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They came from The Real World and Road Rules on MTV, now they are competing in a fierce elimination-style game for lots of money! How well do you know MTV's The Challenge?
Who is the most recent host of The Challenge?
Mary-Ellis Bunim
Jonathan Murray
T.J. Lavin
T.J. Lavin is an American BMX rider and began hosting The Challenge in its 11th season.
Johnny Bananas
In the beginning of the series, the show used former ________ to provide assignments.
Cast members
They were cast members who had been kicked off.
NFL Players
MTV VJs
Winners
The Challenge was originally known as __________.
Road Rules
The Real World
Road Rules: All Stars
It became a reality game show spun off of two reality shows.
The First Challenge
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The Challenge was also previously known as ___________/Road Rules Challenge.
Gauntlet
Real World
The idea of The Challenge originated from when MTV was filming both The Real World: Boston and Road Rules: Islands and the two casts met while vacationing in Puerto Rico - the producers set up a challenge for the teams where they competed for cash and the ratings were high!
Rivals
Battle
In which year did The Challenge premiere?
1994
1998
The original release was on June 1, 1998.
2003
2009
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How many seasons of The Challenge have aired since 1998?
15
18
20
28
Each season has boasted a newer, more daring and more challenging competition than the season before.
Which contestant to date has earned the most amount of money by competing on The Challenge?
Wes
Bananas
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio has made $685,543.
CT
Darrell
Who has made the second-most amount of money competing in The Challenge?
Wes
Wes Bergmann has won 2 out of 10 challenges earning him $248,000.
Cara Maria
Kenny
Sarah Patterson
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Which cast member has competed in the most number of Challenges in the history of the show?
Laurel
Wes
Bananas
Bananas has competed in 13 Challenges and has won 6 of them!
CT
What was the name of the Challenge when each challenge was declared as either an individual, pair or team challenge?
Rivals
Free Agents
Free Agents was played during the 25th season of The Challenge, located in Uruguay and Chile.
Battle of the Bloodlines II
The Duel
Which Challenge brought in alumni and their relatives?
The Duel
Battle of the Exes
Battle of the Bloodlines
Battle of the Bloodlines was played in Turkey and Germany during the 27th season of The Challenge.
Cutthroat
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Which season of The Challenge was "every man for himself"?
The Duel
In this 13th season, all players competed individually and there was a champion of each gender at the end.
The Ruins
Rivals
Battle of the Exes
What was the name of the Challenge which featured thirteen teams of ex-couples?
The Island
The Ruins
Rivals
Battle of the Exes
Some couples actually reconciled their differences by competing together, others did not...
In Battle of the Exes, what is the winning team of each challenge known as?
The Winners
The Power Couple
The Power Couple then gets to choose one team to go into the elimination round.
The Draw
The All Stars
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The losers of each challenge go straight to the ...
Elimination Round
The elimination round puts two individuals or two teams up against each other, the winner gets to stay and compete, the loser must go home.
Home
Confessional
Kitchen
In both Battle of the Exes I and II, who is CT paired up with?
Jessica
Cara Maria
Diem
CT and Diem dated for a year and a half after meeting on The Duel in 2006.
Nany
Which Challenge paired up worst enemies together as teams?
Cutthroat
Rivals
Rivals was paired up two players of the same gender.
Battle of the Exes II
Gauntlet
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What is it called when you work with other individuals or teams to make it to the final?
Helping
Cheating
Pairing up
Alliance
Many players formed alliances in order to avoid being voted into the elimination round.
Trivia challenges are often held...
At the house
Over a body of water
Trivia challenges often allow an individual two incorrect answers before they are dropped into the water!
In the woods
At night
The Gauntlet I was a face off between a Real World team and a _______ team.
Veterans
Rookies
Road Rules
Gauntlet I featured 28 cast members and was held in Telluride, Colorado.
Relatives
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Which Challenge put veterans up against rookies?
Fresh Meat
The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet II and III featured veterans against rookies.
Battle of the Exes
Battle of the Bloodlines
The Inferno II featured the Good Guys team against the __________ team.
Jerks
Bad Asses
The winners from this season were from the Good Guys team.
Bad Guys
Meanies
Where did The Ruins challenge take place?
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Phuket, Thailand
The Ruins was the 18th season of The Challenge.
Turkey
Argentina
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Which season of the Challenge featured Red vs. Blue vs. Grey teams?
Cutthroat
Cutthroat was the 20th season of The Challenge and was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Gauntlet
The Duel
The Island
Who is Nany's cousin who appeared with her on Bloodlines?
Emily
Candice
Nicole
Nicole also competed in the next season of The Challenge - Rivals III and defeated her cousin Nany in the elimination round.
Brianna
What type of behavior is not tolerated in the rules of The Challenge?
Drinking
Smoking
Physical altercation
Cast members who engage in physical fighting are disqualified and sent home.
Dancing
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The final challenge usually involves an overnight challenge in which players cannot ________.
Sleep
Not sleeping through the night gets some players delirious for the final task!
Eat
Talk
See each other
How do players receive their next clues from TJ?
He comes to the house
He sends them a note
He sends them a text message
MTV generally partners with a cell phone company to promote a new phone - players can be heard saying they have a new message from TJ on their new "name the phone."
Singing telegram
What does TJ use to signify the beginning and end of each challenge?
Whistle
Megaphone
Cow bell
Air horn
Players still compete for 2nd, 3rd place, etc.
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Some challenges involving _______ cause some players to vomit.
Eating
Cast members often have to eat bugs or types of animal body parts which are not appetizing, though may be eaten locally in their filming location.
Puzzles
Pizza
Drinking alcohol
Which female cast member has appeared on the Challenge the most number of times?
Cara Maria
Aneesa
Aneesa Ferreira has competed in 11 challenges.
Sarah
Camilla
Which male cast member has seen the most number of elimination rounds?
Johnny Bananas
CT
Derrick
Wes
Wes has competed in 19 elimination rounds and won 13 of them.
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Which of the following alumni is NOT featured on The Challenge?
Real World
Road Rules
Catfish
The Challenge also features alumni from Are You the One and Spring Break Challenge.
Fresh Meat
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