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TV Theme Songs Trivia

TV Theme Songs Trivia Quizzes

78 quizzes and 1,092 trivia questions.

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Average Theme Songs (25 quizzes)

Classic Theme Songs (14)

Difficult Theme Songs (5)

Easy Theme Songs (4)

Tough Theme Songs (11)

Match the TV Theme Song to the Show top quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some TV shows theme songs are as memorable as the show themselves. Using the clues and description given, can you match the song with the right show?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, bigwoo, Mar 09 24

Very Easy
bigwoo

Mar 09 24
1391 plays

Name That Show: Theme Songs

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz is simple enough. I provide the lyrics to a theme song, and you identity the American TV show. The images may provide tangential clues. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, May 26 23

Easier
PootyPootwell

May 26 23
1506 plays

A Verse Too Far

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

See if you can identify the television show theme song with help of its seldom-heard lyrics.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jan 20 21

Average
bernie73

Jan 20 21
494 plays

TV Show Theme Tune Opening Lines

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Ah that feeling when your favourite TV show comes on and you can't help but sing along to the theme tune! Can you match these theme tune opening lines with their TV shows?

Average, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, May 11 17

Average
ClarkyB
1102 plays

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (1960-1969)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared. Note: Some of these theme songs may have been replaced partway through the run of these shows.

Easier, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jun 01 21

Easier
bernie73

Jun 01 21
721 plays

British TV Theme Tunes

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some British TV programmes and you need to select their theme tunes. You might know the tunes, but do you know their names?

Average, 10 Qns, Upstart3, Sep 03 22

Average
Upstart3

Sep 03 22
375 plays

Intro Songs

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

Many TV shows have used tracks by established artists as their theme tune. Here are ten such examples with a UK bias.

Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Jan 21 21

Average
480154st

Jan 21 21
312 plays

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (1985-1989)

Match Quiz

15 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 15 Qns, bernie73, Mar 04 22

Average
bernie73

Mar 04 22
530 plays

Lyrical

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Match the TV show to the theme song opening lyrics.

Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Dec 03 17

Average
nyirene330
Dec 03 17
771 plays

10.

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (1980-1984)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, May 04 21

Average
bernie73

May 04 21
572 plays

Quick Question

Who "was a fighter, a fearless and mighty adventurin' man! He roamed the wilderness unafraid, from Natchez to Rio Grande"?

From Quiz "Old TV Western Theme Songs"

11.

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (2000-2009)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jun 28 21

Average
bernie73

Jun 28 21
284 plays

12.

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (1990-1994)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jun 26 21

Average
bernie73

Jun 26 21
370 plays

13.

TV Theme Song Titles

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Most TV theme songs are known simply by the series name. However, some actually have other titles. Match the classic American TV show to its more accurate title.

Average, 10 Qns, debodun, Jun 04 17

Average
debodun
649 plays

14.

Theme Songs From British Sitcoms

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Sometimes the title of the theme song is different than the name of the series. See if you can match these British sitcoms with their theme songs.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, May 26 21

Average
bernie73

May 26 21
205 plays

15.

As Heard On British TV popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The songs in this quiz were associated with classic British TV shows.

Average, 10 Qns, dellastreet, Aug 29 17

Average
dellastreet

Aug 29 17
386 plays

16.

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (2010-2019)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jun 17 21

Average
bernie73

Jun 17 21
217 plays

17.

Theme Songs From US Sitcoms (1995-1999)

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Some television theme songs have a title different than the title of the show. Match these theme songs with the show on which they appeared.

Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Jun 28 21

Average
bernie73

Jun 28 21
212 plays

18.

TV Theme Songs II

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Match the TV series to the "actual" title of its theme song.

Tough, 10 Qns, debodun, Apr 30 17

Tough
debodun
432 plays

19.

Who Performed the TV Theme?

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Match the television show with the person who composed or sang the show's theme song.

Tough, 10 Qns, AlexT781, Feb 01 17

Tough
AlexT781
411 plays

TV Theme Songs Trivia Questions

1. Possibly the most famous theme song in British TV history, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?" opened each episode of "Dad's Army". Which veteran performer sang it?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Bud Flanagan

Jimmy Perry, co-creator of "Dad's Army", wrote the words to the song, which was recorded shortly before Bud Flanagan's death in 1968. Best remembered as a member of the Crazy Gang and as half of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan had performed genuine wartime songs such as "Run, Rabbit, Run" and "We're Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line".

2. Anita Dobson entered the UK pop charts in 1986 with "Anyone Can Fall In Love". The words were by Don Black, but the music was the theme tune to which soap, in which she had a starring role?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: EastEnders

"Anyone Can Fall in Love" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. Anita Dobson played Angie Watts, landlady of the Queen Vic, from 1985 until 1988. She married Queen guitarist Brian May in 2000.

3. "Half the World Away" by Oasis was the theme song for which family-based BBC comedy?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: The Royle Family

"The Royle Family" was created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who played Denise Royle and her boyfriend and later husband Dave Best. "Half the World Away" was initially released as the B-side to Oasis hit single "Whatever".

4. Perhaps surprisingly, the theme song for "Big Break", a snooker-themed game show presided over by Jim Davidson, was performed by a punk artist. Who was he?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Captain Sensible

Also starring former snooker player John Virgo, "Big Break" was televised by the BBC between 1991 and 2002. Its theme, "The Snooker Song", came from a musical version of "The Hunting of the Snark" composed by Mike Batt. The singer, Captain Sensible, had co-founded punk band The Damned.

5. EastEnders alumnus Nick Berry went on to star as a London policeman transplanted to rural Yorkshire. He also sang the title song, first made famous by Buddy Holly. What was the programme called?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Heartbeat

Nick Berry's version of "Heartbeat" reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. He had previously topped the chart with "Every Loser Wins", released when he was playing Simon Beale in "EastEnders".

6. "That's Livin' Alright" was a top ten single for Joe Fagin. It was the closing theme for which 1980s comedy-drama?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

The first series of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", which featured the adventures of a group of British builders working in Germany, had two separate theme songs, both sung by Joe Fagin. "Breakin' Away", which opened the show, and "That's Livin' Alright", were released as a single record and reached number three in the Singles Chart in 1983.

7. Cockney duo Chas & Dave sang the the theme song to a BBC comedy starring Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett. What was it called?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: In Sickness and in Health

Alf Garnett and his wife Else first appeared in 1960s comedy "Til Death Us Do Part", which inspired the American hit show "All in the Family". "In Sickness and in Health" took up their story two decades later, when Else was confined to a wheelchair. Later series featured Alf as a widower.

8. "I Could Be So Good For You", sung by Dennis Waterman, got to number three in the UK Singles Chart. It was the theme song for which programme?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: Minder

Former child actor Dennis Waterman starred in all of these programmes over a 50 year period. As well as "Minder", in which he played the title role of Terry McCann, Waterman sang the theme songs for "New Tricks" and for "On The Up" and "Stay Lucky", in which he also appeared.

9. The opening theme song to sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" was not only written by the show's creator, it was sung by him as well. Who was he?

From Quiz As Heard On British TV

Answer: John Sullivan

The show had separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, both of them sung by John Sullivan. Starring David Jason as London trader Derek ("Del Boy") Trotter, "Only Fools and Horses" was broadcast between 1981 and 2003 and spawned both a spin-off comedy, "The Green Green Grass", and a prequel, "Rock & Chips", the last episode of which was shown a few days after Sullivan's death in 2011.

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