Nickelodeon "GUTS" and "Global GUTS" Quiz

Answer: Mike O'Malley

Mike O'Malley also appears on the television show "Yes, Dear". Marc Summers hosted "Double Dare" in the 1980's. Jason Harris is best known for hosting "Double Dare 2000". Ben Lyons is the host of "My Family's Got GUTS".

Answer: Moira Quirk

Moira Shannon Quirk (often referred to as "Mo") is a British actress who also does character voices for Nickelodeon's "My Life As a Teenage Robot". (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_GUTS)

Answer: A.J. McLean

He represented the blue team. His nickname was "Mean" and he only won one event, the Slam Dunk. He went home with a silver medal.

Answer: United Kingdom

The U.K. dominated the competition with eight gold medals, Mexico came in second with seven golds, the U.S. was in third with six, and Germany followed with four. For most overall medals, there was an eight-way tie between the United Kingdom, the U.S., Mexico, Germany, and the C.I.S., each of whom won twelve medals. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_GUTS)

Answer: Green

For the show's entire run, the colors red, purple, and blue were used for the individual competitors.

Answer: Super Mega Crag

The Crag was a large mountain structure that players had to climb while hitting actuators. The original had six actuators, but after several revisions, the number was increased to seven. Winning this event did not always result in winning the show because of points awarded for previous events.

Answer: Romania

The C.I.S. also included Russia. It claimed to include Belarus as well, but no athletes from Belarus were ever seen in any episodes of the program. The flag of Belarus was occasionally seen hanging in the rafters, however. The C.I.S. won a total of 12 medals in the competition, but they failed to win even one gold medal. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_GUTS)

Answer: Bull's Eye

Moon Race was a track event that involved players wearing Nickelodeon's Moon Shoes and jumping around the race track. Boogie Down was a water event where players were strapped to a boogie board and had to pull themselves across the pool using a rope. The Edge was a "Ski Slope" event that involved players wearing skis and using ski poles.

Answer: Universal Studios Florida

Though the show is a part of Nickelodeon, all episodes were filmed on a rented sound stage at Universal Studios Florida. The stage was nicknamed the "Extreme Arena", but it is better known as Sound Stage 21. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_GUTS)

Answer: 1993

The "All-Star Special" featured three contestants who had achieved a perfect score of 1925 during the first season of the show. It was an hour long (twice as long a regular "GUTS" episode!) and included slightly harder obstacles and an extended version of the Basic Training competition.