Vanderpump Rules Trivia
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78 free Vanderpump Rules trivia questions with answers — pop culture quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
71 free Vanderpump Rules trivia questions with answers. Vanderpump Rules started in 2013 as a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spin-off about the servers and bartenders at Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant SUR, and it turned into one of Bravo's biggest shows. This quiz covers all of it: the original cast of Stassi, Kristen, Katie, Jax, Scheana and Sandoval, the crossovers, the firings of 2020, the opening of Tom Tom, the season nine engagement that collapsed at the reunion, and the 2023 affair scandal that put the show on the front page. There are also questions about the cast beyond the restaurant: Ariana Madix on Broadway and Dancing with the Stars, Lisa's Las Vegas empire and Puppygate exit from Beverly Hills, Scheana's music, Jax's Navy stint, The Valley, Vanderpump Villa and the fully rebooted season 12 with a new SUR staff. Easy ones for casual viewers, harder ones for people who remember which band played 'T.I.P.' Every answer is checked against a documented source and linked, so nothing here relies on fan-wiki hearsay.
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Q 01On which network has Vanderpump Rules aired since 2013?
Bravo
Vanderpump Rules premiered on Bravo on January 7, 2013, as the network's first spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Q 02In what year did Vanderpump Rules premiere?
2013
The first season ran from January 7 to March 11, 2013, and Andy Cohen announced a reunion on Watch What Happens Live! that February.
Q 03Madix and Schwartz were both promoted from recurring cast to series regulars in which season?
Third
That season also introduced James Kennedy and Vail Bloom as recurring cast members.
Q 04What is the name SUR short for?
Sexy Unique Restaurant
SUR stands for Sexy Unique Restaurant; Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd became co-owners of the West Hollywood spot in 2005 alongside founder Guillermo Zapata and his wife Nathalie.
Q 05Without commercials, roughly how long is a typical Vanderpump Rules episode?
43 minutes
A standard episode runs about 43 minutes without commercials, filling Bravo's hour-long slot; the show has moved among Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights over its run.
Q 06The show initially centred on which new SUR server and her relationships with the established staff?
Scheana
Scheana had already made headlines for dating Eddie Cibrian while he was married to Beverly Hills housewife Brandi Glanville.
Q 07Which of these cast members was NOT a series regular in season one, appearing only as a guest?
Ariana Madix
Ariana Madix appeared only as a guest in season one, introduced as Tom Sandoval's friend; she later joined the main cast and stayed through season 11.
Q 08Vanderpump Rules' season two premiere crossed over with which season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?
Fourth
Season two also introduced Kristina Kelly and Madix as recurring cast and gave James Kennedy his first guest appearances.
Q 09Sandoval's band, which performed the song 'T.I.P.' in season four, was called what?
Charles McMansion
Charles McMansion was the band Sandoval fronted in season four; its single 'T.I.P.' stands for 'Touch In Public'.
Q 10In season seven, Lisa and Ken opened which West Hollywood bar with Sandoval and Schwartz?
Tom Tom
Tom Tom, co-owned by Lisa Vanderpump, Ken Todd, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz, opened in West Hollywood in August 2018 with Sandoval billed as chief mixologist.
Q 11How much did Sandoval and Schwartz each invest for their five percent stake in the bar they co-founded?
$50,000
Sandoval and Schwartz each invested $50,000 for a five percent stake in Tom Tom, while Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd held the controlling share of the bar.
Q 12Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, how was the season eight reunion recorded in 2020?
Virtually, over Zoom
The season eight reunion was recorded virtually, over Zoom, with Andy Cohen hosting the cast from their homes; it aired on Bravo in June 2020.
Q 13Kristen Doute and Stassi Schroeder were fired in June 2020 following accusations by which former co-star?
Faith Stowers
Q 21Against which co-star did Leviss file a temporary restraining order in March 2023?
Scheana Shay
Leviss filed the temporary restraining order against Scheana Shay, alleging a punch after the affair came out; it was dismissed on March 29, 2023 when Leviss did not appear in court.
Q 22How far apart did the restraining order require the two women to stay for the reunion?
100 yards
Leviss filed to drop the order on March 24, but the March 29 court date stayed on the docket.
Q 23Madix's red cut-out dress at the season ten reunion, nicknamed 'The Revenge Dress', was by which label?
Mônot
The red cut-out 'Revenge Dress' was by Mônot, the label founded by designer Eli Mizrahi; the fashion press discussed it for weeks as a symbol of her post-breakup reinvention.
Faith Stowers said the pair had filed a false police report against her after accusing her of theft; Bravo announced the firings of Doute and Schroeder on June 9, 2020.
Q 14Which couple's exit from the show was announced on December 4, 2020?
Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright
Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright announced on December 4, 2020 that they would not return; season nine's production was then delayed before the show came back in 2021.
Q 15What event served as the season nine finale?
Kennedy and Leviss's engagement party
Season nine closed with Kennedy and Leviss's engagement party, celebrating the proposal James Kennedy made to Raquel Leviss earlier that season; the season had premiered in September 2021.
Q 16When did James Kennedy and Leviss call off their engagement?
During the season nine reunion taping
The reunion was taped on December 3, 2021, and the split effectively ended their relationship.
Q 17Sandoval's affair became public in March 2023 while which season was airing?
10th
The 10th season was airing when the affair broke on March 3, 2023; cameras went back up to capture the fallout and the reunion was taped on March 23, 2023.
Q 18With which co-star did Sandoval have the affair that ended his relationship with Madix?
Raquel Leviss
Leviss had first appeared on the show as James Kennedy's girlfriend before joining season seven as a recurring cast member.
Q 19Sandoval and Madix had been a couple since which year?
2014
Sandoval and Madix began dating in 2014, after his split from Kristen Doute; the relationship lasted about nine years until the affair was discovered in March 2023.
Q 20What was the media nickname for the 2023 affair scandal?
Scandoval
'Scandoval', a blend of scandal and Sandoval, was the media's name for the affair; it drew wall-to-wall coverage and Bravo delayed season 11 filming to let the cast recover.
Q 24Madix's hosting commitment to which dating show was rumoured to have contributed to the 2024 filming hiatus?
Love Island
Ariana Madix took over Love Island USA from Sarah Hyland for its sixth season in 2024, and the job earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding host in 2025.
Q 25Lisa Vanderpump's daughter, who appeared in the show's early seasons, is named what?
Pandora
Pandora is Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd's daughter; she appeared in the show's early seasons and married Jason Sabo in 2011.
Q 26What was the title of the retrospective special that aired before season 12?
Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons
It aired on November 25, 2025, with unaired footage and a look at the season 12 premiere.
Q 27In what year did the rebooted season 12 premiere?
2025
Bravo released the trailer and cast list on November 3, 2025, and the season premiered on December 2.
Q 28The Valley, the spin-off that premiered in March 2024, follows five couples doing what, in Bravo's words?
Taking a shot at adulting
Bravo billed The Valley as former SURvers 'taking a shot at adulting' in the San Fernando Valley; the original cast included Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and Kristen Doute.
Q 29The Valley was announced during the premiere party for which season of Vanderpump Rules?
The 11th
The Valley was announced at the 11th season's premiere party; that season later aired a crossover episode previewing the new show, which debuted in March 2024.
Q 30Which 2017 spin-off followed Jax and his then-girlfriend on a visit to her hometown?
Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky
Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky aired on Bravo in 2017, following the pair to Brittany Cartwright's hometown of Winchester, Kentucky, two years before they married.