Q 01/05

Dragons' Den is a British remake of a business show first broadcast in 2001 in which country?

A) Japan

B) Canada

C) Sweden

D) America

Answer · why

A) Japan

Japan first saw the show tucked away after midnight in a single region before it earned a national prime-time slot; Britain's 2005 remake was the firs...

Q 02/05

Which reggae musician sang his 2007 Dragons' Den pitch for a jerk barbecue sauce and won £50,000?

A) Maxi Priest

B) Levi Roots

C) Eddy Grant

D) Pato Banton

Answer · why

B) Levi Roots

Levi Roots had been spotted at a food trade show by a BBC producer, and soon after the broadcast his Reggae Reggae Sauce was on the shelves of 600 sup...

Q 03/05

What kind of product is Trunki, which left Dragons' Den without a deal in 2006 yet sold millions?

A) A folding pushchair

B) A child's car seat

C) A ride-on suitcase

D) A bedtime night light

Answer · why

C) A ride-on suitcase

A ride-on suitcase for children, Trunki had its strap tugged off by a dragon in mid-pitch, yet inventor Rob Law went on to sell more than three millio...

Q 04/05

Which BBC economics editor was the presenter of Dragons' Den when the show launched in 2005?

A) Robert Peston

B) Evan Davis

C) Andrew Neil

D) Stephanie Flanders

Answer · why

B) Evan Davis

Evan Davis kept the job while his day job changed around him, leaving the economics desk in 2008 for Radio 4's Today programme and later fronting News...

Q 05/05

Which Top Gear presenter pitched a tiny wearable car called the P45 on Dragons' Den in 2013?

A) Richard Hammond

B) James May

C) Chris Evans

D) Jeremy Clarkson

Answer · why

D) Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson billed the P45 as the smallest roadworthy car in motoring history, and the best offer the sketch earned him was £1 for 1% of the busin...