Big Men Quiz

Questions

1. Which American actor and Olympic swimmer portrayed Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man?
2. What is the nickname of Gregor Clegane?
3. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in which American state?
4. Who was teaching aikido to wealthy clients in Los Angeles before finding fame in action movies?





5. Which French professional wrestler and actor, known for his great size, was called "The Eighth Wonder of the World"?
6. Former strongman Geoff Capes is also famed for breeding what sort of animals?
7. Christopher George Latore Wallace is better known by what stage name?
8. What is the name of the very tall fictional butler who was manservant to The Addams Family?
9. What was Orange County Airport, California, renamed on June 20, 1979?
10. Also known as the Alton Giant, can you name the American who was the tallest person in recorded history?
11. Which American author, whose books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, is 6 foot 9 inches tall?
12. Which bodybuilder is best known for his title role in the 1970s television series The Incredible Hulk?
13. As of March 2022, which actor had over 305 million followers on Instagram?
14. Who was known as "The Guv'nor"?
15. Magic Johnson played professional basketball for which club?
16. Which American actor player Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the series Game of Thrones?
17. Which star of the late 1970s to the early 1990s had a record-breaking 64-inch chest?
18. Which 6 foot 10 inch tall rugby player made his England debut in 1991?
19. American actor and stand-up comedian Brad Garrett's first major role was the rather tall Robert Barone on which sitcom?
20. Which former heavyweight boxer's middle name is Claudius?
21. In the bible, Samson massacred an entire army of Philistines using what weapon?
22. Which American actor was known for playing B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team?
23. Which British former professional strongman won the World's Strongest Man 2017?
24. William Henry "Fatty" Foulke, renowned for his great size and reaching perhaps 24 stone, played in which team sport for England?
25. What was English heavyweight boxer Bombardier Billy Wells' association with J. Arthur Rank films?
26. Who was the Green Cross Code man?
27. Because of his great size, who is nicknamed "The Beast" on television's The Chase?
28. Which once "scrawny weakling", took his name from a statue on top of a hotel in Coney Island, New York City?
29. At the 1984 Olympics, strongman Richard Slaney is remembered for carrying which athlete?
30. Michael Clarke Duncan is best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in which film?
31. Which British former professional basketball player is the tallest ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters?

Answers

1. Johnny Weissmuller
2. The Mountain (in television's Game of Thrones)
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Steven Seagal
5. Andre the Giant
6. Budgerigars
7. The Notorious B.I.G.
8. Lurch
9. John Wayne Airport
10. Robert Wardlow
11. Michael Crichton
12. Lou Ferrigno
13. Dwayne Johnson
14. Lenny McLean
15. Los Angeles Lakers
16. Jason Momoa
17. Big Daddy, or Shirley Crabtree
18. Martin Bayfield
19. Everybody Loves Raymond
20. Lennox Claudius Lewis
21. The jawbone of a donkey
22. Mr. T
23. Eddie Hall
24. Football (goalkeeper (1 cap in 1897))
25. Gongman - he struck the gong in the introduction
26. Dave Prowse
27. Mark Labbett
28. Charles Atlas
29. His fiancee Mary Decker (after tripping in an incident with Zola Budd)
30. The Green Mile (1999)
31. Paul Sturgess