Survivor: San Juan del Sur Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gender-related

Like with the first 'Blood vs. Water' season, the pairs of castaways introduced at the start of "Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" were dropped on the beach on Day 0 and forced to fend for themselves for a night before heading off to meet with Jeff on Day 1.

They were given nothing but a flint and a map. At daybreak, they were brought forth before Jeff and divided into their two tribes, Coyopa and Hunahpu, each of which had a different half of each pair. Because of the structure of the tribes and the pairs cast for the season, the tribes consisted of five men and four women on each side; this was particularly notable because the imbalance is rare at the start of a "Survivor" season due to its immediate tendency to lean into gender division. It happened here due to a pre-game medical emergency.

Answer: Two

In addition to the 'Blood vs. Water' twist, the teams dove into their first Reward Challenge right after splitting into tribes and it was there that they were told that for the double-tribe portion of the game, their Reward Challenges would specifically pit pairs against one another. Jeremy was chosen for the first of these which meant that he would go head-to-head against his wife, Val, in an effort to win Reward.

The solo Reward Challenges would no longer be used after the merge as all castaways would be eligible. Immunity Challenges proceeded as normal.

Answer: Exile Island

Of course it couldn't be so simple. The winner of the Reward Challenges would send their opponent (typically their loved one) to Exile Island until the start of the next Immunity Challenge. The catch with this, however, was that they would not go alone.

The winner would also choose one person from their own tribe to send to Exile Island. Both castaways sent to Exile Island would, as per tradition, have the opportunity to take an item from one of two vases which could contain a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol at their camp. Exile Island continued after the merge though the clue to the idol would lead them to a spot at Exile Island specifically, and only one castaway would visit at a time.

Answer: Flint

In their first week of the game, the Hunahpu found themselves unable to locate the flint they won at the very first Reward Challenge and it resulted in the team attempting to barter for a new one instead of their actual reward-- fishing gear. On Day 9, Natalie found the flint in the campfire and Drew, at the subsequent challenge, tried to barter by giving the flint back.

It didn't work. But the event started a string of subsequent events that sent Drew to Exile Island, led him to throw the next Immunity Challenge, and got him eliminated at the first Hunahpu Tribal Council. Hunahpu also ended up having to barter for more rice, giving up their tarp, hammock, bedroll, pillows, candles, their hatchet, the hammer, the pot, and the flint on Day 14 for more.

They were left with the machete and the flint, effectively starting over.

Answer: Tribal swap

On Day 11, the castaways dropped their buffs at the Reward Challenge arena instead of partaking in an actual challenge. What resulted was an evening-out of the tribes; they realigned to form two tribes of seven. Four Hunahpu tribe members stayed on Hunahpu; three from Coyopa stayed on Coyopa. Ultimately, Josh and Reed reunited, Jon and Jaclyn got back together, Missy and Baylor joined, and Kelly and Dale met back up. Three of those pairs of loved ones ended up together on Coyopa; only Josh and Reed ended up on Hunahpu.

Answer: Huyopa

Day 16 saw the merge finally occur and the twelve remaining castaways were told to pack their things and bring them up to the headlands. There, Hunahpu and Coyopa united with their belongings and joined for the merge feast to celebrate this game milestone.

They ultimately returned to the old Coyopa camp to live out the remainder of the game. Taking on aqua green buffs, they combined the old tribe names back at camp to create the merged name-- Huyopa.

Answer: Julie

Two days after the merge, after the first Individual Immunity Challenge (which was won by Keith), Julie hit her breaking point. After horrible weather in the week prior, an emotional breakdown due to her missing John, and a perceived scandal when the tribe found trail mix in her bag, she felt as though she were antagonized to the point where she needed to remove herself from the situation. Jeff visited her at the camp before the castaways went to their first merged Tribal Council and she threw in the towel, citing the overwhelming attitude towards her and the separation from John as reasons.

Answer: Two

Hidden Immunity Idols were rampant throughout the season, but most went into play on Day 26. Keith, who searched for his Idol on Day 9, used his to negate three votes against him. Jon used his, found at Exile Island on Day 20, to negate another three against him.

This ultimately got Wes sent to the jury with only two votes. It meant that the only Hidden Immunity Idol left in the game was the one in Natalie's possession (she found it on Day 25 and used it on Jaclyn on Day 37 to send Baylor to the jury). John Rocker located an Idol on Day 6 but never used it; he was blindsided instead. Jon located a second at Exile Island on Day 27 and, likewise, never used it.

Answer: Four

Part of "Survivor" is, undoubtedly, the social game. This season, Reward Challenges came back in a big way (while past seasons, especially ones with Redemption Island, nixed them for time). This season, there were no less than three challenges where individual reward wins were given up to other castaways. On Day 22, Natalie and Jeremy gave theirs to Jon and Jaclyn, respectively, trading it for their show of loyalty at the previous Tribal Council.

It got Jeremy sent to Exile Island and, ultimately, eliminated at the next Tribal Council. On Day 25, Reed gave a "Survivor" ambassador reward to Missy, giving her her first Reward. Jon gave a reward to Baylor as well, on Day 33, giving her a spa day. Interestingly, the Reward Challenge on Day 27 was conceded to Missy at a certain point.

Answer: Natalie

Going into the Final Tribal Council, this season saw a final three of Natalie, Jaclyn, and Missy needing to plead their case against a jury of eight on Day 39. Ultimately, the million dollar prize was given to Natalie, who cleverly manipulated her way through the game, especially post-merge, and racked up five votes to Jaclyn's two (from her partner, Jon, and Reed) and Missy's one (from her partner, Baylor). Natalie managed to do this with her own partner, her twin sister Nadiya, eliminated on Day 3 and without a single vote cast against her at all previous Tribal Councils.