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50 free Pawn Stars trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Pawn Stars turned a 24-hour family pawn shop two miles off the Las Vegas Strip into History's highest-rated show. These 50 questions cover the cast (the Old Man's 20 years in the Navy, Rick's nickname, how Chumlee got his), the shop (the 1989 opening, the 12,000-item inventory, the $400,000 showroom expansion), how the series came together (the HBO pitch, the Pawning History working title, Nancy Dubuc), and everything it spawned: American Restoration, Counting Cars, Pawnography, the slot machine and the Facebook game. The show asks a trivia question at every commercial break, so it seemed only fair. Every answer is sourced.
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Q 01On which US network does Pawn Stars air?
History
It became the network's highest-rated series, which annoyed some viewers who missed the military documentaries.
Q 02Which production company makes the show?
Leftfield Pictures
Its founders, Brent Montgomery and Colby Gaines, got the idea during a 2008 weekend in Las Vegas.
Q 03In which year did the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop open?
1989
The Harrisons had waited for the city's population to hit 250,000 so a new pawn licence could be issued.
Q 04In which year did the series debut?
2009
The first episode aired on July 19, and the show climbed to No. 2 among reality series by 2011.
Q 05Which reality show outranked it as the No. 2 reality series on TV in 2011?
Jersey Shore
That year Pawn Stars was pulling in 7.6 million viewers.
Q 06What was the show's working title before a staffer suggested Pawn Stars?
Pawning History
The final name is an intentional pun on "porn stars", which the network thought more memorable.
Q 07To which network was the series originally pitched?
HBO
That network wanted a Taxicab Confessions-style show set at the shop's night window.
Q 08Which network president picked up the show?
Nancy Dubuc
She wanted mainstream programmes to balance the channel's heavy slate of military documentaries.
Q 09Which comedy series featured the shop and Rick in a 2003 Las Vegas episode?
Insomniac with Dave Attell
Rick spent the next four years pitching a show about the shop without success.
Q 10In how many countries is the show broadcast?
150
It has been dubbed into 38 languages along the way.
Q 11What was the first spin-off, starring restorer Rick Dale?
American Restoration
It premiered in October 2010, two years before the second spin-off.
Q 12Which auto expert stars in the second spin-off, Counting Cars?
Danny Koker
Known as "The Count", he runs Count's Kustoms; his show debuted on August 13, 2012.
Q 13In which Louisiana city is Cajun Pawn Stars set?
Alexandria
The Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center is run by Jimmie DeRamus and his family.
Q 14Which comedian hosted the 2014 game show Pawnography?
Q 21What nickname has Rick earned for his eye for rare items?
The Spotter
He started in the pawn business at 13 and co-founded the shop with his father at 23.
Q 22What does Rick say he was selling when he dropped out of high school?
Fake Gucci bags
He claims the sideline was bringing in $2,000 a week when he quit in tenth grade.
Q 23Which era is Rick's favourite subject to read about?
The Royal Navy of the 1700s
Childhood epileptic seizures kept him in bed for long stretches, which turned him into an avid reader.
Christopher Titus
Rick, Corey and Chumlee sat as panelists while contestants played for items from the shop.
Q 15What is the most commonly pawned item at the shop?
Jewelry
The vintage and antique items shown on TV are the exception, which other pawnbrokers have pointed out.
Q 16How many items did the shop hold in inventory as of July 2011?
12,000
Around 5,000 of those are typically being held on pawn at any one time.
Q 17Roughly how many customers a day did the shop draw by October 2010?
More than 1,000
Before the show it averaged 70 to 100, and it hired nearly 30 new staff to cope.
Q 18To what size did the $400,000 showroom expansion take the shop?
15,000 square feet
It was the tenth expansion since the shop opened and grew the floor by two thirds.
Q 19Which band performed the 2013 theme song "Winning Isn't Everything"?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
It lasted barely a year; an uncredited artist's theme replaced it in June 2014.
Q 20Which show did Pawn Stars replace when it moved to Thursdays at 9 p.m. in 2013?
Swamp People
For its first four years the show had aired on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET.
Q 24How old was Rick when he co-founded the pawn shop with his father?
23
He had already been working in the family's coin shop since it opened in 1981.
Q 25What was the Old Man's full name?
Richard Benjamin Harrison
He was also nicknamed "The Appraiser" and died in June 2018.
Q 26In which branch of the military did the Old Man serve for 20 years?
U.S. Navy
He enlisted in 1958 after a judge offered him a choice between the military and prison for stealing a car.
Q 27At what age did the Old Man earn his nickname, according to the episode "Fired Up"?
38
He was first into the shop every morning and claimed not to have taken a sick day since 1994.
Q 28Which car did Rick and Corey restore for the Old Man's 50th wedding anniversary?
1966 Chrysler Imperial
He was the shop's car enthusiast and once suggested converting an electric Electra-King into a golf cart.
Q 29In which Virginia city was the Old Man born?
Danville
His family moved to Lexington, North Carolina, when he was one; he drove a school bus there at 14.
Q 30What did the Harrisons open in Las Vegas in 1981, before the pawn business?
A coin store
The 300-square-foot Gold & Silver Coin Shop was all they could manage with the $5,000 they had left.