Would You Make a Good Stunt Double?

By: Joshua Laurent
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Would You Make a Good Stunt Double?
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About This Quiz

They're the unsung daredevils of film and television and let's admit, they've got be a little crazy, right? Whether it's throwing yourself out of a building or crashing a car, could you make it as a stuntman?
Which sounds like a fun first date?
Dinner at a nice restaurant.
Going on a long hike.
Go-Kart racing.
Robbing a liquor store.

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What kind of stunts would you be interested in doing?
Explosive stunts.
Automobile stunts.
Hand-to-hand combat.
Falling from heights.

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What is your favorite genre of movie?
Drama.
Fantasy.
Thriller.
Action/Adventure.

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Here are four actors who have done their own stunts. Who is your favorite?
Tom Cruise.
Keanu Reeves.
Jackie Chan.
Jason Statham

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If you weren't a stuntman, what kind of teaching job would you have?
Teaching elementary children.
A Physical Education teacher.
A skiing instructor.
A skydiving teacher.

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What do you think about actors who do their own stunts?
They feel like they have something to prove.
It's a bad idea for liability purposes.
Maybe they wish they were stuntmen deep down.
It's taking a job away from a real stuntman.

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Which series of stunt-heavy movies is your favorite?
"Fast and the Furious."
"Mission Impossible."
"Indiana Jones."
"Rush Hour."

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Do you think Bruce Lee could be considered a stuntman?
No, he was just not hitting in his fight scenes.
If he was making one action seem like another, yes, he was.
Yes, but a very, very limited one.
He was the greatest hand-to-hand combat stuntman ever.

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Which risky activity sounds like it would be the most fun?
Rock climbing.
Bungee jumping.
Skydiving.
Driving over 100 mph on a crowded highway.

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If you told your friends you were going to be a stuntman, what would they say?
They would laugh at me.
They would ponder and then say "I can see that."
They would encourage me to do my best.
It would be like announcing something they already knew.

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If you were in a car hurling through the air, set to hopefully land on a ramp, but it looked close, what would you think?
I'm dead!
I hope I make it!
Prepare for impact!
This is awesome!

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If you were in that same scenario, what kind of music would be going through your head?
Opera.
Fast classical.
Slow piano music.
Hardcore thrash metal.

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Which should never, ever be used in stunts?
Children.
Animals.
Extra gunpowder.
Children riding animals with extra gunpowder.

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Which one best describes a WWE wrestler?
Actor.
Athlete.
Stuntman.
All of the above.

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What do you think a stuntman who jumps off a six-story building into an airbag should be paid?
$5,000.
$1,500.
$500.
$100.

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If you've ever played Grand Theft Auto, which was your immediate thought?
This is too intense.
I wish the cars went faster.
It's fun jumping the cars off bridges into the sides of buildings.
This would be so much better in real life.

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Which Winter Olympic sport seems the most fun?
Downhill skiing
Luge.
Biathlon.
Skeleton.

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How good are you with a gun?
Never held one, guns scare me.
My older relatives taught me to hunt.
I'm quite proficient.
I'd put my shooting up against a sniper.

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If you couldn't be a stuntman, what other job on a movie set would you like?
Actor.
Director.
Gaffer
Best Boy.

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Now we're going to get a sense of what kind of stunts you like. Of the four movies listed, which one had the best stunts?
"Mad Max: Fury Road."
"Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens."
"The Hurt Locker."
"The Dark Knight."

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Which of the stunts below would frighten you to perform the most?
All of these.
Driving stunts.
Getting set on fire.
None of them - I'm a god!

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Every good stuntman needs to eat breakfast before going to work. What would you decide on eating?
Nothing, I'm too nervous.
Cereal with milk.
Pancakes and sausage links.
Eggs, bacon, and hash browns.

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Where do you think would be the best location to perform a stunt?
The beach.
Inside a building.
A city.
Anywhere.

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Most stunt people have to look like other people when they perform a stunt. What do you think would be the hardest aspect of this part of stunting?
Being allergic to adhesives and latex.
Running in awkward shoes.
Performing the stunt in a heavy costume.
Nothing.

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Which movie made before 1950 had the best stunts?
"King Kong" made in 1933.
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" made in 1948.
"Metropolis" made in 1927.
"The Adventures of Robin Hood" made in 1938.

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Which cartoon movie would have had the best stunts if it were real?
"Up."
"Zootopia."
"WALL-E."
"The LEGO Movie."

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How much should a matinee cost at a typical cinema?
$5.
$7.
$10.
$12.

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How will you pick your career?
Whatever I studied to do.
Whatever I happen to fall into.
Whatever makes the most money.
Whatever makes me happiest.

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If you are/were/could be addicted to something, what would it be?
Alcohol/Drugs.
Sex.
Gambling.
Adrenaline.

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What's holding you back most from being a stuntman?
Fear.
Age.
Location.
Nothing!

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