Q 01/05

On which US network did Shark Tank premiere in August 2009?

A) NBC

B) CBS

C) ABC

D) Fox

Answer · why

C) ABC

ABC nearly canceled Shark Tank after its first season, until a newly appointed network president decided to give it one more shot.

Q 02/05

Shark Tank is the American version of which British format?

A) The Apprentice

B) Tycoon

C) The Business Inspector

D) Dragons' Den

Answer · why

D) Dragons' Den

Dragons' Den star Peter Jones later crossed the Atlantic to sit on Shark Tank's panel as a guest Shark.

Q 03/05

In which country did the pitch-show format behind Shark Tank first air, in 2001?

A) South Korea

B) Japan

C) Germany

D) Brazil

Answer · why

B) 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 ...

Q 04/05

Whose money do the Sharks invest on Shark Tank?

A) The network's

B) The producers'

C) Their own

D) Sponsors'

Answer · why

C) 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 05/05

Which reality TV producer was an executive producer of Shark Tank when it premiered in 2009?

A) Simon Cowell

B) Mike Fleiss

C) Ryan Seacrest

D) Mark Burnett

Answer · why

D) 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.