Some Interesting Things About Past Survivors Quiz

Answer: The Animal

Considered the sweetheart of the show's breakout first season, Colleen made it the furthest out of those in the Pagong tribe, falling victim to a voting bloc from the more strategic enemy team (that resulted in inevitable winner Richard Hatch). Finishing sixth, she was later picked up by Cover Girl for a short ad stint and appeared in both the 2001 Rob Schneider film "The Animal" (which was far from a quality movie) and an episode of "That '70s Show".

She stopped acting the year after.

Answer: The Surreal Life

"The Surreal Life" lasted four years, showing up on the WB network and VH1 before cancellation, but it ended up bringing with it a wave of lesser-known and forgotten celebrities who lived together in a house for a short time a la "The Real World", the long-running MTV reality show. Manthey appeared with MC Hammer, Corey Feldman, and Emmanuel Lewis, amongst others.

The show later featured celebrities such as Verne Troyer, Vanilla Ice, Flavor Flav, and Omarosa, if you need a bit more context. Manthey was one of many who rode the wave of reality TV somebodies in the 2000s when the genre was getting its feet in a chaotic way.

She returned to "Survivor" a handful of times, placing fourth in "Heroes vs. Villains".

Answer: The View

Elizabeth, who would later marry NFL player Tim Hasselbeck, placed fourth in the show's sophomore season and two years later she found her way to the panel on "The View" which, in its sixth season at the time, was maintaining steady ratings. She would go on to cohost for twelve years as one of the more right-leaning hosts, being a counterpoint to Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and others during her time there.

She left the show to co-host "Fox and Friends" on the FOX News network and then retired in 2015, doing so in her late 30s. During her time on "The View" she also co-wrote two cookbooks for those with celiac disease.

Answer: Soccer

Ethan Zohn, the million dollar winner from "Africa", used his experiences and talents to form Grassroots Soccer, a non-profit that would turn a focus on raising money for HIV/AIDS awareness in the 2000s and onward. Zohn was its face for many years, though at the same time he seemed to suffer from that early reality TV era fame wave, also appearing on "Fear Factor" and "Celebrity Paranormal Project" on VH1.

He also appeared in ads for PETA, hosted the Discovery show "Earth Tripping", and became a member of the first team eliminated (along with fellow "Survivor" winner and ex-girlfriend Jenna Morasca) in "The Amazing Race 19".

He was a player in the USL Second Division throughout the 2000s.

Answer: His wedding

When "Survivor" maintained steam in the early 2000s, 'Boston Rob' made his first appearance on "Marquesas", becoming a major player in the inevitable "All-Stars" season becoming runner-up to his on-show girlfriend Amber Brkich (who was on "Australian Outback").

After Rob proposed to her during the live finale, CBS aired their wedding in 2005. The couple would go on to compete in "The Amazing Race 7" (placing second) and "The Amazing Race All-Stars" (placing much lower). Rob returned for "Heroes and Villains" and later won "Survivor: Redemption Island" in 2011.

Answer: Rob Cesternino

Rob Cesternino quickly became somewhat of a game-master as reality TV continued to take off throughout the 2010s, positioning himself to be the go-to guy for reality TV goings on in the worlds of "Survivor", "Big Brother", and "The Amazing Race" with his releases of "Rob Has a Podcast" starting in 2010 (starting around season twenty of "Survivor").

He has since developed the podcast into somewhat of a network which has been celebrated in the industry with a number of podcasting awards. He also appeared in the "All-Stars" season finding himself eliminated early for his cutthroat game in "Amazon".

Answer: Libertarian

Boneham, appearing in "Pearl Islands", "All-Stars", "Heroes vs. Villains", and "Blood vs. Water" (with his wife in the last one) became a major favourite on the show after Americans leaned into his generally amicable demeanour and his spirit in the game.

While he never won the seasons he was on, the show opened him up to more appearances over time, eventually winding him up to be on other CBS reality programs. Rupert ran for a seat as Governor of Indiana in 2012 losing to Mike Pence, the eventual Vice President of the United States under Donald Trump.

He received just under four percent of the vote.

Answer: Astronaut

Although Dan Barry placed eleventh in his season (partly eliminated due to his age), he had a long-storied history working in robotics with NASA, completing space flights in 1996, 1999, and 2001. Barry has also done robotics work as a hobby, appearing on the TV show "Battlebots" for a short time. Dan Barry is one of the few people to perform spacewalks and certainly the first on "Survivor" to do so.

He was the second-oldest participant on the show in his season at the age of 52. Interestingly, Rudy Bosch was the oldest contestant to that point, joining "All-Stars' at the age of 75.

Answer: Gospel

SWV, or Sisters With Voices, formed in 1986 and found itself nominated for four Grammy Awards over time (and more than a dozen Billboard Awards). Their earlier albums in the early-to-mid-1990s ended up charting in the U.S. (nearly topping the R&B charts) and going multi-platinum while their 1993 single "Weak" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (they had three singles top the R&B chart). Taj married footballer Eddie George, which was convenient when "Survivor" went looking for a football wife and brought her on for their eighteenth season.

She placed fourth.

Answer: The Facts of Life

In addition to playing Blair on "The Facts of Life" for all nine seasons of the show (from 1979 to 1988), Whelchel rose up through the entertainment industry starting her career at the age of 12 in "The New Mickey Mouse Club" during the 1970s. Her fame also allowed her to get a foot in the door in the Christian music industry; she released a well-received and Grammy-nominated album, "All Because of You", in 1984. Whelchel made it to the final Tribal Council in "Survivor's" twenty-fifth season, also winning the fan favourite award.