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What Sci-Fi Franchise Yielded The Best Selling Instrumental Single Of All Time?

Dr. Who
Stargate
Star Wars
Star Trek
The cover of Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk.
Millennium Records

Answer: Star Wars

The Star Wars sci-fi franchise is notable for a multitude of reasons including widespread critical acclaim, box office records, and the spawning of a massive and devoted fan base.

Tucked away in all of those heavy hitting accomplishments is a rather quiet one. In 1977, a disco adaptation of John Williams’ iconic Star Wars score was remixed by record producer Domenico Monardo and released as Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk.

A single from that album—“Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band”—was a smash hit both with disco DJs and Star Wars fans; it went on to become the only instrumental single certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and, in the process, the most popular music recording based on a sci-fi television show or movie.

For a brief moment in history, thousands of people were getting their disco groove on to the theme song and score of what would go on to become one of the most iconic sci-fi movies of all time.

Trivia

Easy

What Was the First Commercial Product to Use a Barcode?

A Bag of Everlasting Gobstobbers A Can of Coca-Cola
A Pack of Marlboro Reds A Pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum

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Hard

The Eiffel Tower Was Saved From Demolition By What?

World War II Budget Cuts Radio Broadcasts
A Bake Sale President Hoover

Trivia

Hard

Researchers Using Google Earth Discovered The Largest Known Natural What?

Bridge Stalagmite
Oak Tree Volcanic Vent

Trivia

Hard

In 1921 The State of Virginia Sent London A Statue of George Washington And?

A Ton of Dirt Twenty Turkeys
A Copy of the Declaration of Independence Ten Kegs of Rum

Trivia

Hard

The Largest Number Of Country Names Start With The Letter?

U M
S T

Trivia

Very Hard

What Is The Largest Spacecraft to Perform an Autonomous Earth Orbit and Reentry?

Hayabusa Buran
X-37 Discoverer 13

Trivia

Hard

Which Star Trek Actor Is Responsible For Inventing The Klingon Language?

James Doohan Leonard Nimoy
Michael Dorn William Shatner

Trivia

Hard

Nintendo’s Only Foray Into Breakfast Cereal Featured Which Characters?

Samus and Metroid Princess Toadstool and Toad
Super Mario and Link Mario and Donkey Kong

Trivia

Easy

Which Food Dye Is Made From Crushed Up Bugs?

Violet #1 Green #3
Yellow #5 Red #4

Trivia

Easy

Despite Their Massive Size, Which Of These Animals Only Lives A Few Years?

Giant Tortoises Blue Whales
Great White Sharks Giant Squids