Q 01/05

Under what title did the series that became The Challenge premiere on MTV?

A) Real World vs. Road Rules

B) The Real World Games

C) MTV Road Trip

D) Road Rules: All Stars

Answer · why

D) Road Rules: All Stars

Road Rules: All Stars sent five Real World alumni on a Winnebago trip with missions but no rival team, and finishing them all won each a holiday in Co...

Q 02/05

In what year did the series premiere on MTV?

A) 1998

B) 2000

C) 2002

D) 2004

Answer · why

A) 1998

The series premiered in 1998, its first season a charity road trip for MTV reality alumni that preceded the head-to-head competition format.

Q 03/05

Which WWE star first found fame on The Real World and won two seasons of The Challenge?

A) John Cena

B) CM Punk

C) The Miz

D) Dolph Ziggler

Answer · why

C) The Miz

The Miz: Mike Mizanin first unveiled his brash wrestling alter ego in the Real World house in 2001, then won Challenge seasons in 2002 and 2005 on his...

Q 04/05

T. J. Lavin was a professional in which sport before becoming The Challenge's longtime host?

A) Skateboarding

B) BMX

C) Snowboarding

D) Motocross

Answer · why

B) BMX

BMX: Lavin was crowned 'King of Dirt' in 1995 and kept competing for years after MTV hired him, until a 2010 crash left him in a medically induced com...

Q 05/05

Which Winter Olympic champion hosted The Challenge for three seasons before T. J. Lavin?

A) Apolo Ohno

B) Bode Miller

C) Jonny Moseley

D) Shaun White

Answer · why

C) Jonny Moseley

Jonny Moseley, the 1998 moguls champion, fronted both Battle of the Sexes seasons and The Gauntlet, and long after giving up the job he kept coming ba...