The Amazing Race

What do you know about The Amazing Race? Try this Alan's FUN TV Trivia Quiz.
"Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1) The original series has aired in the United States since 2001.
Who has hosted the show?

1. Billy Jones

2. Phil Keoghan

3. Morgan Treasure

4. Bob Woods

2) What network airs the series?

1. ABC

2. CBS

3. NBC

4. FOX

3) Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster created the series.

• True or False?

4) At the beginning of each leg of the race, each team receives an allowance of cash with their first clue. During each leg of the Race, all expenses (food, transportation, lodging, attraction admission, supplies) must be purchased from this allowance.

• True or False?

5) Route Markers are uniquely-colored flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark the place where the teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow.
What was the original Route Markers color used in Season 1?

1. Yellow and blue

2. Yellow and white

3. Green and red

4. Purple and Gold

6) What is the final destination in each leg of the race, and where all non-eliminated teams go after checking in at the mat, called?

1. Border Zone

2. Get A Ride

3. Home

4. Pit Stop

7) Each team is accompanied by a two-person camera crew (camera operator/sound mixer), who must stay with the team at all times, except for a few occasions. The crews rotate between teams to avoid any possible favoritism that may develop between a team and its crew. The camera crew must be able to ride with the team when they take transportation such as cabs or planes.

• True or False?

8) The eliminated team usually gets a chance to say goodbye to the remaining racers. Teams eliminated early in the race are then flown to a common location known as "Sequesterville" where teams are allowed to relax and sight-see (though with restrictions), until they are then flown to the final city for the very end of the Race. From Season 11 on, CBS.com has posted video clip vignettes of the eliminated couples.
What is "Sequesterville" called?

1. "Elimination Station"

2. "Not Home"

3. "Home Town"

4. "I-out"

9) In Season 1 (September 5, 2001 - December 12, 2001) who won the Amazing Race?

1. Nancy & Emily

2. Dave & Margaretta

3. Kim & Leslie

4. Rob & Brennan

10) In Season 14, February 15, 2009 - May 10, 2009, what team won the 40,000 miles race?

1. Preston & Jennifer

2. Mel & Mike

3. Tammy & Victor

4. Rex & Allen

The Amazing Race (Answers)

1) B. 2) B. 3) True. 4) True. 5) B. 6) D. 7) True. 8) A. 9) D. 10) C.

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