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3 Howard Stern quizzes and 25 Howard Stern trivia questions.
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  The Ultimate Howard Stern Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
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Listeners find Howard Stern either funny or crazy... there is rarely any middle ground. Take this quiz on the New York-born media host, and see how much you know about some highlights of his career.
Tough, 10 Qns, neon000, Mar 08 07
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  What do you know about Howard Stern?    
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is on the king of all media. Good luck with the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, diamondjim68, Sep 23 24
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  Howard Stern Test    
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Trivia on Howard Stern
Average, 5 Qns, TheDoors, Aug 21 05
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Howard Stern Trivia Questions
1. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Howard hosted a show on local New York television station WWOR (Channel 9). From time to time, the cast of his show dressed as different characters. What costume was worn by Gary Dell'Abate in a promotional spot?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: A giant tooth

Howard has always made fun of Gary's teeth. Hence the costume, which looked like a giant white tooth.

2. What name did Howard's father constantly call him when he was a kid?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: moron

Ben Stern, the father of Howard, had a no-nonsense attitude and was impossible to please. He was always yelling at Howard and called him a moron on many occasions.

3. What part of New York did Howard grow up in?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: Roosevelt

Roosevelt was a tough one-mile town in Long Island. Howard has bitter memories of getting beaten up there every day for no reason.

4. In 1986, the United States conducted military strikes against Libya, as retaliation for terrorist attacks. Howard dealt with the crisis by pulling a number of bizarre satirical stunts on the Libyan embassy. What was one of them?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: He called up the embassy and harassed the clerk who answered the phone

The U.S. bombed Libyan targets in response to terrorist attacks in 1986. Howard reacted to this event by phoning up the Libyan embassy. The call was played over the air. Producer Gary Dell'Abate couldn't get through to anybody important, and Howard was stuck talking to a normal administrator. Howard was not too happy, and the call grew more irate- and funny- as it went along.

5. About what did Howard's wife, Alison, get mad at him for discussing on the radio?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: He talked about her miscarriage

The first time Alison got pregnant, she miscarried. Howard joked about it on the radio. Even though she tolerated his shenanigans on the air, she felt that was too personal to share with the audience.

6. What did Cindy Crawford say about Howard's appearance as Fartman at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards?

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Answer: "I thought it was disgusting"

Howard dressed up as his self-created superhero Fartman at the VMA. Luke Perry was his co-presenter because no one else would do it. Cindy also said she wouldn't go on public television looking like he did. Howard said he hoped not because her only talent were her good looks. He also said an on-the-air prayer hoping for Cindy to get in a disfiguring car accident and lose her looks.

7. Howard released an audio collection of classic moments from his radio show, entitled _________ . What was the title of the set?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: Crucified by the FCC

The set included bits such as the call to the Libyan embassy and Howard's parody songs. It went out of print and became highly valued by collectors.

8. In the 1980s and 1990s, Howard's radio show expanded from its base in New York, to stations in cities across the country. He battled for ratings against established hosts and shows. What was one of Stern's challenges to his competition?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: Stern gathered his own fans outside the rivals' radio stations

Whenever Howard's radio show was picked up in a new market, Stern quickly gained notoreity. One reason was, of course, the show; another, his raucous trips to "destroy" the other deejays. Stern would take a bunch of supporters on a bus down to someplace such as Philadelphia, where they would gather outside the rival's offices to wave signs, catcall and drive everybody nuts.

9. Which talk show host/radio personality and nemesis of Howard's shares the same birthday as him?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: Rush Limbaugh

The obese, arch-conservative figure was born exactly three years before Howard. Howard accused Limbaugh of trying to copy him and criticized his views on women and abortion.

10. How much was Howard fined for indecency by the FCC?

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Answer: nothing

Howard's company, Infinity Broadcast, was responsible for paying the $1.7 million fine.

11. An event on Stern's WWOR show brought together rap artist Young MC, comedian Pat Cooper and the Stern show cast. It ended with Howard and his then-wife Allison dancing together. What was this event?

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Answer: bowling tournament

Young MC and Pat Cooper opened the show with an argument. They soon patched things up, however, and the bowling match ended with a lot of laughs for everyone. Afterwards, Young MC performed a song; Howard and Allison danced to it.

12. When did Howard team up with his sidekick, Robin Quivers?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: March, 1981

Howard met Robin through Denise Oliver, the program director at DC-101, where Howard worked early in his career.

13. Which crew member did Howard always send out to insult celebrities?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: "Stuttering John" Melendez

Stuttering John put down Cindy Crawford when she was speaking at a charity event for DISHES (Determined Involved Supermodels Helping to End Suffering). He got wise to Sharon Stone at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards and got beat up by her bodyguard for his troubles. He even targeted other celebrities, such as Mister Rogers, Michael Caine and Burt Reynolds. Howard paid a chapter's homage to him in his books "Private Parts" and "Miss America".

14. What was the tagline for the book and movie "Private Parts"?

From Quiz Howard Stern

Answer: Never before has a man done so much with so little

The book, "Private Parts", was published in 1993. The movie followed in 1997.

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