About This Quiz
OK "Bachelor" Nation. The ABC show just wrapped up its 20th season, and it's time to test your "Bachelor" IQ. Do you know your Ben Higgins from your Ben Flajniks?The first Bachelor to appear on the show was Alex Michel. Remember him?
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False. He actually didn't propose. The two began dating after the finale and broke up several months later. (Shocking, right?)
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The first season of "The Bachelor" was just six episodes. That was about seven real weeks to get to know each other.
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There have been three spinoffs from "The Bachelor" -- "The Bachelorette," "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Bachelor Pad."
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Brad Womack set a few firsts for the show. He's the only one to try his hand at being the "Bachelor" twice and to reject both of the final two women. He didn't choose either DeAnna Pappas or Jenni Croft his first time around. He did, however, propose to Emily Maynard on his second "Bachelor" attempt, but the relationship didn't last.
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That would be Jason Mesnick. He got engaged to Rycroft and then dumped her on live national TV. Then he asked for another chance with the runner-up Molly Malaney, which she accepted. (You can't make this stuff up people!)
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"The Women Tell All" is the final episode right before the season finale. It can get ugly.
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Yikes! Just two couples that came together from "The Bachelor" are still going strong -- Jason Mesnick and his wife Molly Malaney, and Sean Lowe and his wife Catherine Giudici. A few couples from "The Bachelorette" are also still together, including Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum, and Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth.
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Brad Womack has appeared in 22 episodes of "The Bachelor." Sean Lowe has been in 21 and Becca Tilley has been in 19 (and still hasn't found love!).
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Guess a bulldog has no place on "The Bachelor."
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Chris Soules "placed" third on Andi's season of "The Bachelorette" and became "The Bachelor," proposing to Whitney Bischoff. The couple announced their engagement was off shortly after the season finale aired.
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True! Despite being known as a total womanizer, Barney often showed he loved his friends.
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False. Galavis didn't propose to Ferrell, but they did decide to stay in a relationship. Later they appeared on the reality show "Couples Therapy" and eventually split in October 2014.
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NZK Productions and Horizon Alternative Television, a division of Warner Bros., have sued Steve Carbone and RealitySteve twice, alleging that he induces contestants into breaching their confidentiality pledges.
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Despite telling both JoJo and Lauren he was in love with them, Ben proposed to only Lauren and sent JoJo home heartbroken.
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Even though producers reportedly offered it to Caila Quinn first, season 12 Bachelorette is JoJo Fletcher.
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Stork appears on the health-focused daytime talk show "The Doctors."
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True. Harrison has done his fair share of acting and had roles on "Alias," "The Practice," "Six Feet Under" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch."
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Bob Guiney, Bachelor from Season 4, hosted the short-lived show on TLC. Guiney has also hosted "GSN Live" from 2009 until the show ended in 2011.
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Byron Velvick proposed to Mary Delgado during Season 6. The couple remained together for five years, until the split in December 2009.
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After getting his heart broken by Ashley Hebert on "The Bachelorette," and then being humiliated by the villainous Courtney Robertson on "The Bachelor," Ben Flajnik is rumored to have "rebounded" with Kris Jenner. Go figure.
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Since the airing of the first episode on March 25, 2002, 1,184 roses have been given out by "The Bachelor" contestants.
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True. There have been seven marriages between crew members, including executive producer Pete Scalettar and supervising producer Cassie Lambert Scalettar.
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Travel is one of the perks of being on "The Bachelor." The contestants have visited 44 countries during the 20 seasons the show has aired.
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It takes just seven weeks to film an entire season of "The Bachelor," which means the Bachelor meets 25 or more women, dates them, narrows them down to his "soul mate" and proposes all in seven weeks. It's shocking that just two out of 20 relationships have lasted.
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Believe it or not, women did use manscaper and former Miss Illinois as their job titles. And while no one has yet claimed to be a cat enthusiast, Kelly from Season 18 was a "dog lover." What a job!
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True! Reports vary about exactly how much, but it appears the salary to be "The Bachelor" (and "Bachelorette") can range anywhere from $30,000 to $250,000 for a season. Maybe it is better to be the runner-up.
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True. Harrison's romantic novel, "The Perfect Letter," didn't get the best reviews … but they're funny to read at least.
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The popular show has aired 210 episodes in its 20 seasons on television.
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Chris Harrison began his television career covering local sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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