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1.	In the first fight shown in the movie, who is Rocky Balboa’s opponent?
		Apollo Creed
		Don Flamenco
		Honey Palmer
		Spider Rico

2.	How does the fight with Spider end?
		Rocky wins the fight
		Rocky's injured and the fight is called
		Spider throws in the towel
		Spider wins the fight
		*By way of explanation.....* Despite the win, the crowd isn’t impressed by the fight.

3.	After locker rental and other fees, the bout against Spider nets Rocky a grand total of:
		Nothing - they barely broke even with the small crowd
		$17.20
		$40.55
		$99.99
		*By way of explanation.....* Spider's share is $17.20.

4.	At Mighty Mick’s Boxing Gym, the sign in the locker room reads “No ______”:
		smoking
		bare feet
		swearing
		kissing
		*By way of explanation.....* You can see it on a column in the center of the room as Rocky fumbles with the lock on ‘his’ locker.

5.	The 1970s were tough times in Philly. What job does Rocky do to supplement his boxing ‘income’?
		meatpacker
		loan shark enforcer
		school janitor
		dockworker

6.	What’s the name of the Rocky’s loan shark boss, often seen riding around in a Cadillac?
		Frank Rizzo
		Angelo Provolone
		Tony Gazzo
		Anthony Russo
		*By way of explanation.....* Actor Joe Spinelli also played mob enforcer Willi Cicci in The Godfather I & Part II.

7.	Rocky’s friend Paulie keeps begging for a chance to work with Gazzo, because he hates working as a:
		garbage collector
		professional gambler
		meatpacker
		bartender

8.	Paulie’s sister Adrian works at a:
		grocery
		pet store
		pharmacy
		laudromat

9.	Rocky has a pet fish named Moby Dick. What are the names of his turtles?
		Stretch and Stiff
		Crackle and Pop
		Lefty and Righty
		Cuff and Link

10.	Where does Rocky take Adrian for their first date?
		a skating rink
		window shopping for things they can't afford
		his local bar
		the zoo

11.	What physical ailment does Rocky have that he points out to Adrian?
		dislocated finger
		broken nose
		lazy eye
		scar from falling out of the ring

12.	All the big fights in boxing history have catchy promotional names. What is Apollo Creed calling his upcoming title bout?
		The Philadelphia Pow Wow
		The Clash of the Titans
		The Bicentennial Super Battle
		The Beantown Brawl

13.	After the planned opponent bows out, what is it about Rocky that leads Apollo to select him out of all the other potential fighters?
		his nickname
		his southpaw stances
		he's white
		he's poor
		*By way of explanation.....* A master of marketing and image, Apollo is impressed by Rocky’s nickname “The Italian Stallion.”

14.	How much will Rocky earn from fighting Apollo?
		$10,000
		$50,000
		$150,000
		$1,000,000

15.	Ali claimed to train by shadow boxing in a pool. What's Rocky's unusual training method?
		chasing chickens
		carrying Paulie up the stairs
		punching slabs of meat
		rollerskating

16.	Rocky runs up these famous Philadelphia steps in his iconic training montage:
		Independence Hall
		Christ Church
		Spectrum Arena
		Museum of Art
		*By way of explanation.....* Spectrum Arena, where the title bout is held in the movie, was demolished in 2011.

17.	Mickey comes to Rocky's apartment to make the following plea:
		Don't risk it, you can't win against a real fighter.
		Help me keep my gym, take a dive.
		Marry that girl before she leaves you.
		Let me be your manager.
		*By way of explanation.....* Mickey claims the reason he wasn’t a greater fighter is because he didn’t have a manager.

18.	How many times does Mickey say his nose was broken?
		Never in fifty years
		A dozen
		Seventeen
		Too many times to count
		*By way of explanation.....* In contrast, Rocky’s nose has never been broken until he fights Apollo Creed.

19.	Who is the famous fighter depicted in the poster on the wall of Rocky’s apartment?
		Ali
		Bruce Lee
		Dempsey
		Marciano
		*By way of explanation.....* Rocky Marciano held the heavyweight title in the 1950s and was undefeated in his boxing career.

20.	In the arena, Rocky spots a problem in his banner. What’s wrong?
		he's depicted as a righty
		his shorts are the wrong colors
		he looks Chinese
		he looks like a Bantamweight

21.	At the fight, which real life celebrity has a cameo appearance in the movie?
		Joe Frazier
		Hugh Hefner
		Don King
		the mayor of Philadelphia
		*By way of explanation.....* Frazier grew up in Philadelphia and eventually retired there, where he died in 2011

22.	Stallone received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay, which he famously wrote after being inspired by this fight:
		Muhammed Ali -- George Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle”
		Muhammed Ali -- Chuck Wepner
		Muhammed Ali -- Ken Norton rematch
		Muhammed Ali -- Joe Frazier “The Thrilla in Manilla”
		*By way of explanation.....* It took Ali 15 rounds to defeat underdog Wepner by TKO in March 1975. (Stallone’s Planet Hollywood partners Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have yet to write any screenplays.)

23.	The man who directed Rocky (and won the Oscar for it) also directed this 1980s franchise trilogy:
		The Karate Kid
		Iron Eagle
		Revenge of the Nerds
		Back to the Future
		*By way of explanation.....* John G. Avildsen directed the first three Karate Kid movies but didn’t direct another Rocky movie until 1990.

24.	Rocky beat out the competition at the Oscars by winning Best Picture instead of this movie:
		Star Wars
		All the President's Men
		Jaws
		One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
		*By way of explanation.....* Rocky also beat out Bound for Glory, Network, and Taxi Driver at the 49th Oscar ceremony.

25.	By the way, how did the big fight end?
		Rocky wins by knockout
		Apollo wins by split decision
		Rocky forfeits so he can be with Adrian
		Ref calls a draw - neither fighter can continue - forcing a rematch in Rocky II
		*By way of explanation.....* At the end of the fight, an exhausted Apollo tells Rocky, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.”

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