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Quiz about VH1 One Hit Wonders TV Themes
Quiz about VH1 One Hit Wonders TV Themes

VH1 One Hit Wonders :TV Themes Quiz


This quiz is based on the "TV Themes" episode.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
GoodVibe
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
95,473
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3828
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Question 1 of 10
1. Number 10: Jamie Walters and the Heights had a song "How Do You Talk to an Angel?" from the TV show "The Heights." What year did the song top the charts? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Number 9: It was Joey Scarbury's "The Greatest American Hero." What year did the theme debut? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Number 8: Los Angeles-based Rhythm Heritage's theme to "S.W.A.T." What year did this theme top the charts?

Answer: (four-digit format, in the 1970s)
Question 4 of 10
4. Number 7: The BoDeans' song "Closer to Free" appeared on which Fox show? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Number 6: Former Dr. Pepper pitchman David Naughton sang the title theme to "Makin' It" in 1979. What was the highest position of the song? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Number 5: Inner Circle's "Bad Boys" becomes a hit. What genre is Inner Circle? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Number 4: Czech performer Jan Hammer does the theme for "Miami Vice." Is the theme instrumental?


Question 8 of 10
8. Number 3: Pratt and McClain perform the theme for what TV show?

Answer: (Two words)
Question 9 of 10
9. Number 2: Cyndi Grecco's song "Makin' Our Dreams Come True" was featured on a spinoff of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."


Question 10 of 10
10. Number 1: What was the group behind "I'll Be There for You" for the TV show "Friends"?

Answer: (One Word, omit "the")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Number 10: Jamie Walters and the Heights had a song "How Do You Talk to an Angel?" from the TV show "The Heights." What year did the song top the charts?

Answer: 1992

Walters has a new CD out called "Believed." The Fox show lasted only one season. Walters later was on "Beverly Hills 90210."
2. Number 9: It was Joey Scarbury's "The Greatest American Hero." What year did the theme debut?

Answer: 1981

Scarbury also worked with Mike Post on "Hill Street Blues."
3. Number 8: Los Angeles-based Rhythm Heritage's theme to "S.W.A.T." What year did this theme top the charts?

Answer: 1976

The show only lasted one year.
4. Number 7: The BoDeans' song "Closer to Free" appeared on which Fox show?

Answer: "Party of Five"

"Closer to Free" was a hit in 1996.
5. Number 6: Former Dr. Pepper pitchman David Naughton sang the title theme to "Makin' It" in 1979. What was the highest position of the song?

Answer: 5

Naughton also appeared in "An American Werewolf in Paris." "Makin' It" lasted six weeks on TV.
6. Number 5: Inner Circle's "Bad Boys" becomes a hit. What genre is Inner Circle?

Answer: Reggae

Note: vh1.com lists John Sebastian's "Welcome Back" as number 5.
7. Number 4: Czech performer Jan Hammer does the theme for "Miami Vice." Is the theme instrumental?

Answer: Yes

It's pronounced "YON HAH-mer."
8. Number 3: Pratt and McClain perform the theme for what TV show?

Answer: Happy Days

The song was introduced in 1976 to replace "Rock Around the Clock."
9. Number 2: Cyndi Grecco's song "Makin' Our Dreams Come True" was featured on a spinoff of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

Answer: False

Sorry, it was "Happy Days." (The show was "Laverne and Shirley")
10. Number 1: What was the group behind "I'll Be There for You" for the TV show "Friends"?

Answer: Rembrandts

Source: Author GoodVibe

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