How intimately do you know Bruce Lee? Do you know what’s in his private letters?
Try this 20-question Bruce Lee quiz to find out.
Each question’s answer will be immediately revealed once you pick an option. You’ll also get an expose of some strange facts, old photos, videos, and GIFs of Bruce Lee.
Find out how you’d fare right now…
#1: What was Bruce Lee’s birth name?
Lee Shiu Loong/Lee Xiao Long
Sai Fon
Lee Jun Fan
Bruce Lee
Lee Yuen Kam
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#2: What was Bruce Lee's native language?
Chinese - Cantonese
Chinese - Mandarin
English
Chinese - Hokkien
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#3: Which year was Bruce Lee born and what was his Chinese zodiac?
1940, Year of the Dragon
1952, Year of the Dragon
1938, Year of the Horse
1939, Year of the Snake
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#4: [True/False] Bruce Lee once won the Cha-Cha Championship while in Hong Kong
False
True
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#5: [True/False] Bruce Lee had the ambition to study medicine or pharmacy in the States after high school.
True
False
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#6: [True/False] Bruce Lee paid US$70 an hour for drama school to learn acting from Jeff Corey.
![#6: [True/False] Bruce Lee paid $70 an hour for drama school to learn acting from Jeff Corey.](https://www.wayofninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Jeff_Corey_actor-1.jpg)
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False
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#7: [True/False] Bruce Lee moved to an expensive apartment with a pool, doorman and other premium services in Los Angeles, but paid less than half of the monthly rent.
False
True
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#8: Who was Bruce Lee’s first student in the USA?
Taky Kimura
George Lee
Adrian Marshall
John Little
Jesse Glover
Linda Lee Cadwell
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#9: Who constructed specialised training equipment for Bruce Lee (equipment that Bruce Lee himself designed)?
Taky Kimura
Linda Lee Cadwell
Jhoon Goo Ree
George Lee
Jeese Glover
Brandon Lee
James Coburn
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#10: Bruce Lee used the term "chop suey" to describe someone in his letter. What do you think it means?
An arrogant beginner.
Someone who issues a fight challenge but runs away in the end.
A bully who underestimates his or her opponent until it's too late.
A martial artist who favours chopping-based techniques, to the detriment to his/her martial art form.
It was an inside-joke referring to martial artists who mixes everything without consideration, just to create a new style
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#11: [True/False] Bruce Lee was challenged to a fight for teaching non-Chinese people kung fu.
![[True/False] Bruce Lee was challenged to a fight for teaching non-Chinese people kung fu.](https://www.wayofninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/11-challenge.jpg)
True
False
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#12: [True/False] Bruce Lee’s view on martial arts was reformulated after he felt winded from running after a challenger to force him into submission. This was the beginning of Jeet Kune Do.
False
True
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#13: In one of his letters, Bruce Lee wrote: “Every morning Bo comes up to bed and lays close to me. I’m sleeping on your side and she is sleeping on the edge.”. Who is Bo?
His housekeeper
His daughter
His dog
His wife (nickname)
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#14: How long did Bruce Lee train on average each day (around 1968)?
4 hours
3 hours
4.5 hours
3.5 hours
2.5 hours
1 hour
5 hours
1.5 hours
30 minutes
2 hours
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#15: What does Bruce Lee's theory of "Economy of Form" assert?
A martial arts instructor should charge fees according to each individual student's financial ability to pay.
Constant practice puts the foundation of classical kung fu form into a person's muscle-memory.
The concept of distance and rhythm in a fight.
Fighting should be made efficient by eliminating unnecessary motion.
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#16: What was Bruce Lee most afraid of?
Lizards
Cockroaches
Rats
Ants
Dogs
Pigeons
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#17: What did Bruce Lee dislike about food while filming in Pakchong, Thailand?
The paparazzi snapping photos (with flash) while he was eating
There wasn't any vegetarian options
The food lacked meat (protein) and vitamins
There were bugs in his meal
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#18: Which phrase (or word) in the list does he NOT use at all in his letter?
Full speed ahead
Bo chased the neighbour's cat again
Torpedo
Chinaman
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#19: [True/False] Bruce Lee once wrote cheeky captions on his young sons's (Brandon Lee's) drawings. One of them was: "Fat Nipples Lady".
![[True/False] Bruce Lee once wrote cheeky captions on his young sons's (Brandon Lee's) drawings. One of them was: "Fat Nipples Lady".](https://www.wayofninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/19-silly-captions.jpg)
False
True
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#20: To whom, was Bruce Lee’s last letter before his death addressed to?
Taky Kimura
George Lee
Jhoon Goo Rhee
Adrian Marshall
Linda Lee Cadwell
James Coburn
John Little
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Quiz based on Bruce Lee’s Letters
The trivia questions in this Bruce Lee Quiz is based on Letters of the Dragon, which compiles Bruce Lee’s personal letters. For my thoughts on the book, read this post.
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
