"Pearl Islands'" Shawn Cohen Trivia Quiz

Answer: That he was wearing a suit

Shawn felt that it would be very difficult to survive and function on a remote island in a suit. He didn't seem too concerned that he was ruining a $200 suit though! However, Shawn did improvise by cutting off the legs of his pants and turned them into "convertible pants".

Answer: Burton, Michelle, Trish, Jon

Shawn's being voted off was actually rather unique. Unbeknownst to the remaining castaways, the six castaways who had already been voted off had formed the Outcast tribe, and at this point they came back to compete against Drake and Morgan. The Outcasts won this challenge, and so they got to vote two members back into the game. Consequently, Drake and Morgan had to each vote out a member, so Shawn was voted out of Drake and Osten, of Morgan, quit the game at this point.

Answer: No

Shawn was originally from New York City, not Dallas. Even though he resided in Hollywood just prior to "Pearl Islands", everyone on the show knew his hometown was New York City. In fact, host Jeff Probst would occasionally refer to Shawn as "NYC" during the challenges.

Answer: Burton and Michelle

At first, Shawn, Burton, and Michelle were great friends and did almost everything together. Yet Shawn voted for Burton at Drake's first Tribal Council to save himself. This made Michelle mad and she said that she didn't like him anymore. Shawn and Michelle voted for each other at their next Tribal Council, with Michelle being voted out.

Answer: He was loyal to the alliance

Both Shawn and Jon were in trouble at that Tribal Council. Jon stated that he was a harder worker, and Shawn said that he was loyal, whereas Jon had betrayed them earlier. But Drake believed Jon, and Shawn was voted out, leaving slimy, creepy Johnny Fairplay in the game.

Answer: His twin brother

The business Shawn started was an online business that allowed people to post portfolios and artist reels. Shawn and his twin brother had actually just started the business right before Shawn did "Pearl Islands".

Answer: True

Trish had decided that Rupert was too popular and had too much power, so she conspired with Jon to have Rupert voted out. Trish assumed everyone was with her, but this made Sandra angry and she told Rupert the first chance she got. Rupert knew he had Sandra and Christa on his side, but he needed Shawn for the numbers to be in his favor. So Rupert and Shawn made a pact, and Shawn honored it by not voting for Rupert. Shawn hoped this would get him in better standing with his tribe, but they still voted him out at the next Tribal Council.

Answer: Jon

Shawn and Jon just could not get along with each other. They would get into huge yelling fights, with Jon calling Shawn every nasty thing he could think of, and Shawn rightfully getting very angry back. To me, it always seemed like Jon was goading Shawn into the fights.

In "Survivor", one of the few rules is that if you hit another contestant, you are immediately out of the game. Shawn later said that the only reason he didn't hit Jon was because of this rule. Now, Shawn kicking rotten Johnny Fairplay's butt is something I would pay to see!

Answer: The Ultimate Salesman

This characteristic would definitely help Shawn in his occupation of Advertising Sales! He has also worked as an advertising account executive and got a B.A. degree in communications at the University of Arizona.

Answer: Drake

Shawn was definitely a great player who was cut out of the game way too soon. Some of this information was taken from the CBS website for "Survivor". I hope you learned something more about Shawn here. Let's hear it for Shawn Cohen who, while he didn't get to reach his full potential, was still a great Survivor! Yay Shawn!