Old Time Radio by Mark

Champion(s):

Sharpj


Runner(s)-Up:

MichaelT
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Quiz Description

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when families gathered around the living room Philco and stared at the glowing dial. This quiz tests your knowledge of the golden age of radio. Join us, won't you?

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2 MichaelT 355 75 15
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3 elfm 323 58 15
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4 SorensonG 112 41 15
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5 RobinJRichards 96 25 15
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Questions:

The opening phrase in the description of this quiz, "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear" was usually the opening to which western program?

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The Lone Ranger

Margo Lane was the main companion of what character?

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Lamont Cranston or The Shadow

The Great Gildersleeve was a spin-off of what other comedy program?

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Fibber McGee and Molly

Frank Lovejoy starred as Randy Stone a reporter for the Chicago Star on what program?

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Night Beat

What title character would start each program saying, "I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows"?

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The Whistler

Barton Yarborough, played Sergeant Joe Friday's first partner on Dragnet, the only partner who was also a Sergeant. What was his character's name? First or last name will be accepted.

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Ben or Romero

What was the name of the announcer on The Jack Benny Program? First or last name will be accepted.

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Don or Wilson

Most people place the end date of the Golden Age of Radio as the date of the final first-run broadcasts of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" and "Suspense". Within two years either way, these broadcasts happened on September 30th of what year?

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1962 (1960 to 1964 get the points)

Speaking of "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," Johnny Dollar lived in what city?

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Hartford, Connecticut

Who played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke?

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William Conrad

What Science Fiction program related "adventures in time and space... told in future tense"?

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Dimension X

One of the first forays into reality programming, "Night Watch" followed police recorder Donn Reed as he rode along with the Police Department in what California city?

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Culver City