RADIO FUN TIME

Hey, Moms and Dads! Boys and Girls! Dogs and Cats! Nostalgia Search has a keen quiz on old-time radio shows for eager radio chums! Tune in to another thrilling adventure in the land of vintage entertainment! Who knows what enjoyment lurks in the questions of the quiz? Nostalgia Search knows! {chuckle}

1.The Whistler's unique 13-note tune was whistled by: {select}

a. The Whistler

b. Dorothy Roberts

c. Whistler's Mother

2. "Who's that little chatterbox? The one with pretty auburn locks?

Whom do you see? It's..."

a. My Friend Irma

b. Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy

c. Little Orphan Annie

3. Lucille Ball starred in what radio show before making I Love Lucy with hubby Desi Arnaz?

a. My Favorite Husband

b. Mr. and Mrs. North

c. Life With Luigi

4."If you frighten easily, then turn your radio off", admonished

a. Escape

b. Lights Out!

c. George Burns and Gracie Allen

5. "Radio's Singing Detective " was

a. Dick Powell

b. Eleanor Powell

c. Dennis Morgan

6. The Aldrich Family {"Henry! Henry Aldrich!" "Coming, Mother!"} resided at 1847 Rogers Road. {True or False}

7. The Shadow, portrayed on radio by Orson Welles, was created by a magician. {True or False}

8. Gracie Allen's sister Bessie perfected a doughnut with a square hole. "That way more sugar gets into the corners", she told George Burns. {True or False)

9. Tom Corbett, Space Cadet star, Frankie Thomas, Jr., appeared in the 1930's Nancy Drew movies. {True or False)

10. Readers of this webpage are enthusiastic about the movies, radio, television shows and music of the Golden Age of yesteryear. {True or False}

The answers to this quiz appear at the bottom of this page!

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Nostalgically,

Stephanie

How did you do on our radio quiz? Check your answers here:

1. b. Dorothy Roberts

2. c. Little Orphan Annie

3. a. My Favorite Husband

4. b. Lights Out!

5. a. Dick Powell

6. False. The Nelsons {Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky} lived there. The sponsor of this show was 1847 Rogers Brothers dinnerware.

7. True. Magician Walter B. Gibson created The Shadow for the magazine of the same name.

8. False. The doughnut joke was told by a character on the early Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show. The character's name was Ersell Twing.

9. True. He played Nancy's neighbor and sleuthing partner, named Ted Nickerson.

10. TRUE!!!