The Ultimate World's Strongest Man Competition History Quiz

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Think you know everything about the World's Strongest Man Competition? Test your knowledge and see how many answers you can get right out of 15 in this ultimate quiz!

1. In what year did the first World's Strongest Man competition take place?

1977

1980

1985

1990

2. Who was the head coordinator of the World's Strongest Man competition when it was first conceived?

Douglas Edmunds

Terry Todd

Arnold Schwarzenegger

David Webster

3. Who was the first World's Strongest Man champion to be inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame?

Bill Kazmaier

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Mariusz Pudzianowski

Tom Stoltman

4. In which year was the only non-team Pure Strength competition held instead of the WSM?

1982

1984

1987

1990

5. Which strongman has won the competition the most number of times?

Mariusz Pudzianowski

Bill Kazmaier

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Magnús Ver Magnússon

6. Which country does the 2024 World's Strongest Man champion Tom Stoltman represent?

USA

Scotland

Iceland

Poland

7. Which event is typically used as the final determining challenge in WSM competitions?

Log Lift

Loading Race

Atlas Stones

Fingal's Fingers

8. Who was the first winner of the World's Strongest Man competition?

Don Reinhoudt

Bill Kazmaier

Bruce Wilhelm

Geoff Capes

9. How many times did Geoff Capes win the competition?

10. Which year did CBS sell the rights to the competition to BBC?

1979

1980

1982

1985

11. Which athlete is known for winning the 1991 competition as a reserve competitor?

Magnús Ver Magnússon

Jouko Ahola

Svend Karlsen

Jamie Reeves

12. Which athlete won the title immediately after Mariusz Pudzianowski's reign in 2005?

Phil Pfister

Janne Virtanen

Žydrūnas Savickas

Magnus Samuelsson

13. Who became the tallest man to win the World's Strongest Man competition in 1992?

Magnús Ver Magnússon

Ted van der Parre

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Gary Taylor

14. Which US city hosted the World's Strongest Man competition in 2024?

Sacramento, California

Los Angeles, California

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

15. Who tied for first place in the 2008 Deadlift event and won the crucial Plane Pull event?

Derek Poundstone

Brian Shaw

Mariusz Pudzianowski

Žydrūnas Savickas

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