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Quiz about Dirty and Deadly Mike Rowe
Quiz about Dirty and Deadly Mike Rowe

Dirty and Deadly, Mike Rowe Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about Mike Rowe, one of the funniest and cutest, TV personalities! Mike has hosted "Dirty Jobs" and narrated "Deadliest Catch", both seen on the Discovery Channel.

A multiple-choice quiz by NalaMarie. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
NalaMarie
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
295,849
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
440
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Question 1 of 10
1. What state is Mike originally from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mike narrated "Man vs. Wild" in 2007.


Question 3 of 10
3. In what 2007 animated cartoon did he voice a role as a meter maid?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. What magazine ranked Mike number four on their "Dudeliest Dudes" list in 2007? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What big event, for Mike, took place in 2006? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 2006, Mike hosted "Egypt Week Live!" for the Discovery Channel and explored what part of Egypt? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What high school did Mike graduate from? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of the first episode of the first season of "After the Catch" which originally aired in the U.S. in May 2007? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Mike hosted "Shark Week" for the Discovery Channel in 2005.


Question 10 of 10
10. What program was Mike involved in that gave "Dirty Jobs" its birth? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What state is Mike originally from?

Answer: Maryland

Michael Gregory Rowe is the oldest of three boys. He was born on March 18, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland.
2. Mike narrated "Man vs. Wild" in 2007.

Answer: False

Mike narrated numerous edpisodes of "American Chopper: The Series" from 2003 until 2007. The same goes for "Ghost Hunters", which he narrated the opening sequence of various episodes from 2004 to 2007 and "The Ultimate Fighter" from 2005 to 2008. He's also narrated eight episodes for "Ghost Hunter's International" in 2008.
3. In what 2007 animated cartoon did he voice a role as a meter maid?

Answer: American Dad

Mike voiced the character of a meter maid in the October 7, 2007 episode of "American Dad", titled, "Meter Made". "Meter Made" was the second episode of the third season and involved Stan being given the sentence to perform community service as a meter maid.
4. What magazine ranked Mike number four on their "Dudeliest Dudes" list in 2007?

Answer: Maxim

The list went as follows, #10: Robert Rodriguez, #9: Vinnie Jones, #8: 50 Cent, #7: Master Chief, #6: Lemmy, #5: Bear Grylls, #4: Mike Rowe, #3: Chuch Norris, #2: Jimmy Kimmel and #1: Randy Couture.
5. What big event, for Mike, took place in 2006?

Answer: He taped his 100th episode of "Dirty Jobs"

During the 100th episode, Mike spent the day with the Unites States Army's 187th Ordnance Battalion at Fort Jackson. The show also consisted of bloopers as well as a segment where you "got to know" the crew. At the end of the episode, Mike and one of his assistants, Dave Barsky, performed a duet about all of the 100 dirty jobs.
6. In 2006, Mike hosted "Egypt Week Live!" for the Discovery Channel and explored what part of Egypt?

Answer: Valley of the Golden Mummies

The Valley of the Golden Mummies was a huge burial site at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It was discovered by Dr. Zahi Hawass in 1996. In 1999, he took a team of archaeologists, architects, restorators, conservators and engineers and started the largest expedition ever done in Egypt. In four tombs alone, 105 mummies were discovered in good condition and estimated to be at least 2,000 years old. He expected to find at least 10,000 mummies in this cemetary.
7. What high school did Mike graduate from?

Answer: Overlea Sr. High

In an interview he was asked where he was from. He stated that he was born in Baltimore, Maryland but grew up in Overlea. He then said he "went to Overlea Sr. High, Class of '80".
8. What was the name of the first episode of the first season of "After the Catch" which originally aired in the U.S. in May 2007?

Answer: Overboard

Originally aired in the U.S. on May 29, 2007, "Overboard" dealt with the captains talking about ships that have sunk and men that have fallen overboard.
9. Mike hosted "Shark Week" for the Discovery Channel in 2005.

Answer: False

It was in 2006 that Mike hosted Discovery Channel's "Shark Week". Two "Dirty Jobs" episodes were featured. The episodes were titled "Jobs that Bite" and "Jobs that Bite...Harder". Some of his jobs included performing an autopsy on a dead shark, being a shark repellent tester, and shark suit tester. "Jobs That Bite" was originally aired in the U.S. on July 30, 2006 and "Jobs That Bite...Harder" originally aired in the U.S. on August 4, 2006.
10. What program was Mike involved in that gave "Dirty Jobs" its birth?

Answer: Somebody's Gotta Do It

Mike Rowe once appeared in a program called, "Somebody's Gotta Do It". After receiving letters of various sorts from viewers about a segment he did on cow artificial insemination, he sent the tape to the Discovery Channel, which led to "Dirty Jobs".
Source: Author NalaMarie

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