Q 01/05

Which World's Strongest Man champion played Gregor 'the Mountain' Clegane in Game of Thrones?

A) Hafþór Björnsson

B) Mateusz Kieliszkowski

C) Vytautas Lalas

D) Stefán Sölvi Pétursson

Answer · why

A) Hafþór Björnsson

Hafþór Björnsson joined the cast in 2013 for the fourth season, then won the 2018 title after six straight years on the podium.

Q 02/05

Which star of TV's The Incredible Hulk finished fourth in the first World's Strongest Man in 1977?

A) Hulk Hogan

B) André the Giant

C) Lou Ferrigno

D) Dolph Lundgren

Answer · why

C) Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno placed fourth in a field of eight, one spot ahead of fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu, who went out with a knee injury.

Q 03/05

At the 1977 World's Strongest Man, bodybuilder Franco Columbu dislocated his knee racing with what on his back?

A) A beer barrel

B) A refrigerator

C) A car engine

D) A washing machine

Answer · why

B) A refrigerator

A refrigerator was the load in the event known as the Fridge Race, and the fall put the 1976 Mr. Olympia out of action for three years.

Q 04/05

Two-time World's Strongest Man winner Geoff Capes became a world champion breeder of which birds?

A) Racing pigeons

B) Canaries

C) Falcons

D) Budgerigars

Answer · why

D) Budgerigars

Budgerigars brought Geoff Capes a world championship in 1995, and in 2008 he was appointed president of the Budgerigar Society.

Q 05/05

Which Nordic country's three World's Strongest Man champions have won nine titles between them?

A) Iceland

B) Norway

C) Sweden

D) Finland

Answer · why

A) Iceland

Iceland owes eight of its nine titles to two men who won four each, in runs that began in 1984 and 1991.