Radio Trivia

Do you find commercial radio ads brash and annoying? Some of them definitely are, but as a radio copywriter, I'd like to offer this quiz as a bit of insight into the artform behind them.

Obscure topic? Not to the many Canadians who depend on the CBC to keep them in touch, sea to sea to sea. This quiz will be specific to the AM service, now known as Radio 1, and will focus mainly on programming in the '80s, '90s, and '00s.

If the name Wolfman Jack puts a smile on your face and some boogie in your step, this quiz is for you!

These questions are from the "Star Wars Radio Drama" heard on National Public Radio. It had thirteen half hour episodes and aired in 1981.

Questions about Howard Stern's long standing feud with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno.

I am a broadcast major and have taken many classes that deal with the basics of radio and television announcing. I decided to make this quiz to see how much other people know about broadcast announcing.

Superman first appeared in Action Comics in 1938. He made the transition to newspaper strips and to radio in 1939. The character was created by two adolescent boys from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. They did not write the radio program.

The sequel to my "Star Wars Radio Drama" quiz. These are ten questions from "The Empire Strikes Back Radio Drama". Ten half hour episodes aired on National Public Radio in 1983. All quoted material is property of Lucasfilm Ltd.

Here are some fun facts you might not know about radio. You may have heard some of these terms before, but not have known what they meant.