Classic Moments in "Big Brother" (U.S.) History Quiz

Answer: Krista

The incident drew much controversy from the audience and the players. Justin had been warned several times about his violent and inappropriate behavior and other contestants had threatened to quit the show for their safety. Justin was expelled after a night of drinking in which he attempted to seduce Krista several times. At one point, he held a knife up to her throat while they kissed and asked her if she would mind if he killed her. Justin was subsequently expelled for this behavior. Krista claimed she had no recollection of this incident and was furious with the producers for expelling Justin.

After his removal, Justin got into a heated debated with host Julie Chen when she questioned his behavior and antics.

Answer: Marcellas

Season three introduced the Power of Veto which allowed the holder to remove one of the nominees from the block. However unlike in all future seasons, the veto holder could not remove him or herself from the block. At the final five, the rules changed so that the holder could save him or herself. Marcellas had been nominated by Jason and won the veto.

However, believing he was safe and out of respect for Jason, Marcellas did not use the veto. The vote ended in a tie and Jason broke the tie by evicted Marcellas. Marcellas shocked looked as he walked out of the house is one of the most iconic images of the series. Julie Chen scolded Marcellas afterward for not saving himself.

Answer: Exes

Season four was dubbed "The X Factor". It began with eight houseguests entering the Big Brother house only for Julie to announce that five of them would be joined by their ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends. Many of the houseguests were not pleased with this twist while others were able to put their differences aside for game purposes.

This season began a trend where not all of the houseguests were total strangers which lasted until season ten.

Answer: Adria

Michael and Nakomis were long lost brother and sister. Michael never knew his father and determined from speaking to Nakomis that her father was actually his father as well. They became somewhat friendly but the siblings were frequently on opposite sides of the house and in different alliances. Michael evicted Nakomis at the final four; however, she did vote for him to win the game (which he did not).

The other big twist that season was the twin twist. For the first few weeks, twins Adria and Natalie played as Adria. Every so many days, they would switch places and if they survived the first five weeks, Natalie would enter the house under her own name. The twins were successful and everyone was shocked when Natalie walked in. This twist was reused in season seventeen with Liz and Julia. However, Liz and Julia's secret was learned early on but they did survive the first five weeks so both entered the house.

Answer: Jennifer

After America voted Kaysar back into the house, the houseguests competed in an endurance Head of Household competition appropriately called "The Pressure Cooker". This was the longest endurance competition at the time. The final two players remaining where Jennifer and Kaysar. Jennifer had been in the opposing alliance as Kaysar but in order to end the challenge, Kaysar agreed to throw it to Jennifer in exchange for his own safety. Jennifer swore on her life she would not nominate Kaysar for eviction.

She kept her promise and initially nominated Janelle and Rachel. However, Rachel won the veto and removed herself from the block. Jennifer than infamous betrayed Kaysar, nominated him and then he was voted out unanimously. Kaysar was seen as huge threat in the game and Jennifer felt she had no choice but to get him out. Jennifer's betrayal made her public enemy number one and she was the next to be evicted.

Answer: Jen

Evel Dick was a controversial houseguest. He was known for his outrageous antics and controversial comments and actions he made about women. In particular, Dick had a problem with Jen whom he found annoying and threatening to his game. During an argument, Dick dumbed a glass of iced tea over her head, an action that caused some members of the audience to call for his expulsion.

In a later incident, Dick accidently burnt Jen with a cigarette she tried to grab out of his hand.

Answer: Destroying equipment

From Day One, Chima was in frequent trouble with the producers for not following directions, covering up cameras and other infractions. Although these were considered minor, the sheer number of them was of concern. After Chima's Head of Household reign was overthrown by Jeff and the coup d'état, Chima seemed to mentally check out of the game. She was then soon nominated for eviction by Michele. Chima refused to follow any orders and ignored requests from Big Brother to go to the Diary Room. She then took off her microphone and refused to put it back on. She refused requests from Big Brother to put the microphone back on and eventually threw it in the swimming pool, damaging it. Producer Allison Grodner took over the intercom system and Chima eventually entered the Diary Room and was expelled.

Chima's expulsion was controversial. Most viewers and houseguests felt she deserved to be expelled. The controversy came the next day when Michele's reign as Head of Household ended because one of her nominees exited the game. This was deemed unfair to Michele. Years later in season nineteen, a nominee quit and the Head of Household was forced to name a replacement instead of his having reign ended. This event brought back the controversy from season eleven.

Answer: Floaters

In "Big Brother", floaters are houseguests who swing between whichever alliance is in power so they do not find themselves nominated. In many seasons, floating is not seen as respectable game play as floaters often just skate by without doing anything or making tough decisions. Rachel, after winning a Head of Household position, infamously said "floaters, you better grab a life vest" indicating she would be targeting floaters, specifically Kristen.

Her quote is considered one of the most famous in "Big Brother" history and has been referenced many times since.

Answer: Funeral

Dan's funeral is widely regarded as one of the best moves in the history of the show. Dan had won season ten and was seen as a huge threat again in season fourteen. Dan had reputation for playing dirty but also very strategically. He was targeted throughout season fourteen and found himself on the block against his ally Danielle.

He failed to win the veto, which was won by floater Jenn. Jenn was perceived as not having done anything all season and Dan took the opportunity to convince her to make a move and save him.

She agreed. In order to make it convincing to the rest of the house (as Jenn saving Dan would have been suspicious), Dan hosted his own funeral, where he declared the old Dan dead and ended his social game with Danielle. The moment was emotional and brilliant and all the houseguests fell for it but it was just a ploy for Dan to save both himself and his closest ally Danielle.

Answer: Holly

Jackson, Holly, Cliff and Nicole had a final four deal. Jackson was Head of Household and nominated Tommy and Cliff for eviction. However, Nicole won the veto and saved her longtime ally Cliff, forcing Jackson to nominate Holly as the only other option. Jackson and Holly were in a relationship all season and Nicole began to feel threatened by this. She believed it was necessary to split up the couple instead of honoring their final four deal. Nicole and Cliff went back and forth on who to save between Holly and Tommy. When Jackson realized his allies were not set against Tommy, he concocted several lies in an attempt to save Holly. He accused Tommy of playing both sides and said Tommy had promised Jackson he would take out Cliff next, despite what Tommy had said. The argument heated up with all five players screaming and Tommy crying hysterically at being unable to defend himself against the allegations.

Ultimately, Nicole and Cliff honored their deal with Jackson and Holly and evicted Tommy. Nicole and Cliff said they actually did believe Tommy but felt he was a much bigger threat to win the game than Holly.