian Stallion

The Italian Stallion. The nickname is what gets him the fight: the champion, left without an opponent, thumbs through a list of local boxers and picks...

Q 02/05

In which city are the Rocky films set?

A) Baltimore

B) Chicago

C) Philadelphia

D) Pittsburgh

Answer · why

C) Philadelphia

Philadelphia. The city's street scenes were grabbed in a few hurried days, shot from the back of a rental van with no permits, before the crew flew ba...

Q 03/05

Who plays Adrian, the shy woman Rocky courts in the first film?

A) Talia Shire

B) Susan Sarandon

C) Sissy Spacek

D) Carrie Snodgress

Answer · why

A) Talia Shire

Talia Shire. Carrie Snodgress and Susan Sarandon were both in the running for the part before her, and it then brought Shire a Best Actress nomination...

Q 04/05

Where does Adrian work when Rocky first starts courting her?

A) A pet store

B) A butcher's counter

C) A diner

D) A laundromat

Answer · why

A) A pet store

A pet store, the J&M Tropical Fish shop, is where Adrian works; Rocky keeps buying turtle food there as an excuse to talk to her.

Q 05/05

What does Rocky famously use as punching bags during his unorthodox training?

A) Sacks of flour

B) Sandbags at the docks

C) Old tyres

D) Sides of beef

Answer · why

D) Sides of beef

Sides of beef hanging in Paulie's meat-packing plant serve as Rocky's punching bags; Joe Frazier said the meat-locker and museum-steps scenes copied h...