So, I got this itch the other week, right? Big wrestling fan here, especially the Royal Rumble. Always loved the chaos, the surprise entrants, the whole thing. And I was chatting with some mates, arguing about who lasted the longest one year, or who got the most eliminations back in the day. Standard stuff. That got me thinking – I should put together a proper Royal Rumble quiz. See who really pays attention.
Getting Started – The Idea Phase
First off, I just started jotting down ideas. What kind of questions? Stuff like:
- Who won specific Rumbles? (Too easy, maybe?)
- Who had the most eliminations in a single Rumble?
- Who lasted the longest? (The ‘Iron Man’)
- What number entrant won the most times?
- Maybe some trickier ones about specific eliminations or surprise moments.
I didn’t want it to be just a trivia dump only hardcore fans would get. Had to make it fun, you know? A mix of difficulties. I grabbed a notepad, old school style, and just started brainstorming questions while watching some old highlights. Found myself going down memory lane quite a bit, remembering watching these live back then. Simpler times, maybe.
Putting the Questions Together
This part took longer than I thought. You think you remember everything, but the details get fuzzy. I had to double-check winners, elimination counts, entry numbers. Didn’t want anyone calling me out for getting facts wrong! I decided on about 20 questions. A good round number. Mostly multiple choice, makes it easier to score, but threw in a couple of “name the year” or “name the wrestler” type questions to mix it up.
Some questions were easy peasy, like naming recent winners. Others, I dug deep. Remember that one time Santino Marella almost won? Or the year Mae Young entered? Tried to capture some of that fun history. I specifically avoided questions that were too obscure, like “What color trunks did the 14th entrant wear in 1993?”. Nobody needs that level of detail, it just gets annoying.
Making it Feel Right
I typed it all up. Just a simple document, nothing fancy. Read through it a few times, tweaked the wording. Made sure it flowed okay. I even did a test run on myself, pretending I didn’t know the answers. Yeah, sounds silly, but it helped me spot a couple of questions that were worded weirdly or might have had two possible right answers depending on how you looked at it. Fixed those up.
Sharing the Quiz
Okay, so quiz ready. Time for the fun part. I sent it out to my group chat. The reaction was pretty instant. Lots of “Oh man, I know this!” followed by “Wait, was it that year?”. It definitely got people talking, which was the whole point. We spent a good hour going back and forth, debating answers before I revealed the official score sheet.
Turns out, knowledge was all over the place. Some folks knew the Attitude Era stuff cold but blanked on recent years. Others were the opposite. My buddy Dave, who always claims to be the biggest fan? Didn’t do so hot, which was quite funny, gotta admit. Gave him some stick for that.
Final Thoughts
It was a fun little project. Took an afternoon, maybe a bit more with the back-and-forth checking. Good way to kill some time and relive some classic wrestling moments. Seeing everyone else get into it was the best part. Definitely sparked some good conversation and laughs. Might even do another one sometime, maybe for a different event. Wrestlemania quiz, anyone?
