Q and A (challenge)

This article is about the challenge. For the episode of the same name, see .
Q and A (also known as Face Off, Voo Doo, Getting Smashed Q & A, Body Slam, Jala-Powed, The Knife Quiz, and Touchy Subjects) is a recurring challenge that originated in as an Immunity Challenge and was used in later seasons as a Reward Challenge.
==Rules==
The challenge starts with each of the castaways would fill out a questionnaire about the tribe in private, then the results would be tallied and the challenge would begin. The questions would be posed to the group and the castaways would guess whose name was written most often. Starting in , whoever got the question right could strike against another castaway. This is denoted by chopping a rope attached to a battering ram, which would hit the castaway's representative effigy. After 3 strikes, the significant idol/mask/ceramic statue/voodoo doll would be destroyed, eliminating that player from the challenge.
There have been modifications to this challenge over seasons:
In , the first castaway to answer 5 questions correctly wins.
In , each castaway who answers a question correctly would be allowed to cut a section of rope connected to the swinging log of the castaway they wanted eliminated. Three cuts of the rope would send the logs smashing into the mask.
In , after three chops, the rope will release a torch that will in turn send their voodoo dolls up in flames.
In , towers were smashed. When all three towers are gone, that person is out of the game.
In , after three chops of the rope, the statuette would be smashed and that castaway would be eliminated from the challenge.
In , after three cut ropes, an idol would be smashed, and that castaway was removed from the challenge.
In , three cuts of the rope would send the doll into a fire where it would burn, thus eliminating that player from the challenge.
The last castaway standing wins the challenge.
==History==
=== United States ===
In its debut during , Rob Cesternino won this challenge, the only time it appeared as an Immunity Challenge.
Rupert Boneham won the challenge when it reappeared in .
Cirie Fields won this challenge in .
Cassandra Franklin won this challenge in .
Alexis Jones won this challenge in .
Stephen Fishbach won this challenge in .
Kim Spradlin won this challenge most recently in .
=== Australia ===
=== New Zealand ===
===South Africa===
In , as opposed to answering a questionnaire prior to the question, the contestants will answer each question on the spot, with the most common answer being revealed in real-time. The contestants outside the majority will stick a knife in their station; once a contestant answers three questions incorrectly, they are out. The final round came down to Dyke Higginson and Grant Clark, who were asked who would be impacted most greatly by the million-rand prize. Since there was a two-way tie, the five eliminated contestants also participated in answering the question to determine a majority answer. Dyke won the challenge and the spa reward.
The traditional "three strikes" mechanics were employed in . Sade Giliberti won the challenge and a spa day.
In , the challenge was used as part of a tribe switch mechanic. The Selatan and Utara tribes would answer a survey about their tribemates. The game would then play as usual, with every person answering correctly moving one step down a staircase. Once the person leaves the staircase, they will be sorted into either the new Selatan or Utara tribes.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward(Family Visit)	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 9 	Individual Reward	
Episode 22	Individual Reward	
|-|New Zealand=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 11	Individual Reward	
|-|Quebec={|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! Episode
! Challenge Type
!Winners
|-
| Episode 41
| Individual Reward
|
|}
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 10	Individual Reward	
Episode 9 	Individual Reward	
Episode 7 	N/A 	N/A
|-|Sweden=
Episode 	Challenge Type	Winners
Episode 9	Tribal Reward 	
</tabber>
==Most Common Answer==
Question 	Question 	Most Common Answer	Question 	Question 	Most Common Answer
Who do you trust withyour life? 	Who do you trust withyour life? 	 	Who is the most honest? 	Who is the most honest? 	
Who never shuts up? 	Who never shuts up? 	 	Who could never surviveon their own? 	Who could never surviveon their own? 	
Who mistakenly thinks they'rerunning this game?	Who mistakenly thinks they'rerunning this game?	 	Who uses sex appealas a weapon? 	Who uses sex appealas a weapon? 	
Who doesn't deserve tobe an All-Star? 	Who doesn't deserve tobe an All-Star? 	 	Who is the biggest poser? 	Who is the biggest poser? 	
Who does the least forthe tribe? 	Who does the least forthe tribe? 	 	Who is most likely to stabyou in the back? 	Who is most likely to stabyou in the back? 	
Who would you most liketo be stranded with? 	Who would you most liketo be stranded with? 	 	Who would you not inviteto a family dinner?	Who would you not inviteto a family dinner?	
Who do you hope to neversee again? 	Who do you hope to neversee again? 	 	Who needs therapy? 	Who needs therapy? 	
Who do you have acrush on? 	Who do you have acrush on? 	 	Who would you want to seepose nude? 	Who would you want to seepose nude? 	
Who mistakenly thinks they'resmart? 	Who mistakenly thinks they'resmart? 	 	Who is the moodiest? 	Who is the moodiest? 	
Who is the most annoying? 	Who is the most annoying? 	 	Who most easily succumbsto intimidation? 	Who most easily succumbsto intimidation? 	
Who smells the worst? 	Who smells the worst? 	 	Who has the biggestsense of entitlement? 	Who has the biggestsense of entitlement? 	
Who has wasted thisgreat opportunity? 	Who has wasted thisgreat opportunity? 	 	Who has surprised youthe most athletically?	Who has surprised youthe most athletically?	
Who does the mostfor the tribe? 	Who does the mostfor the tribe? 	 	Who has not lived up totheir potential? 	Who has not lived up totheir potential? 	
Who is most likely tosquander the million? 	Who is most likely tosquander the million? 	 	Who would you least liketo see win? 	Who would you least liketo see win? 	
Who most needs a wakeupcall in life? 	Who most needs a wakeupcall in life? 	 	Who does not deserve tostill be here? 	Who does not deserve tostill be here? 	
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
touchy-amazon.jpg|Matthew, Rob, and Christy give their answers in .
Rob wins immn.jpg|Rob is the first person to win the challenge. (The Amazon)
touchy all-stars.jpg|Amber and Rupert giving their answers for "Who never shuts up?" in .
touchy subjects all-stars.jpg|Amber's mask is smashed. (All-Stars).
PanamaTouchySubjects.jpg|The castaways reveal their answers in .
Touchy_subjects_fiji_dreamz_mookie_cassandra.jpg|Dreamz, Mookie, and Cassandra reveal their answers in .
Touchy_subjects_fiji_dreamz.jpg|Dreamz smashes a tower. (Fiji)
Debbie_erinn_tocantins.jpg|Debbie and Erinn reveal their answers in .
download (39).jpg|Kim reveals her answer in .
download (40).jpg|Alicia reveals her answer on "Who is the biggest poser?" (One World).
|-|Australia=
3auEp22.jpg|The challenge in .
Australian-Survivor-Episode-22-Touchy-Subjects---Kristie5.jpg|Kristie answering a question in 2016.
|-|New Zealand=
SNZ1Ep11.png|Casar competing in .
|-|Quebec=
qcs1e41 touchy subjects vases.jpg|The challenge setup in .
qcs1e41 christophe touchy subjects.jpg|Christophe answering the survey in 2023.
qcs1e41 touchy subjects.jpg|Pag-Asa answering questions in 2023.
|-|South Africa=
ZAS2 Touchy Subjects.jpg|Empu competing in .
|-|Sweden=
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* Despite originating in , Tom Buchanan was the first castaway knocked out of this challenge in .
** This is due to the fact that in The Amazon, the winner was the first person to answer five questions correctly, not the last person standing.
* Cirie Fields is the only castaway to participate in this challenge twice.
** Despite this, she has only been the collective answer twice.
** She has also participated in the reward both times, winning the challenge in and being chosen by Alexis Jones to go on reward in .
* Kim Spradlin is the only Sole Survivor to also win this challenge.
* Courtney Marit has been the collective answer for the most questions with 4.
* The question "Who would you trust with your life?" has been asked the most times, six of the seven times this challenge has been played.
** All six people who have been the collective answer for this question have made the final four of their season, and three of them have won. In addition, Rob Mariano won a future season after being the collective answer.
* This challenge is almost always used with 7 castaways remaining, with the notable exceptions of  with 9, and with 8.
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:The Amazon Challenges
Category:All-Stars Challenges
Category:Panama Challenges
Category:Fiji Challenges
Category:Micronesia Challenges
Category:Tocantins Challenges
Category:One World Challenges
Category:Survivor: The Amazon
Category:Survivor: All-Stars
Category:Survivor: Panama
Category:Survivor: Fiji
Category:Survivor: Micronesia
Category:Survivor: Tocantins
Category:Survivor: One World
Category:Australian Survivor (2016)
Category:Australian Survivor (2016) Challenges
Category:Survivor Québec (2023)
Category:Survivor Québec (2023) Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Malaysia
Category:Malaysia Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina
Category:Santa Carolina Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Champions
Category:Champions Challenges