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?
1
2
3
4
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?
