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

Apollo picks him for the Bicentennial fight largely because he likes the sound of the name against his own.

Q 02/05

In which city are the Rocky films set?

A) Boston

B) Chicago

C) Philadelphia

D) Newark

Answer · why

C) Philadelphia

Rocky's house in the first film was a real address in the Kensington neighbourhood, 1818 East Tusculum Street.

Q 03/05

Who plays Adrian, the shy pet-shop worker Rocky falls for?

A) Talia Shire

B) Susan Sarandon

C) Sissy Spacek

D) Carrie Snodgress

Answer · why

A) Talia Shire

Sarandon auditioned and was judged too pretty for the part, and Cher was ruled out as too expensive.

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

The J&M Tropical Fish shop is where he keeps buying turtle food 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

Joe Frazier claimed the meat-locker scenes and the museum-steps run were lifted from his own real training without credit.