Test your reality TV knowledge with the ultimate 50-question Survivor quiz
Take part in your own “Survivor” challenge.
Test your reality TV knowledge with the ultimate 50-question Survivor quiz
Take part in your own "Survivor" challenge.
By Dalton Ross
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Dalton Ross is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience covering TV and the entertainment industry. *Survivor* is kind of his thing.
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February 25, 2026 9:00 a.m. ET
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*Survivor 50* is finally here!
So what better way to celebrate the anniversary season of the reality franchise than with a 50-question quiz designed to test your knowledge of all things *Survivor*? Whether you're a casual viewer who has only watched here and there, or a hardcore fan who has consumed every episode multiple times, these questions are designed to both challenge and delight.
Sorry, no sit-out bench on this one. Keep score on your own and see how you do in the ultimate *Survivor* quiz challenge. Survivors ready… GO!
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B.B. Andersen, who was the first person voted out of the Pagong tribe, and second overall on day 6 of Survivor: Borneo.
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Greg Buis won the first individual immunity challenge on day 21 of Survivor: Borneo.
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The first ever food auctioned off for sale was four Doritos and a cup of salsa to Nick Brown for $60.
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Michele Fitzgerald, who won Kaoh Rong and was a finalist on Winners at War.
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Kaleb Gebrewold saved himself from a unanimous vote against him with a Shot in the Dark on Survivor 45.
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Survivor: Palau, when the Ulong tribe lost every immunity challenge and was reduced to just Stephenie LaGrossa.
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Becky Lee and Sundra Oakley were finally given matches during Survivor: Cook Islands after failing for an hour to make fire without them.
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Gary Hogeboom, who used it to save himself on day 24 of Survivor: Guatemala.
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Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X (season 33).
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Rupert Boneham, went back-to-back on the Pearl Islands and All-Stars seasons.
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2004 4x400 meter relay gold medalist Crystal Cox went from the track to the savannah when she competed on Survivor: Gabon, finishing in sixth place.
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5 players (Jem Hussain-Adams, Hunter McKnight, Tiffany Nicole Ervin, Venus Vafa, and Q Burdette) were voted out of Survivor 46 with an idol in their pocket — the last four in a row.
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Robert DeCanio, who ended up in sixth place, four spots better than Boston Rob.
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Survivor: The Australian Outback was 42 days long.
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Former pro hockey player Tom Laidlaw suited up for Island of the Idols, and was the fifth one voted out.
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The Pearl Islands in Panama was home to the Pearl Islands (season 7) and All-Stars (season 8) seasons… as well as Panama (season 12).
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Survivor: Fiji started with 19 players after one contestant (Mellisa McNulty) had a panic attack and withdrew from the game the morning filming began.
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James Clement not only is the first player to get voted out while holding an immunity idol on Survivor: China, but he was eliminated while holding TWO idols.
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The Medallion of Power
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Survivor: Thailand, where the two tribes were picked by the two oldest players: Jake Billingsley and Jan Gentry.
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Janu Tornell and Katie Gallagher both sat out seven challenges on Survivor: Palau.
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On Survivor: Africa, Frank and Brandon enjoyed a screening of Out of Africa.
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Matt Elrod defeated Francesca Hogi on the first Redemption Island duel on season 22.
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Earl Cole, who won Survivor: Fiji in a 9-0-0 vote over Dreamz Herd and Cassandra Franklin.
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Survivor: Ghost Island, which ended in a 5–5 tie between Domenick Abbate and Wendell Holland, broken by Laurel Johnson’s tiebreaking vote for Wendell.
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The "Bob-Bob Buoy" final challenge of Survivor: Palau went on for 11 hours and 55 minutes, when Ian Rosenberger ultimately chose to quit after making a deal with Tom Westman.
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Three-time U.S. Survivor contestant Russell Hantz appeared on Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders in 2018, and was the first person voted out of the Champions tribe.
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Francesca Hogi was the first one voted out on Redemption Island and Caramoan.
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Survivor: The Amazon, where the season began with all-male and all-female tribes.
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Three people (Caleb Reynolds, Neal Gottlieb, and Joe Del Campo) were medically evacuated from Survivor: Kaôh Rōng.
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Survivor: All Stars was the first time the cast was divided into three starting tribes instead of two.
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Rupert Boneham won $1,000,000 during a Survivor: All Stars special airing after the reunion, as viewers voted for their favorite player.
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Jenna Morasca won immunity and then turned the necklace over to Heidi Strobel at the final six of Survivor: The Amazon.
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Survivor: Cook Islands, which ended with a final Tribal Council featuring Yul Kwon, Ozzy Lusth, and Becky Lee.
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Kelly Wigglesworth won four back-to-back-to-back-to-back immunity contests on Survivor: Borneo.
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J.T. Thomas, who won Survivor: Tocantins with a 7–0 jury vote after having no votes cast against him all season.
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Terry Deitz left after receiving news that his son Danny had been hospitalized. Terry later revealed his son ultimately had a successful heart transplant.
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Ben Driebergen defeated Devon Pinto at fire on Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
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Wanda Shirk and Jonathan Libby were both sent home on day two after they were not chosen in the schoolyard pick to determine tribes.
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Burton Roberts was voted out on day 12 and again on day 36 of Survivor: Pearl Islands after returning to the game via the Outcasts twist.
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Michael Skupin, who was medically evacuated on day 6 of Survivor: The Australian Outback after falling into a campfire.
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Survivor: Game Changers, which was won by Sarah Lacina.
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Tina Wesson, who won The Australian Outback.
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The Boran and Samburu tribes were reshuffled on day 13 of Survivor: Africa.
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Paschal English, who played a perfect game until eliminated by a rock draw on day 30 of Survivor: Marquesas.
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Neal Gottlieb was removed from the jury by eventual winner Michele Fitzgerald on Survivor: Kaôh Rōng after she won the power in a reward challenge.
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Osten Taylor, who quit on day 19 of Survivor: Pearl Islands.
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Survivor: Guatemala, which featured Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard.
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Becky Lee got no Survivor: Cook Islands jury votes against winner Yul Kwon (who got five votes) and Ozzy Lusth (who earned four).
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Yau-Man Chan won a 2008 Ford Super Duty on Survivor: Fiji, but infamously gave it to Dreamz Herd, who later voted Yau-Man out.
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