TV Theme Songs
Take a look at the songs that set the stage for television's greatest shows with this trivia game featuring classic TV theme songs.
15 questions · Published October 31, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What classic TV theme song rhymes "horse," "course," "endorse" and "hoarse"?
Starting in 1961, the weekly adventures of talking horse "Mr. Ed" began with the immortal line, "A horse is a horse, of course, of course."
- Multiple Choice
2. What acclaimed series used various versions of Tom Waits's "Way Down in the Hole" for each of its five seasons?
Written by Tom Waits and originally released in 1987, "Way Down in the Hole" opened "The Wire" starting in 2002. The series used different versions of the song (The Blind Boys of Alabama, Waits himself, The Neville Brothers, DoMaJe, and Steve Earle) to reflect the mood of each season.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these instrumental TV theme songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
Written and performed by Czech-American musician Jan Hammer, the theme from "Miami Vice" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. The next instrumental to top the Billboard charts wouldn't happen until 2013, with "Harlem Shake."
- Multiple Choice
4. What is the actual title of mega-producer Quincy Jones's iconic theme to "Sanford & Son"?
Quincy Jones was already a multiple Grammy winner when he issued "The Streetbeater," a funky instrumental used as the theme song for "Sanford and Son" (1972-1977).
- Multiple Choice
5. What TV theme song opens with the lyrics, "Baby, if you've ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me"?
The catchy theme song to "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978-1982) continues, "I'm livin' on the air in Cincinnati; Cincinnati, WKRP."
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