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143 free Dance Moms trivia questions with answers — pop culture quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
50 free Dance Moms trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Dance Moms fan? Put your knowledge to the test with our comprehensive 143-question trivia quiz covering all the drama, competitions, and unforgettable moments from the hit reality television series. From Abby Lee Miller's harsh critiques to the Aldc's greatest victories, see how much you really remember about the show that captivated millions.
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Q 01A season-one Dance Moms solo for Nia was inspired by Laquifa, the comedic alter ego of which drag queen?
Shangela
Shangela, the RuPaul's Drag Race star, who later came to the studio as Laquifa to teach the girls new moves.
Q 02In 2017, Maddie Ziegler appeared as a guest judge on which fashion design competition?
Project Runway
Project Runway, where she judged a season-16 episode beside Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Zac Posen.
Q 03In Dance Moms season two, Cathy Nesbitt-Stein booked a defecting ALDC dancer a halftime solo for which famous basketball team?
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters, in the same week the ALDC swapped frigid Pittsburgh for a competition in South Beach.
Q 04Which awards show named Chloe Lukasiak its Choice Dancer in 2015?
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards; she won a year after she and her mother left Dance Moms at the end of season four.
Q 05In the Dance Moms season four premiere, which country singer invited an original ALDC dancer on stage to sing?
Jana Kramer
Jana Kramer, who pulled the dancer up on stage in what the episode billed as her big break.
Q 06Celebrity choreographer Travis Payne taught the Dance Moms girls a season-five routine inspired by which dance style?
Voguing
Voguing, a style the girls had never tried, taught the same week Maddie and Mackenzie danced solos against each other.
Q 07Which original Dance Moms mother stayed on the show the longest, appearing in seven seasons?
Holly Frazier
Holly Frazier and her daughter Nia stayed that long partly because, Nia says, she wanted to prove she could finish what she started.
Q 08Dance Moms and the Abby Lee Dance Company moved their primary filming base from Pittsburgh to which city?
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California: Abby moved the team there in season five to build her West Coast reputation, and season eight went back to the original Pittsburgh studio.
Q 09What was the name of the segment where Abby Lee Miller would rank the dancers weekly?
The Pyramid
The rankings weighed the girl's performance, effort and attitude and even her mother's behaviour. Miller has said she never used a pyramid at her studio before the show: 'I've never done that in my life.'
Q 10In the week Abby locked the Dance Moms team out of her studio, a guest choreographer taught the minis which style?
Bollywood
Bollywood, from guest choreographer Nakul, while the moms feared a disaster with no leader in charge.
Q 11A season-eight Dance Moms ballet group dance was inspired by which 2019 animated sequel?
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2; the same week, two duets competed against their own partners for ALDC jackets.
Q 12In 2015, Dance Moms won a Kids' Choice Award for which category?
Favorite Reality Show
Favorite Reality Show, a category Wipeout had won at each of the three previous Kids' Choice Awards.
Q 13Dance Moms rival studio Murrieta Dance Project is based in which state?
California
California: MDP is based in Murrieta, and the ALDC competed against it several times in season five.
Q 21In season six, a whole week of Dance Moms routines, including boxers in a ring, paid tribute to which legend?
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, and the episode was titled 'Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like Ab-bee'.
Q 22Which Dance Moms mother launched the podcast 'Back to the Barre' with Kelly Hyland?
Christi Lukasiak
Christi Lukasiak: she and her daughter Chloe left Dance Moms after season four, then came back as guest stars in season seven.
Q 23Maddie Ziegler left Dance Moms rehearsals in season two to film a guest role on which Lifetime series?
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva: Abby had the girls audition for the show, and the other moms were jealous when Maddie landed the role.
Q 14Which hip-hop dancer from near Pittsburgh, deemed too tall in season two, recurred as a swing for ALDC group numbers?
Payton Ackerman
Payton Ackerman rejoined the team several times between seasons two and four, dancing hip-hop and contemporary routines.
Q 15What was the title of the very first episode of Dance Moms?
The Competition Begins
The Competition Begins, which took the team from Pittsburgh to a competition in Phoenix and brought Abby's first clash with two of the moms.
Q 16Which dancer joined the ALDC in season two after training at Pittsburgh's Rogers Dance?
Kendall Vertes
Kendall Vertes, who won the spot Vivi-Anne Stein had left at a big open audition in the season two premiere.
Q 17Which Olympic gymnast inspired a season-eight Dance Moms solo that its dancer hoped would be a personal win for her family?
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton; it was the dancer's first solo, in a week Abby challenged the girls to prove they could win on their own.
Q 18In season six, the ALDC's elite Dance Moms dancers walked out on Abby and hired which rival choreographer?
Erin Babbs
Erin Babbs, and the split put the elites up against Abby and her mini team at a competition for the first time.
Q 19Which original Queer Eye star hosted Dance Moms specials, including the girls' farewell to Maddie and Mackenzie?
Jai Rodriguez
Jai Rodriguez, who also hosted the season-eight reunions with the newest ALDC team.
Q 20A special two-hour season-three Dance Moms episode centred on a group number honouring which civil rights icon?
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks; the same episode turned Mackenzie into an internet sensation with her make-up tutorial.
Q 24Which singer and actress hosted the second 'Girl Talk' special, where the Dance Moms girls answered fans' questions?
Coco Jones
Coco Jones, in the special that opened season five with clips of the girls' favourite dances.
Q 25Which kids' competition show did Dance Moms alum JoJo Siwa co-host with Nick Cannon?
Lip Sync Battle Shorties
Lip Sync Battle Shorties, the kids' spin-off of the celebrity show Lip Sync Battle, which became a regular series in 2017.
Q 26Which original ALDC member left early in season two to try cheerleading, then returned?
Brooke Hyland
Brooke Hyland: her cheerleading tryout left Abby and the team in the lurch the day before a big competition, until she came back to the ALDC weeks later.
Q 27In season three, Abby Lee Miller had which late pet taxidermied, to her dancers' shock?
Broadway Baby
Broadway Baby: after the dog died, Abby visited a taxidermist and later brought the preserved remains back to the studio.
Q 28Which singer made her directing debut with Child Star, the 2024 documentary featuring JoJo Siwa?
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato, who interviewed fellow former child stars including Drew Barrymore, Christina Ricci and Raven-Symoné.
Q 29Which studio did Chloe Lukasiak switch to right after leaving the ALDC at the end of season 4?
Studio 19 Dance Complex
Studio 19 Dance Complex, the Pittsburgh-area studio that became the ALDC's main rival in season eight.
Q 30Abby Lee Miller lost her passport and left the Dance Moms team stranded without her in which city?
Sydney
Sydney, where the team had flown to perform at the ASTRA Awards while Abby scrambled to replace her passport.