Shark Tank Trivia
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48 free Shark Tank trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Since August 2009, Shark Tank has turned pitch meetings into prime-time TV and made household names of Scrub Daddy, Bombas and Ring. These 48 questions cover the Sharks and their backstories (FUBU, QVC, Broadcast.com, SoftKey, the Corcoran Group), the show's Dragons' Den and Tigers of Money lineage, the biggest deals and the most famous rejections, plus ratings, Emmys and production trivia like the Finnmax equity clause Mark Cuban killed. Good for a business-class warm-up, an office quiz or a watch-party round. Every answer is sourced.
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Q 01On which US network did Shark Tank premiere in August 2009?
ABC
ABC nearly canceled Shark Tank after its first season, until a newly appointed network president decided to give it one more shot.
Q 02Shark Tank is the American version of which British format?
Dragons' Den
Dragons' Den star Peter Jones later crossed the Atlantic to sit on Shark Tank's panel as a guest Shark.
Q 03In which country did the pitch-show format behind Shark Tank first air, in 2001?
Japan
Japan's Money Tigers ran on Nippon TV for less than three years, from 2001 to 2004, yet its investor pitch format went on to be adapted in many other countries.
Q 04Whose money do the Sharks invest on Shark Tank?
Their own
Their own money funds each deal, as a disclaimer on the show states, even though the Sharks are also paid by the show as cast members.
Q 05Which reality TV producer was an executive producer of Shark Tank when it premiered in 2009?
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett's show once made entrepreneurs give its production company an option on a 2% royalty or a 5% stake, and some founders declined to appear.
Q 06Which cupcakes-in-a-jar company did Kevin O'Leary once call his best Shark Tank deal?
Wicked Good Cupcakes
Wicked Good Cupcakes saw its sales surge after its episode aired, growing into a business bringing in millions of dollars a year.
Q 07Before Shark Tank, Kevin O'Leary and Robert Herjavec starred on a pitch show for which Canadian broadcaster?
CBC
CBC's pitch show lost Herjavec in 2012, then brought him back to its panel in 2022 after a decade away.
Q 08Which original Shark left after two seasons and was replaced by Cuban?
Kevin Harrington
Kevin Harrington noticed cable channels going dark overnight and began filling the dead air with product pitches, helping pioneer the modern infomercial.
Q 09Which comedian was a guest Shark in Shark Tank's second season?
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy filled an absent original Shark's seat in some season 2 episodes, as did fellow guest Mark Cuban, who later became a permanent Shark.
Q 10Which snack company did Shark Tank investor Daniel Lubetzky found?
Kind
Kind reflects Daniel Lubetzky's mission to foster kindness and understanding, a drive he traces to his father's survival of the Holocaust.
Q 11Which home-shopping channel gave one Shark Tank investor her 'Queen' nickname?
QVC
QVC is where her many on-air appearances selling her own inventions earned her the nickname.
Q 12Which Netflix comedy had its stars pitch a toilet invention to the Sharks in a 2020 episode?
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie pitched their Rise Up toilet, but Grace turned down the only offer, from Mark Cuban, because her husband bore him a grudge.
Q 13Which doorbell startup pitched on Shark Tank as Doorbot?
Ring
Ring was rejected by the Sharks, yet the TV appearance drove about $5 million in sales and, its founder said, kept the company alive.
Q 21Which company bought a Shark-backed prebiotic soda in 2025?
PepsiCo
PepsiCo paid nearly $2 billion for the brand, betting on prebiotic sodas as health-conscious shoppers turned away from regular soda.
Q 22Which breakfast-mix brand turned down the Sharks' terms in 2014 and still went on to thrive?
Kodiak Cakes
Kodiak Cakes walked away after the Sharks argued pancake mix had nothing proprietary, yet the brand kept growing without them.
Q 23Which smoothie chain bought Talbott Teas after the tea brand struck a deal on Shark Tank?
Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice bought the tea company months after the episode was filmed, and its founder joined the chain as vice president of innovation.
Q 14Which tech giant bought the video-doorbell maker once called Doorbot?
Amazon
Amazon bought the company in 2018 in a deal reported at over $1 billion, five years after it left the Tank without an investor.
Q 15Which Shark made the Scrub Daddy deal?
Lori Greiner
Lori Greiner backed Scrub Daddy after it had earned only about $100,000 in 18 months, and its sales soared into the tens of millions after the episode aired.
Q 16Who invented the Scrub Daddy sponge?
Aaron Krause
Aaron Krause invented the sponge at his buffing-pad company, but 3M left it out when buying that firm in 2008, so he relaunched it himself.
Q 17What makes the Scrub Daddy sponge change texture?
Water temperature
Water temperature controls the sponge: it turns firm in cold water to scrub tough messes and soft in warm water to wipe gently.
Q 18Which Shark struck the deal with sock company Bombas?
Daymond John
Daymond John took a stake in Bombas, which sold out its entire stock within two months of the 2014 episode.
Q 19What does Bombas do for every item sold?
Donates one to a shelter
Bombas donates one to a shelter or similar group for each item sold, after its founders learned socks were shelters' most requested clothing item.
Q 20Which prebiotic soda brand pitched on Shark Tank in 2018 under the name Mother Beverage?
Poppi
Poppi got its new name after the deal, when the investing Shark told the founders their drink was good but its branding needed work.
Q 24Which learning difference do Sharks Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John both have?
Dyslexia
Dyslexia got Barbara Corcoran labeled the dumb kid at school, yet she says the taunts drove her to work harder than anyone.
Q 25Which phone gadget was the first product all five Sharks backed together?
Breathometer
Breathometer later had to offer every buyer a full refund after the FTC charged that its accuracy claims lacked proper testing.
Q 26What process after the on-air handshake leads many Shark Tank deals to fall apart?
Due diligence
Due diligence sinks many deals, but Robert Herjavec says it is usually the entrepreneur who walks away, sometimes having come only for the publicity.
Q 27Which Netflix reality show ended Shark Tank's four-year Emmy winning streak in 2018?
Queer Eye
Queer Eye kept the structured reality award for six straight years, until Shark Tank finally won it back in 2024.
Q 28Which billionaire appeared as a guest Shark to open the redesigned set in 2017?
Richard Branson
Richard Branson invested in a 12-year-old's skateboard company whose boards fit in lockers, saying he saw a lot of himself in the young founder.
Q 29Which actor-investor was a guest Shark in season 7?
Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher earned the seat as an investor, having backed Uber and Airbnb early through the venture fund he co-founded.
Q 30Where was the COVID-era 12th season filmed in a production bubble?
Las Vegas
Las Vegas hosted the season's quarantine bubble, where the Sharks sat farther apart and could no longer hug or shake hands with founders after a deal.