Reality Check: A Mixture Trivia Quiz

Answer: Omarosa Manigault

Omarosa first appeared on the debut season of the Donald Trump-hosted "The Apprentice", first airing on NBC in early 2004. The show placed businesspeople into high-stakes tasks to win themselves a high-salary contract with Donald Trump's organization. The show has since had several celebrity iterations, two of which featured Omarosa, the show's most notorious contestant (except, maybe, Gary Busey). It took until her third appearance, in 2013, to win as Project Manager.

Richard Hatch was the winner of the first "Survivor" back in 2000; he was arrested for tax evasion. Elizabeth Hasselbeck was in the second season set in the Australian Outback; she would go on to be a co-host on "The View" for many years. Rob Mariano-- Boston Rob-- would appear on several seasons of the show, winning in his fourth bout ("Redemption Island"). He married former Survivor Amber Brkich (who won "All-Stars") and raced with her in "The Amazing Race 7" and "All-Stars" (11).

Answer: Field Test

Perhaps a 'Field Test' would be the equivalent of what's actually known as the Team Challenge-- for these, the home cooks on the show head out in teams to complete a stressful task (ie. serving hundreds of schoolkids, catering a wedding, working the line in a Michelin-star restaurant, etc.).

Typically, however, the show is filmed in the luxurious MasterChef Kitchen and hosted by Gordon Ramsey, Graham Elliot, and Joe Bastianich. There, they judge Mystery Box Challenges (in which the cooks receive an unknown box of ingredients and make a dish with the contents), Invention Tests (which give criteria to fulfill to make a single dish), and Pressure Tests (requiring exacting specifications or the creation of complex dishes to beat out other home cooks).

Answer: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

A Dutch-based TV company (and, apparently, think-tank) for reality and game shows, Endemol has created some of the world's most popular television franchises. Aside from "Fear Factor", "Big Brother", and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", they also released "Kid Nation", "Estate of Panic", and "Auction Kings". On the game show side, they produced the well-known "Deal or No Deal", "1 vs. 100", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "Pointless", and "Wipeout".

"Work of Art", an (obviously) art-themed show airing on Bravo for a couple of years, was executive produced by actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

Answer: Fast Forward

The Fast Forward is a unique task which appears rarely (if at all) in a single race, granting teams the opportunity to forge ahead, not needing to complete any of the other tasks in a single leg of the race. To do so, however, the team needs to complete a difficult task; in some seasons they've had to eat bowls of grasshoppers, in others they've had to perform adrenaline-pumping bungee jumps, and in some, teams have shaved their heads.

In early seasons, Fast Forwards appeared in every leg of the race making them dynamic tactical options.

They're signified by a green clue. Only one team can take a Fast Forward in any leg of the race (unless Intersected, as has happened in "The Amazing Race 10" and "The Amazing Race 11").

Answer: 'Baby Kaitlyn'

On this TLC show about a self-proclaimed redneck family from rural Georgia, everyone has a nickname. The family is headed by 'Mama' whose children, in order, are 'Chickadee', 'Pumpkin', 'Chubbs', and 'Honey Boo Boo' herself. 'Baby Kaitlyn' is also a family member, but she's the first child of 'Chickadee', who got pregnant in her mid-to-late teen years. Almost as if the show needed a further boon to get ratings, Kaitlyn was born with an extra finger.

The show quickly became one of the most talked-about, most-viewed shows on the former educational network.

Answer: Buster

Buster was introduced early on when 'professional mythbusters' Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage needed to test an exploding toilet (seriously). He has since become an informal mascot for the show, getting used for many subsequent myths involving cannons, explosives, ballistics, and more.

His body parts have been destroyed, rebuilt, remolded, shattered, and gone missing, but he's still in it. The original Buster was retired from use in later years; he has since been replaced by new dummies.

Answer: No

Ultimately, after three dips into the contestant pool for Flavor Flav, he ended up marrying a completely different woman in the final episode, a reunion show airing in 2008, who also happened to be the mother of one of his children. This, I may remind, occurred after eliminating sixty-two women total and giving up on his relationships with the three winners (one per season). Flav is perhaps best-known for being a member of the rap group Public Enemy, his drug charges, and for wearing a clock on a chain around his neck. Like "The Bachelor", the show featured ceremonies in which the girls received gifts to keep them in the competition; instead of a rose, he gave them a clock.

Answer: Sunrise

Although "Murder in Small Town X" was considered a reality TV show, the premise involved a fair bit of fabrication, mainly to maintain a storyline and mystery throughout. A group of amateur investigators were sent to Sunrise, Maine, allegedly the earliest town to see the sunrise in the U.S., to solve a murder mystery.

The town used for the show was actually Eastport, Maine and it is, actually, the easternmost point in the States, as the show said.

Answer: Lipsynching

After a mini-challenge and a full-fledged challenge judged by Ru and a panel of esteemed colleagues, contestants in the drag race are told to don a particular theme of clothing and strut down the runway for a final component. Finally, Ru narrows the pool down to the two worst contestants and forces them to Lipsynch for their Lives.

Although there are judges, the decision is ultimately Ru's. The person remaining is told "Shante; you stay." The person eliminated must "Sashay; away." The lipsynched song is usually a RuPaul single or drag staple and involves a lot of showboating.

Answer: UK

"The Voice", created by John de Mol, has emerged as a major competitor to the "Pop Idol" franchise around the world. In the show, after a series of blind auditions, four judges/mentors take on musicians based on voice alone, training them to hone their skills and battle it out to become a winner.

The UK version originated in 2012 with Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J, will.i.am, and Danny O'Donoghue as mentors. In the U.S., judges have included Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo Green, Shakira, and Usher.

The AUS version has included Joel Madden, Seal, Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, and Ricky Martin. Coincidentally, the version from The Philippines features will.i.am's fellow Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap.