Donnie Yen Movie Mix Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

Donnie was hired to be the martial arts choreographer for the 2000 movie "Highlander: Endgame", and he impressed them so much that they gave him a cameo in the movie. He played the character Jin Ke, and fought against Duncan MacLeod in one of the best scenes in the movie.

Answer: Drunken Tai Chi

On his way back to the US from Beijing, Donnie stopped over at Hong Kong where he met Yuen Woo-ping, the legendary martial arts choreographer. Yuen liked Donnie's skills and cast him in the 1984 movie "Drunken Tai Chi", thus starting Donnie's movie career.

In the movie, Donnie plays Cheng Do, the second son of a rich merchant, and is highly skilled with martial arts. When he accidentally brain damages a young man in a fight, the family seeks revenge by murdering Cheng's whole family. Cheng runs away but an assassin is hired to kill him. Cheng meets a puppeteer who teaches him Tai Chi, and he uses his new skill to defeat the assassin.

Answer: Wong Kei-ying

Contrary to popular belief, Donnie did not play the title character, which went to Yu Rongguang. Donnie played Wong Kei-ying, the father to the famous Wong Fei-hung, who in this movie was actually played by a girl called Angie Tsang.

In the movie, Wong Kei-ying and his son travel into town and get entangled with the Iron Monkey (a Robin Hood-type hero). Wong believes the Iron Monkey is a vigilante and tries to apprehend him. At the end, they both team up to defeat a group of rogue Shaolin monks.

Answer: Beggar So Chan

Donnie plays So Chan, son of a rich merchant, who likes to help the poor. He befriends Prince Twelve, who gets him addicted to opium. To break his addiction, Chan learns drunken boxing from an old beggar friend, but his friend is later killed by Prince Twelve. Chan and Wong Fei-hung team up to defeat Prince Twelve.

Beggar So Chan has been played by other actors such as Stephen Chow in "King of Beggars", Vincent Zhao in "True Legend", Gordon Liu in "The Young Vagabond", and even Chow Yun Fat in a TV series called "The Legend of Master So".

The real So Chan lived during the 19th Century in Qing China and was known as one of the Ten Tigers of Canton, a group of powerful martial artists in Southern China. Wong Kei-ying (father of Wong Fei-hung) was one of the Ten Tigers.

Answer: Shanghai Knights

"Shanghai Knights" (2003) was the sequel to "Shanghai Noon" (2000); both starred Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.

In "Shanghai Knights", Donnie played Wu Chow, an illegitimate brother of the Chinese emperor. Lord Nelson Rathbone of Britain stole the Imperial Seal in China and handed it to Wu back in London. In return, Wu helped Rathbone in his plan to kill the British Royal Family.

They were stopped by Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in this highly enjoyable action comedy.

Answer: Twins Effect 2 (Blade of Kings)

Even though the title of this movie is called "Twins Effect 2" and a sequel to a "Twins Effect" it was a completely different movie in style and story.

The story was set in a fantasy world governed by an evil queen. All men were slaves and were the property of women. However, a prophecy stated that one day a man would use the Mythic Sword to overthrow the queen and bring balance to the world.

Donnie Yen played a swordsman who helped two young men and two young women to find this sword, which was guarded by the Lord of Armour played by Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan's real life son Jaycee Chan also starred in this action fantasy.

Answer: The Lost Bladesman

Donnie Yen played Guan Yu in "The Lost Bladesman".

In the movie, Guan Yu was separated from his oath brother and liege lord, Liu Bei. He temporarily helped the Prime Minister Cao Cao in the Battle of Baima. Cao Cao was very impressed with Guan Yu's skills and hoped he would stay by his side. Guan refused and rode off to find Liu Bei. Assassins were sent to slay Guan Yu, but it was later revealed that it was the Emperor who wanted Guan Yu to die, not Cao Cao.

Guan Yu was a valiant general in the Three Kingdoms period. He became oath brothers with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and fought in a civil war that ravished China. One of the most famous conflicts was The Battle of Red Cliff.

Many Chinese communities still worship Guan Yu today with shrines and temples inside homes and businesses. The Hong Kong Police Force and organised crime syndicates both worship him.

For reference, "14 Blades" was set in the Ming Dynasty, "An Empress and the Warriors" was set in the Ten Kingdoms period, and "Bodyguards and Assassins" was set in the Qing Dynasty.

Answer: A eunuch

Dragon Inn was set in the Ming Dynasty and Donnie played the evil power mad Eunuch Tsao who was bent on chasing and destroying the three heroes played by Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and Brigitte Lin.

The movie was a remake of the classic "Dragon Gate Inn" (1967) by King Hu.
It had a sequel in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" (2011) starring Jet Li.

Answer: Jacky Wu Jing

Jacky Wu Jing trained in the Beijing Wushu Academy and was scouted by Yuen Wo Ping, who subsequently cast him in the 1996 movie "Tai Chi 2". From then on, Wu has had a notable career in martial arts movies.

The alleyway fight scene is one of the highlights of the movie. Donnie used a police baton and Wu used a knife.

Answer: Wing Chun

"Wing Chun" was a 1994 movie directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Cheng Pei-pei and Kingdom Yuen.

Michelle Yeoh played Yim Wing Chun - the female creator of the famous martial art called Wing Chun. In this funny movie, Leung mistook another woman, Charmy, for Wing Chun, and was confused why Wing Chun had changed so much. When he found out the truth, he helped Wing Chun to defeat the baddie who had kidnapped Charmy. At the end Leung and Wing Chun eventually married.