The Stunt Performer Trivia Questions

Knievel crashed badly at Caesars Palace in 1967 but survived, suffering severe injuries. He died in 2007 from natural causes.

The jump failed; the rocket's parachute deployed too early, causing the craft to drift into the canyon. Knievel survived but did not reach the far side.

Evel Knievel was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 for his contributions to motorcycle sports and stunt performance.

He never jumped over 20 cars. His most famous jump was over 14 Greyhound buses in 1974.

Evel Knievel's birth name was Robert Craig Knievel, and he was born in Butte, Montana, on October 17, 1938.

In 1974, Evel Knievel (the stunt performer) attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho using a steam-powered rocket cycle; he survived the crash landing.

Knievel played football in high school and briefly in semi-pro leagues, but never professionally. He worked as a salesman and insurance agent before stunts.

Evel Knievel famously fractured or broke 37 bones over the course of his stunt career, a well-documented statistic in his biographies.