About This Quiz
Though he only made a handful of movies before his death in 1973, martial arts superstar Bruce Lee became an iconic action hero. How much do you know about the kung fu legend? Test your knowledge with our quiz.Bruce Lee grew up in Hong Kong, but he was born in San Francisco.
A young Jackie Chan appeared briefly as an opponent of Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon."
Bruce Lee studied under Ip Man for five years.
Advertisement
Bruce Lee co-starred in "The Green Hornet," which aired for a single season in 1966-1967. Bruce Lee only appeared in four episodes of "Longstreet."
Lee met his wife, Linda Lee Cadwell, at the university.
When he was 17, Bruce Lee won an inter-school boxing match, defeating former champion Gary Elms.
Advertisement
"The Big Boss" premiered in 1971. It's U.S. title is "Fists of Fury."
Jet Li's 1994 film "Fist of Legend" is a remake of Bruce Lee's 1972 film "The Chinese Connection," aka "Fist of Fury."
Bruce Lee popularized the nunchaku, a pair of sticks connected by a chain and used for self-defense.
Advertisement
The climactic showdown takes place in Rome's Colosseum.
Bruce Lee knows that a person is a greater adversary than an inanimate object.
Jeet Kune Do means "way of the intercepting fist."
Advertisement
The two were good friends, also.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fights Bruce Lee in a scene in "Game of Death." Lee died while the movie was being filmed.
This powerful strike requires plenty of coordination and timing.
Advertisement
The prosthetic hand has razor-edged fingers.
The Bruce Lee statue is on the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
Bruce Lee and his partner Cho Miu Yee won the Crown Colony Cha-Cha Championship.
Advertisement
Brandon Bruce Lee died in 1993 during the filming of "The Crow."
"Enter the Dragon" is Jim Kelly's second film appearance.
The jumpsuit fetched $105,000 at an auction in 2013.
Advertisement
Mazda, a Japanese automaker, featured Bruce Lee movie footage in a 2014 campaign.
The mansion of Hsiao Mi, the villain in the film, is a Thai mausoleum.
Bruce Lee moved back to Hong Kong after Warner Bros. stopped backing his film, "The Silent Flute."
Advertisement
Bruce Lee's parents were on a U.S. tour with the Cantonese opera when he was born.
A nurse gave him the name "Bruce."
Lee used the Cantonese pronunciation.
Advertisement
He said karate punches feel like being hit by an iron bar, while kung fu punches have a stronger impact.
Lee opened his first kung fu school in Seattle's Chinatown.
Bruce Lee died during the filming of "Game of Death" when he had an allergic reaction to pain medication.
Advertisement