Q 01/05

Which future sitcom creator co-wrote the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme on a 48-hour deadline?

A) Larry David

B) Greg Daniels

C) Chuck Lorre

D) Bill Lawrence

Answer · why

C) Chuck Lorre

Chuck Lorre and composer Dennis C. Brown had $2,000 and two days to record it, long before Lorre created Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory.

Q 02/05

Which Nickelodeon cartoon's theme song is led by a pirate in an oil painting with real human lips?

A) SpongeBob SquarePants

B) The Fairly OddParents

C) The Wild Thornberrys

D) The Angry Beavers

Answer · why

A) SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants opens with Painty the Pirate, voiced by Patrick Pinney, while creator Stephen Hillenburg's own mouth is superimposed on the pain...

Q 03/05

Which rock and roll pioneer sang the theme song of the 1990s cartoon The Magic School Bus?

A) Bo Diddley

B) Jerry Lee Lewis

C) Fats Domino

D) Little Richard

Answer · why

D) Little Richard

Little Richard belted out Ride on the Magic School Bus, and Lin-Manuel Miranda took over the theme when the series returned on Netflix in 2017.

Q 04/05

Which film composer wrote The Simpsons theme in 1989 and sang its three opening notes with two friends?

A) John Williams

B) Danny Elfman

C) Alan Menken

D) Randy Newman

Answer · why

B) Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman has called it the most popular piece of his career; he pitched creator Matt Groening something retro after seeing a rough cut of the open...

Q 05/05

Which children's animated series had its theme song become the UK Christmas number one of 2000?

A) Bob the Builder

B) Postman Pat

C) Fireman Sam

D) Thomas & Friends

Answer · why

A) Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder beat Westlife to the top with Can We Fix It?, sung by voice actor Neil Morrissey, and the single went on to sell over a million copies...