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

CNBC later licensed the off-network cable rights and began airing repeats on December 30, 2013.

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

That show is itself a remake of the Japanese series The Tigers of Money.

Q 03/05

The whole format originated with which Japanese show?

A) Money Tigers

B) Golden Tigers

C) The Tigers of Money

D) Tiger Capital

Answer · why

C) The Tigers of Money

The Japanese original began in 2001; Dragons' Den followed in 2005.

Q 04/05

How many investors sit on the Shark Tank panel in a typical episode?

A) Three

B) Four

C) Five

D) Six

Answer · why

C) Five

They are angel investors risking their own money, as a disclaimer at the start of every episode states.

Q 05/05

Who produces Shark Tank?

A) Simon Cowell

B) Dick Clark Productions

C) Ryan Seacrest

D) Mark Burnett

Answer · why

D) Mark Burnett

Contestants originally had to sign with producer Finnmax, granting a 2% royalty or 5% equity option, until Mark Cuban pushed to scrap it in 2013.