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How well do you know Sly, and what he has gone through to make the movies he's created?

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Let's start off easy. Where was Sly born?

Due to complications at birth, forceps paralyzed the motor nerves on the left side of Sly's face. He couldn't open his left eye, or use that side of his mouth until he was how old?

When Sly's parents separated, who did Sly go to live with?

How many schools did Sly get kicked out of?

When Sly was still a minor, he hitchhiked to Miami and sold his coat for three bucks, which really saved him. How did he get back home?

No college in the USA would take Sly. Where did he go for the first two years?

In 1969 Sly was accepted into the University of Miami to finish college. He spent a lot of time in the Ring Theater doing what?

As a young adult, trying to make it as an actor in New York, Sly struggled with making enough money to eat and sleep somewhere nice. Where did he wind up sleeping for a little while?

Sly's favorite job was as an usher at a movie theater in New York. Why?

In the early 1970s, Sly was often cast as the mugger. That didn't sit well with him, because he considered himself to be like who?

When Sly and his first wife, Sasha moved to California, who did he call when his car died on Hollywood Boulevard?

Sly wrote the script for Rocky in three days, and after a lot of hounding, got the producers to allow him to star in it. But he wasn't given a very long time to make the movie. How long was he given?

While training for Rocky II in 1978, Sly got badly injured and had to adjust his screenplay to accommodate the injury. What happened to him?

In the early 1980s, Sly made a movie called Victory, and every time he wasn't in a scene, he was in his hotel room writing the screenplay for which movie?

What was Sly surviving on while filming Rocky III?

How did Sly break some of his ribs shooting First Blood?

Sly co-wrote and directed Staying Alive, as well as helping plan the dance choreography, and acting as a personal trainer for John Travolta. He put himself in the movie for a brief moment. What was he wearing?

Sly's character in Rhinestone wasn't very manly, he couldn't even get on a horse. In real life, Sly's been riding since he was a kid. What happened when he first beat his dad playing polo together?

For Rambo: First Blood Part II Sly spent a good bit of time in training to really embody the warrior he was playing, with SWAT combat courses, archery courses, and survivial courses. How long did he train?

Dolph Lundgren sent Sly into intensive care for four days during the filming of Rocky IV. What did he do to him?

The director of Cobra in 1985 was giving everyone on the set problems. How did Sly handle this?

Sly played an arm wrestling truck driver in Over the Top. He had to take filming easy for a few weeks, why?

Sly packed on the muscle for Rambo III, not only to show how strong Rambo was, but to remind people that they were never too old to keep improving. How much muscle did he put on?

Sly created a production company in 1989 that produced Lock Up and nothing else. He called it White Eagle, because it sounded better than what?

Sly's been naked in a handful of movies, including Tango and Cash from 1989. He looked amazing in the scene where he was nude, but here's the question.... Was his butt tan like the rest of him, or pale?

Sly and his son Sage fixed their relationship while making Rocky V. When did they fix things?

Oscar was Sly's second movie of the 1990s. It wasn't well received, although it was funny. What kind of movie was it?

Arnold Schwarzenegger tricked Sly into making Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot in 1991. However, Sly enjoyed working with Estelle Getty, and even invited her to his birthday party. Which birthday was it?

In 1992, while shooting Cliffhanger, Sly's grip strength was so good that the actress playing Sarah couldn't slip out of his grasp and fall to her (fake) death. How many times did they have to do that stunt before it worked?

Sly spent a cumulative six hours in the cryo prison set for Demolition Man in 1992. What was circular ice cube filled with?

In late 1993 Sly started filming The Specialist. He'd just learned how much of his fanbase was female, and wanted to make a romantic movie. What was his stipulation regarding the amorous scene in the movie?

Judge Dredd was filmed in London, England in 1994. Sly had his costume made and tailored just for him by whom?

At the beginning of 1995, Sly made Assassins with Antonio Banderas. Someone got injured making the movie. Who?

Daylight wasn't the best movie, but it did have some incredible stunts. Which one almost killed Sly?

Sly begged the studios to allow him to star in an ensemble movie called Cop Land in the middle of 1996. He had to put on a lot of weight for the movie. How much?

Sly had two little girls in the late 1990s, when he wasn't working on anything. How far apart did he and his wife have them?

Michael Caine suggested Sly for the role of Jack Carter in the remake of the 70s movie Get Carter in 1999. Sly liked the project, but wanted something changed. What?

Sly made Driven after Get Carter even though he'd written it beforehand. He took lessons with a real racecar driving school in Vegas. How did he do?

Almost simultaneously with Driven, Sly made Eye See You, a thrilling horror movie. That was not the original title of the movie. What was it originally called?

In 2003 Sly worked on Spy Kids 3D as the bad guy who became good. He played multiple characters at once. How many?

Aside from working on Spy Kids 3D, Sly didn't have any calls coming in about acting work. He hadn't had any in almost seven years. What was he doing?

Sly wrote and directed and starred in Rocky Balboa in 2005. He added in a sentence he hadn't written in the script, and it surprised him. What was the ad-libbed line about?

In 2007 Sly jetted off to Burma near Thailand to film the fourth Rambo movie. Did he direct the movie? Why or why not?

Sly took his wife to a rock and roll revival at Madison Square Garden in 2009 and got the idea to write The Expendables. He was supposed to have how long to prepare to fight Steve Austin, and wound up having how much time?

Expendables 2 was filmed in Bulgaria in 2011. Two stuntmen tragically died during what part of the movie?

Sly made three movies in 2012 because the one that was supposed to have been made the year before had a scheduling problem. It was good, because it kept him from thinking about his son's death too much, or his daughter's heart surgery. What order did he make the movies?

Sly needed what surgery after making Expendables 3 in 2013?

Sly got involved with Creed in 2014 after Ryan Coogler convinced him to do the project. What did Sly do in the movie?

In 2016 Sly won a Golden Globe for his performance in Creed. He made a small speech, and ended it how?

Sly was a guest star in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2016. He shared the screen with Michael Rooker, whom he  also acted with in what movie?

Sly co wrote the screenplay for Creed 2 in 2017. What was a resounding theme he put in there?

Sly filmed Rambo: Last Blood directly after Creed 2, and trained for both movies at the same time. How did he train?

When Covid hit, Sly used that time to edit which movie?

In 2021, Sly went back to work on Samaritan. He got overzealous with a fight scene, and what happened?

At the end of 2021 Sly and Dolph headed to London to film the fourth Expendables (which was bad, but not their fault) They appeared at the Arnold Sports Fest as a favor to Arnold. Arnold made fun of what?

In 2022 Sly started filming his first ever TV series, Tulsa King. It was way harder than he thought, and he could have made how many movies in the time it took to make one season?

Also in 2022, Sly and his family starred in the first season of their reality show, The Family Stallone, while Sly was filming his Netflix documentary, and dealing with a separation. Like that wasn't enough, he also...

Sly touched up his tattoos in 2022 and got some new ink. What did he do?

In 2023 it was announced that Sly would be making which new films?

Final question!! Great job on making it this far. What is basically Sly's motto?

Okay! You didn't do too badly! Sly still loves you, and so do I.

Between zero and twenty-nine

Awesome! You really know your stuff. I'm proud of you, and I know Sly is too.

Between thirty and sixy

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