Dancing with the Stars
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50 free Dancing with the Stars trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Dancing with the Stars has been pairing famous faces with ballroom professionals since 2005, and the mix has never stopped producing surprises: underdogs who out-polled the best dancers, stars who quit mid-season, and contestants nobody expected to see in sequins. This quiz covers the whole run. You will meet the champions and the couples who came close, the hosts and the judging panel, the professionals and the celebrities they partnered, the rule changes, the spin-offs and the stories behind famous exits. Seasons 25 and 27 get extra attention, with questions on their casts, partners and finals. It is written for fans who watch every week and for anyone hosting a watch party. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so a wrong guess still leaves you with a story worth repeating.
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Q 01DWTS is the American version of which British celebrity contest, licensed worldwide by the BBC?
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing borrows its title from the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom and the old series Come Dancing. The format has been sold to about 60 countries.
Q 02Which host of America's Funniest Home Videos also fronted Dancing with the Stars for its first 28 seasons?
Tom Bergeron
Tom Bergeron hosted from the 2005 premiere until 2020, when he announced his own dismissal in a tweet. The job won him an Emmy in 2012.
Q 03What is the name of the trophy handed to the champion couple on Dancing with the Stars?
Mirrorball
The Mirrorball was renamed from season 32 to honor the show's English head judge, who died in April 2023, months after retiring from the panel.
Q 04Which Moon-walking astronaut was the second celebrity voted off season 10 of Dancing with the Stars?
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon, was 80 when he danced with pro Ashly Costa in the spring of 2010.
Q 05Which future Euphoria star was sixteen when she finished runner-up on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars?
Zendaya
Zendaya was then the youngest contestant the show had ever cast. She lost the final to country singer Kellie Pickler.
Q 06Which rap mogul replaced his injured son Romeo on season 2 of Dancing with the Stars?
Master P
Master P scored just 8 out of 30 for his paso doble before being voted off in week four. Romeo finally competed himself in season 12.
Q 07Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin won season 34 of Dancing with the Stars ten years after which relative?
His sister
His sister Bindi won season 21 as a teenager. A court held back her pay until her late father Steve's death certificate was produced.
Q 08Which country radio host won season 27 of Dancing with the Stars despite low scores from the judges?
Bobby Bones
Bobby Bones had the lowest judges' scores of the four finalists, yet viewers' votes still handed him the title. He was also a mentor on American Idol.
Q 09Which actor from Grease Live and Broadway's Hamilton won season 25 of Dancing with the Stars?
Jordan Fisher
Jordan Fisher was 23, then the youngest man to lift the trophy, and he hosted the children's spin-off Juniors the following year.
Q 10Which Seinfeld actor lost the first Dancing with the Stars final, then won a rematch decided by viewers?
John O'Hurley
John O'Hurley, Seinfeld's J. Peterman, took the September 2005 rematch by about one percent of the audience vote. The show never staged another.
Q 11Which General Hospital actress became the first champion of Dancing with the Stars in the summer of 2005?
Kelly Monaco
Kelly Monaco survived harsh early scores and a wardrobe malfunction to win a first season of just six couples. She returned for the all-star edition and finished third.
Q 12Jennifer Grey won season 11 of DWTS more than two decades after starring in which dance film?
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing made her famous in 1987. Before the contest she had surgery on an old neck injury, during which the surgeon found and removed a cancerous thyroid nodule.
Q 13Which Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star won season 19 of Dancing with the Stars and later became its host?
Alfonso Ribeiro
Q 21Which pro won season 25 of Dancing with the Stars months after finishing runner-up with catcher David Ross?
Lindsay Arnold
Lindsay Arnold and her celebrity partner earned nine perfect scores that season. She first reached television as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance.
Q 22Which Australian pro finally won season 27 of Dancing with the Stars after three runner-up finishes?
Sharna Burgess
Sharna Burgess had finished second with a Backstreet Boys singer, racing driver James Hinchcliffe and NFL cornerback Josh Norman before viewers' votes carried her to the title.
Q 23Which DWTS pro was runner-up in season 27 with Milo Manheim and champion in season 34 with Robert Irwin?
Witney Carson
Alfonso Ribeiro scored a perfect 40 that season for a jazz routine set to It's Not Unusual, the song his sitcom character Carlton famously danced to.
Q 14Which supermodel took over as host of Dancing with the Stars in season 29 and became an executive producer?
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks, long the face of America's Next Top Model, fronted three seasons before leaving in 2023 to focus on her business commitments.
Q 15Which network launched Dancing with the Stars in 2005 and lost it to a streaming service for season 31?
ABC
ABC debuted the contest as a six-couple summer series. Season 31 ran only on its parent company's streaming service before the show returned to broadcast a year later.
Q 16Season 26 of Dancing with the Stars, a four-week run in spring 2018, cast only which kind of celebrity?
Athletes
Athletes filled all ten places, among them basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and notorious figure skater Tonya Harding, who finished third.
Q 17Which English ballroom teacher was head judge of Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until retiring in 2022?
Len Goodman
Len Goodman also led the panel on the British original until 2016, and the American winners' trophy now carries his name.
Q 18Which football Hall of Famer beat actor Mario Lopez in the season 3 final of Dancing with the Stars?
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith, a three-time Super Bowl winner with the Dallas Cowboys, came back with the same professional partner for the all-star season.
Q 19Which Olympic gymnast won season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, then finished second in the all-star season 15?
Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson won at seventeen, edging actor Gilles Marini by less than one percent. Her all-star defeat came against a rival from that same first run.
Q 20Which reality star was the third celebrity voted off season 7 of DWTS, years before brother Rob reached a final?
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian was gone within two weeks in 2008, a year after her family's reality series began. Rob finished runner-up in season 13.
Witney Carson won her second title exactly eleven years to the day after her first. Her choreography on the show has also earned an Emmy nomination.
Q 24Which DWTS pro partnered runner-up Lindsey Stirling in season 25 and champion Charli D'Amelio in season 31?
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas claimed his third title with D'Amelio, after wins in seasons 6 and 8. Both of his parents were professional ballroom dancers.
Q 25Which former child star turned stock car racer finished third in season 25 of Dancing with the Stars?
Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz, the title star of Malcolm in the Middle, went on to co-host the show's children's spin-off the following year.
Q 26Which Harry Potter actress finished third in season 27 of Dancing with the Stars with pro Keo Motsepe?
Evanna Lynch
Evanna Lynch, the films' Luna Lovegood, took her partner to a final for the first time. A year earlier he had been the first pro sent home.
Q 27Which married couple danced against each other in season 25 of Dancing with the Stars, paired with married pros?
Nick and Vanessa Lachey
Nick and Vanessa Lachey drew pros Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who were themselves husband and wife. Vanessa outlasted Nick by a week.
Q 28Which Shark Tank investor was the first celebrity eliminated from season 25 of Dancing with the Stars?
Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran, who sold her New York real estate firm for $66 million in 2001, was voted off in the season's second week.
Q 29Which country-pop superstar was a guest judge on movie night in season 25 of Dancing with the Stars?
Shania Twain
Shania Twain sat in as a fourth judge for A Night at the Movies, so that week's routines were scored out of 40 rather than the usual 30.
Q 30Which two-time champion pro partnered Terrell Owens in season 25 of DWTS and Juan Pablo Di Pace in season 27?
Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke was the first woman pro to win the contest and the first pro to win two seasons running, in seasons 2 and 3. She danced in 26 seasons in all.