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About This Quiz
The Rocky series is a collection of seven films centered around the sport of boxing. It stars Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, an everyday man who trained his butt off to be just like his idol, Rocky Marciano. Since the first movie, the Italian Stallion has been going up against competitor after competitor to prove he was number one.ÂÂ
If you're a huge fan of the franchise, you'll know that Creed is the first movie where Rocky doesn't star as a fighter, but mentors the illegitimate son of the legendary boxer, Apollo Creed. In this film, we see an old Rocky who learns he has cancer and has to fight for his life again, this time, against an opponent who has no hands. But you already knew this right?ÂÂ
As of now, an eighth film (Creed II) is in production and will feature one of Rocky's previous opponents (Ivan Drogo). And while we have a bit of a wait before this one is released, you don't have to wait a second longer to test your Rocky knowledge. Will you be able to stand side by side with Rocky, or will you be kicked out of the ring for being a failure? Let's find out.ÂÂ
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky IV
Dolph Lundgren, who portrayed Ivan Drago, gained almost twenty pounds for the role through a specific training regimen.
Creed
Rocky Balboa
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky V
Similar to the other Rocky films, much of the reporters were portrayed by real boxing writers and reporters.
Creed II
Rocky
Rocky II
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky III
American rock band Survivor, wrote the song "Eye of the Tiger" after Stallone was unable to obtain the rights for Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust."
Creed
Rocky V
Creed II
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United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky II
Creed II
Rocky IV
In an interview, Sylvester Stallone stated that the fight between Rocky and Ivan Drago was based on Joe Louis and Max Schmeling's fight.
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed
Rocky II
Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner had a role as Rocky's sparring partner in the movie but was cut due to his poor performance during casting.
Rocky V
Creed II
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Creed
Rocky Balboa
Rocky III
Rocky and Clubber Lang's climatic fight was the only one in the franchise to end in three rounds rather than fifteen.
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MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky II
Creed II
There are rumors that Milo Ventimiglia will reprise his role as Robert "Rocky" Balboa Jr., the son of Rocky.
Rocky
Rocky V
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Rocky IV
In order to achieve a more muscular appearance, Stallone gained 10 pounds by training with champion bodybuilder, Franco Columbo.
Creed II
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky Balboa
The 1994 fight between George Foreman and Michael Moorer served as inspiration for Rocky Balboa's storyline.
Creed
Rocky
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Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Creed
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers spent four weeks training in order to prepare for their (first) big fight scene.
Rocky Balboa
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone was offered $340,000 to sell the rights of the movie to United Artists if he agreed to not star in the film.
Creed II
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky V
Rocky
The movie's first draft, which was inspired by Chuck Wepner's 1975 fight against Muhammad Ali, was written in three and a half days by Sylvester Stallone.
Creed
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Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky V
Rocky II
Rocky's famous run during the movie was calculated by a writer for Philadelphia magazine to have been 30.61 miles long.
Creed
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky Balboa
Rocky V
Rocky
Creed
The first draft of the film was 204 pages long and the ending was changed multiple times, with two different end scenes shot.
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Production for this film, which was wrapped up in only twenty-eight days, cost $1.1 million and was over budget by $100,000.
Creed
Rocky Balboa
Rocky V
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United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky III
Renowned painter LeRoy Neiman, who also appeared in the other two Rocky films, reprised his cameo as the ring announcer.
Creed II
Rocky Balboa
Rocky V
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
Creed II
Andre Ward, a world light heavyweight champion, is believed to reprise his role as Danny "The Stuntman" Wheeler.
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Rocky III
Sylvester Stallone's brother, Frank, made another appearance in the film, this time as one of the mopes who is beaten by Rocky in the opening scene of the movie.
Rocky
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United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed
Rocky Balboa
Creed II
Rocky IV
Sylvester Stallone sustained a serious injury, after requesting that Dolph Lundgren punch him in the chest in order to create an authentic feel to the scene.
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky IV
Two particular scenes, which were set in Russia, were actually filmed in Wyoming and Vancouver.
Creed
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky Balboa
Creed II
UFC fighter, Sage Northcutt, will portray the son of Ivan Drago, who is also set to make his return in the film.
Rocky
Rocky V
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MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
An alternate ending of the film describes Rocky winning the fight in a split decision and being carried out of the ring.
Creed
Rocky II
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky II
Creed
Rocky Balboa
In the Blu-ray commentary, Sylvester Stallone revealed he considered naming the film, "Puncher's Chance."
Rocky III
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Rocky III
Sylvester Stallone prepared for the movie by dropping an astounding 2.8 % of his body-fat percentage.
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Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky V
Creed
Rocky
Several actresses, such as Susan Sarandon, Cher, and Betty Midler were considered for the role of Adrian Pennino.
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
The fight scene between Rocky and Dixon was improvised in order to avoid an unrealistic-looking fight.
Rocky II
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed
This movie was the first Rocky film which wasn't written by Sylvester Stallone, and by comparison, the longest film in the franchise.
Rocky
Rocky V
Rocky II
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United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky V
Along with Creed, Rocky V was one of only two films of the Rocky saga to receive PG-13 ratings.
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky II
Roberto Durán, a former lightweight champion, made a cameo in the film as one of Rocky's fighting partners.
Creed II
Creed
Rocky V
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky V
Creed
Rocky II
During his training for the film, Sylvester Stallone sustained 160 stitches under his right arm due to tearing his right pec.
Rocky Balboa
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United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky II
Creed
Rocky
Rocky V
During an interview with Jonathon Ross, Sylvester Stallone rated this Rocky film zero on a scale of one to ten.
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Creed
Creed is the first film in the Rocky franchise in which Rocky Balboa is portrayed as the mentor and trainer instead of fighting in the ring.
Creed II
Rocky V
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky
Creed
Rocky Balboa
For the first time in the Rocky saga, the sound effects were that of real punches rather than using various recorded sounds to mimic punch effects.
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MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Twenty-seven-year-old Florian "Big Nasty" Munteanu, a Romanian boxer, is set to portray the son of Ivan Drago in this upcoming film.
Rocky Balboa
Rocky
Rocky V
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Creed
This is the only Rocky movie in which the characters Paulie and Tony "Duke" Evers were not featured.
Rocky Balboa
Creed II
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Rocky II
Creed II
Rocky V
The street fight between Rocky Balboa and Tommy Gunn was partially choreographed by pro wrestling legend, Terry Funk.
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MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Creed II
Rocky
Creed
This is the longest film of the Rocky franchise and the first movie without Rocky's name in the title.
Rocky Balboa
MGM
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky
Creed II
The first draft of the script was finished by Sylvester Stallone, who later on mentioned on his Instagram page that Ivan Drago will return.
Rocky Balboa
Rocky V
United Artists
Which movie is this screenshot from?
Rocky II
Rocky V
Similar to the other four films, much of the script was based on Sylvester Stallone's real-life situations.
Rocky
Creed
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