Below Deck Trivia
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43 free Below Deck trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Below Deck trivia quiz covers the whole Bravo yachting franchise, from the first charter season shot in Sint Maarten in 2011 to the St. David era under Captain Kerry. There are questions on the original series (Captain Lee Rosbach, Kate Chastain, Ben Robinson, Eddie Lucas, Fraser Olender, the yachts Honor, Ohana, Eros, Valor, My Seanna and St. David, and where each season was filmed) plus the near-fatal tow-line accident, the COVID-shortened season and the season that opened without Captain Lee. The spin-offs get their share too: Captain Sandy and Hannah Ferrier on Below Deck Mediterranean, Glenn Shephard and Daisy Kelliher aboard Parsifal III on Sailing Yacht, Jason Chambers and Aesha Scott on Down Under, and Kerry Titheradge's one-season Norwegian outing on Below Deck Adventure. Easy questions suit anyone who has watched a season or two; the expert ones are for people who know which yacht was really called Cuor di Leone. Every answer was checked against the franchise's Wikipedia articles and their cited sources before publishing.
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Q 01On which US network did Below Deck premiere in 2013?
Bravo
Bravo premiered the series on Monday 1 July 2013, and the ratings were strong enough for a second-season renewal.
Q 02Where was the first season of Below Deck filmed?
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: the crew worked a Caribbean charter season out of the island in the season-one footage, which did not air until the summer of 2013.
Q 03What was the season-one yacht renamed for filming?
Honor
Honor was the on-screen name of the 164-foot yacht; its owner's crew stepped aside for the cast, except the captain and a couple of senior officers who stayed aboard.
Q 04What was the real name of the season-one yacht, shown under a different name on screen?
Cuor di Leone
Cuor di Leone, a 164-foot yacht, sailed under a screen name for season one and kept its working captain, who became the face of the franchise.
Q 05Who was the chef on the very first season of Below Deck?
Ben Robinson
Ben Robinson, one of the few season-one cast members with real yachting experience, returned as chef in later seasons and on the first Mediterranean series.
Q 06Who was the chief stewardess in season one, before Kate Chastain arrived?
Adrienne Gang
Adrienne Gang, a chief stewardess with years of real yachting experience, ran the interior in season one and did not return as a cast member afterwards.
Q 07Kate Chastain joined Below Deck as chief stewardess in which season?
The second
The second season brought Kate aboard, alongside siblings Kelley and Amy Johnson, and she stayed through season seven.
Q 08What was the name of the yacht in season two?
Ohana
Ohana, a 153-foot yacht, was the season-two boat; it worked a Caribbean charter season with a largely new interior team.
Q 09Where was season two of Below Deck filmed?
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: the season-two yacht worked its charters around the BVI, the first season filmed after the network's renewal, with a mostly new crew under the same captain.
Q 10Season three of Below Deck was filmed in which location, aboard the yacht Eros?
The Bahamas
The Bahamas: season three ran out of Nassau, and chef Leon Walker was replaced mid-season by the chef from the show's first season.
Q 11Which season of Below Deck was filmed in Tahiti, French Polynesia?
The sixth
The sixth season, filmed in 2018, was set in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and featured the tow-line accident that nearly cost a deckhand his foot.
Q 12Which deckhand was dragged into the water by a tow line in season six?
Ashton Pienaar
Ashton Pienaar, the South African deckhand, was yanked overboard when the tender's tow line wrapped his ankle during a docking; the line was freed before it pulled tight.
Q 13Who saved the deckhand during the season-six tow-line accident?
A cameraman
A cameraman, Brent Freeburg, dropped his camera and freed the line in seconds, and the captain brought in strict new docking procedures afterwards.
Q 21Which season-one deckhand returned in season eight as bosun and later first officer?
Eddie Lucas
Eddie Lucas, a deckhand on the very first season, came back in season eight as bosun and was promoted to first officer for season nine.
Q 22Which yacht appeared in seasons four, five and seven of Below Deck?
Valor
Valor hosted the Nico Scholly and Kate Chastain years in the Caribbean before returning for season seven in Southeast Asia.
Q 23Who was the chef for seasons eight, nine and ten of Below Deck?
Rachel Hargrove
Rachel Hargrove, a classically trained chef, cooked for three straight seasons from season eight, returning each time despite a walk-out in her first season.
Q 14Season seven of Below Deck was filmed in which country?
Thailand
Thailand: season seven's yacht worked out of Phuket in the Andaman Sea, and it was Kate Chastain's final season as chief stew.
Q 15Why was season eight of Below Deck cut short?
COVID-19 cancelled the last two charters
COVID-19 cancelled the last two charters: the March 2020 shutdown ended filming early, and the lone season for chief stew Francesca Rubi finished with the crew leaving ahead of schedule.
Q 16Which captain stood in at the start of season nine until the regular captain arrived?
Sean Meagher
Sean Meagher, a veteran charter captain, ran the first charter of season nine while the show's regular captain recovered from a medical issue, then handed over the yacht.
Q 17Which spin-off captain filled in for the regular captain mid-way through season ten?
Sandy Yawn
Sandy Yawn, captain of the Mediterranean spin-off, took command for most of season ten while the regular captain recovered from a back injury, and he returned for the final charter.
Q 18Who became the full-time captain of Below Deck from season eleven?
Kerry Titheradge
Kerry Titheradge, an Australian captain, took over full-time in season eleven after leading the one-season spin-off Below Deck Adventure.
Q 19What is the name of the yacht used in seasons ten, eleven and twelve of Below Deck?
St. David
St. David took over as the show's yacht from season ten, hosting the mid-season captain handover that year and the first two seasons under the new full-time captain.
Q 20Who was promoted to chief stew in season ten of Below Deck?
Fraser Olender
Fraser Olender, second stew in season nine under Heather Chase, was promoted to chief stew for season ten and kept the role in the seasons that followed.
Q 24Where was season nine of Below Deck filmed?
St. Kitts
St. Kitts: season nine's charters ran around the island and neighbouring Nevis, with Heather Chase as chief stew and a stand-in captain for the opening charter.
Q 25When did Below Deck Mediterranean, the first spin-off, premiere?
May 2016
May 2016: the Mediterranean spin-off premiered on 3 May that year, about a year after the network announced it, and ran a full season before returning with a new captain.
Q 26Who captained the first season of Below Deck Mediterranean, aboard Ionian Princess?
Mark Howard
Mark Howard captained only the first Mediterranean season, aboard Ionian Princess in 2016; a different captain took over from season two and became the spin-off's fixture.
Q 27Who was chief stew for the first five seasons of Below Deck Mediterranean?
Hannah Ferrier
Hannah Ferrier ran the interior for five seasons until she was dismissed midway through season five over undeclared medication, and Bugsy Drake stepped up to chief stew.
Q 28What was the yacht in season five of Below Deck Mediterranean?
The Wellington
The Wellington, a 184-foot Oceanco build, was the season-five yacht off Mallorca, where Bugsy Drake stepped up to chief stew mid-season.
Q 29Which third stew was promoted to chef in season four of Below Deck Med after Mila Kolomeitseva left?
Anastasia Surmava
Anastasia Surmava, the third stew, took over the galley after Mila Kolomeitseva's exit and cooked for several charters before a franchise veteran flew in to finish the season.
Q 30Who captained Below Deck Sailing Yacht from its 2020 launch?
Glenn Shephard
Glenn Shephard, a Canadian-born captain with decades on sailing yachts, led the sailing spin-off from its 2020 launch.