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1.	Rocky V opens in the showers after an amazing victory over Ivan Drago, but Rocky calls for Adrian because something is wrong. What is it?
		He can't see anything
		He can't feel his legs
		He can't hear anything
		He can't stop his hands from shaking
		*By way of explanation.....* Funny, despite Drago's superhuman punching power, Rocky doesn't look nearly as swollen as when he was Apollo's punching bag.

2.	At Rocky's first press conference back in the States, flamboyant boxing promoter George Washington Duke pushes Rocky to agree to fight next in:
		Bangkok
		London
		Paris
		Tokyo

3.	George Washington Duke's favorite catchphrase, heard multiple times in the movie is:
		Only in America
		Power to the people
		If you ain't winning, you're losing
		There's no business like showbusiness
		*By way of explanation.....* The phrase and personality are modeled on real life promoter Don King.

4.	Which talent does Rocky's son demonstrate to his father in this movie?
		Chess
		Playing the clarinet
		Drawing
		Speaking Italian
		*By way of explanation.....* Rocky finds a drawing of his son's well-endowed French teacher during a bedtime talk

5.	What is Rocky and Adrian's son's name?
		Robert
		Michael
		Anthony
		Paul
		*By way of explanation.....* In the hospital in Rocky II, the Balboas choose to name him after his father.

6.	Adrian gets very upset with Paulie, again. What did he do this time?
		Sold Mick's gym to a developer
		Gave power of attorney to their crooked accountant
		Corrupted their son with some very bad advice
		Signed Rocky to a fight without consulting them
		*By way of explanation.....* Paulie gets an earful for handling the paperwork but Adrian never yells at Rocky for signing it.

7.	Thanks to their accountant it turns out that Rocky hasn't paid federal income tax in _____ years.
		Two
		Four
		Six
		Eight
		*By way of explanation.....* Surprise - they also have a mortgage of over $400,000 on the house.

8.	Rocky's doctors diagnose him with cavum septum pellucidum, which basically means:
		he has damage to his brain
		he has damage to his eyes
		he has a broken nose
		he needs seven stitches for his wound
		*By way of explanation.....* Based on what I learned in the 80's, he could have a piece of his broken nose jammed up there causing brain damage.

9.	In a flashback, Mickey gives Rocky this cherished gift:
		the deed and the key to his boxing gym
		the first quarter Mickey ever earned as a boxer
		a cufflink that belonged to Rocky Marciano
		a letter written by Jack Dempsey

10.	Back in his old neighborhood, Rocky takes up this old bad habit:
		Gambling
		Drinking
		Swearing
		Smoking

11.	A young fighter named Tommy Gunn meets Rocky on the street. Where is Tommy from?
		Oklahoma
		Illinois
		Louisiana
		Texas

12.	Who does Tommy say was the first person he ever knocked out?
		his father
		his manager
		his first boxing opponent
		his high school gym teacher

13.	Rocky tries to pass on a number of lessons he learned from Mickey to Tommy, including this boxing technique:
		Bob and weave
		Stick and move
		Slip the jab
		Pop the uppercut

14.	Robert is beaten up and robbed by some school kids. What do they take from him?
		his hightops
		his watch
		his coat
		his dad's pendant

15.	Robert is increasingly frustrated with his father for all but one of these reasons:
		Agreeing to fight the new champion
		Giving his bedroom to Tommy
		Not teaching him how to defend himself
		Not listening to his accomplishments

16.	What sign of rebellion does Robert show as he increasingly feels left out of his family?
		He dyes his hair
		He wears an earring
		He breakdances with gangs in the park
		He mouths off to teachers

17.	Which of these is not among the ways in which Duke pulls Tommy away from Rocky?
		A car
		An apartment
		Cocaine
		A title fight
		*By way of explanation.....* Tommy's kind of like a low rent Bud Fox.

18.	George Washington Duke's nickname for Tommy is Machine Gunn, but the press refers to Tommy by this nickname:
		Misfire Mayhem
		The Lone Gunnman
		Tommy Two Time
		The Clone Ranger
		*By way of explanation.....* The press repeatedly paints Tommy in Rocky's shadow, and the public doesn't care for him much either.

19.	Tommy gets a title fight against the new champion. What's his name?
		Sugar Williams
		Union Cane
		Broadway Dallas
		Razor Robbins
		*By way of explanation.....* Cane was played by Michael Williams, a real-life boxer as well.

20.	How does Tommy's title fight end?
		Tommy wins by KO in Round 1
		Cane wins by KO in Round 2
		Tommy wins by decision in Round 12
		Cane wins by TKO in Round 12
		*By way of explanation.....* It's over so fast that the crowd boos him out of the ring.

21.	What distinction does this title fight give to Tommy?
		It was the fastest knockout in history
		He's the youngest champion in history
		He's the first fighter to unify all title belts
		It was the most watched boxing match in history
		*By way of explanation.....* Mike Tyson set the record at age 20 in 1986.

22.	Insulted by the press and goaded by Duke, Tommy challenges Rocky to a fight to prove who's best, which Rocky declines, until this happens:
		Tommy insults Adrian
		Tommy pushes Robert
		Tommy punches Paulie
		Duke sues Rocky for breach of contract
		*By way of explanation.....* For all his mooching and whining for a job, this could actually turn out to be Paulie's biggest payday.

23.	Rocky's knocked down an almost out. What motivates him to get up for "one more round"?
		A memory of Apollo
		Robert's look of disappointment
		Adrian telling him to fight
		A memory of Mickey
		*By way of explanation.....* "Get up, you son of a bitch! Because Mickey loves you."

24.	Who sang "The Measure of a Man" over the movie's closing credits?
		Cher
		Whitney Houston
		Neil Diamond
		Elton John

25.	Sometimes winning just comes down to timing. Which blockbuster was released on the same weekend as Rocky V, putting Rocky V into second place?
		Die Hard 2
		Dances With Wolves
		Home Alone
		Pretty Woman
		*By way of explanation.....* Previously, Rocky III had also been defeated by Star Trek 2, but Rocky V turned out to be the lowest grossing movie of the series.

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