The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour was a variety show that ran on CBS from August 1971 until May 1974. What was the show originally intended for?

• Summer replacement series
• Introduce Sonny & Cher to the American public
• As a full season show for the entire year

2. Cher first met Sonny Bono in a Los Angeles coffee shop in November 1962. Sonny was twenty-seven and working for record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. How old was Cher when they meet?

• Sixteen
• Eighteen
• Twenty-one

3. Sonny and Cher also welcomed their first child, Chastity Bono. When was she born?

• March 4, 1969
• March 6, 1969
• February 6, 1969

4. “I Got You Babe” made a bit of a comeback when it was used as Bill Murray's wake-up call in a 1993 movie. What was the movie?

• Groundhog Day
• The Senior Man
• High School Teacher

5. Where was The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour taped?

• Television City in Hollywood
• Burbank Studio in Burbank
• Disney Studio in Burbank

6. In August 1965, the “I Got You Babe” reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for three weeks. Who wrote the song?

• Sonny
• Cher
• Phil Spector

7. What year did Sony marry his first wife Donna?

• 1954
• 1956
• 1962

8. In the early 1960s, Cher had a relationship with what Hollywood actor?

• Steve McQueen
• Paul Anka
• Warren Beatty

9. In 1976, still being good friends, the couple reunited for one last try with The Sonny and Cher Show. How many seasons was the show on the air?

• One
• Two
• Three

10. What was the reason the show went off the air?

• Poor ratings
• Sonny’s death
• Divorce

Check Your Answers

1. Summer replacement series
2. Sixteen
3. March 4, 1969
4. Groundhog Day
5. Television City in Hollywood
6. Sonny
7. 1954
8. Warren Beatty
9. Two
10. Divorce