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Old Time Radio - Lum and Abner Quiz

Lum and Abner was a radio comedy that ran from 1931 until 1954. There were 3,737 episodes that ran 4-5 nights a week and were mostly 15 minute broadcasts. There were 67 episodes that were 30 minutes in length.

A multiple-choice quiz by BAMBOOMANIA. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
BAMBOOMANIA

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
387,905

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
122

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Question 1 of 10

1. Lum and Abner live in the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas. It was based on an actual town and in 1936 because of the program's popularity this town changed its name to Pine Ridge. What was the name of that town? Hint

Waters

Foulkes

Heavener

Willow Springs

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lum Edwards is half owner of "The Jot'em Down Store". A lifelong bachelor but always on the lookout for the right woman (he's painfully shy around attractive ladies). He normally takes care of the books and other financial matters at the store. What is his real first name? Hint

Lombard

Columbus

Horace

Lumley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Abner Peabody is the other partner in "The Jot'em Down Store". Abner is married to Elizabeth and they have a daughter. He takes care of most of the day-to-day operations at the store (that is when he and Grandpap aren't arguing over a checkerboard). What is Abner's favorite song that he sings when he's working around the store? Hint

"They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"

"Sweet Adeline"

"The Old Gray Mare"

"Voices of Spring"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Chester "Chet" Lauck and Norris "Tuffy" Goff were the creators of "Lum and Abner" and did most of the character voices. Which of these characters did they not do the voice for? Hint

Uncle Henry Lunsford

Cedric Weehunt

Mousey Gray

Dick Huddleston

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Question 5 of 10

5. My favorite "Lum and Abner" character is Grandpappy Spears. He was always dropping by the store to pass the time of day or sometimes he would sit in the library and read his favorite book - the almanac. What was Grandpap's first and middle name? Hint

Samuel Winfield

Milford Avery

Malcolm Meriweather

Luther Alonzo

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Question 6 of 10

6. The original snake oil salesman, M.K. Skimp, is Pine Ridge's insurance agent and real estate man. He is always trying to scheme Lum and Abner out of the store and any money they happen to come into. What name is he more commonly known by? Hint

Lucious

Skinflint

Squire

Saltwater

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cedric Weehunt is another interesting character. He only graduated from the third reader because he had to drop out of school due to the fact the school did not have any desks that were big enough for him. He works at the defense plant and has one of the few cars in Pine Ridge. What is Cedric's favorite pastime? Hint

Having a checker game with Gomer Bates

Playing the pinball machine at Luke Spears' restaurant

Matching pennies with Whitey Everett

Playing the guitar in front of the barber shop

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ulysses S. Quincy is considered by Lum and Abner to be one of Pine Ridge's most "brainy" citizens. However, most of his brainy comments are just agreeing with what someone else says by saying "okay" a lot. What chore is it that Ulysses is always trying to get someone to do for him? Hint

Dig a new well

Paint his barn

Plant a flower bed in the shape of U.S. Grant's head

Teach his woman how to make red-eye gravy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mousey Gray is one of Pine Ridge's favorite sons having served his country and helped win the African war. Mousey however is not a native son having grown up in Iowa where his mother was a lady blacksmith. What was Mousey's real name? Hint

Mickey Mosely Gray

Hercules Augustus Gray

Llewellyn Snavley Gray

David Ogden Gray

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lum and Abner also starred in seven motion pictures from 1940-1956. Which of these titles was NOT one of their films? Hint

"The Bashful Bachelor"

"Two Weeks to Live"

"The Road to Cherry Hill"

"Partners in Time"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Waters

Heavener is in Oklahoma.
Foulkes is where the Boggy Creek monster lives.
Willow Springs is a made-up town name.

Answer: Columbus

Lombard is the name of an old-time movie actress.
Horace is the name of a dude who told people to go west.
Lumley is just a dumb name I made up.

Answer: "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"

"The Old Gray Mare" was actually Caleb Weehunt's favorite song (until he was kicked by an old gray mare while trying to shoe her).
"Sweet Adeline" was a favorite song of many barbershop quartets.
"Voices of Spring" is a song I heard Curly singing (while dressed as a woman) on "The Three Stooges".

4. Chester "Chet" Lauck and Norris "Tuffy" Goff were the creators of "Lum and Abner" and did most of the character voices. Which of these characters did they not do the voice for?

Answer: Uncle Henry Lunsford

Norris Goff did the majority of the voices including Abner, Mousey and Dick Huddleston. Chet Lauck did the voices of Lum, Cedric and Grandpap.
The voice of Uncle Henry Lunsford was done by Danny Duncan.

Answer: Milford Avery

Grandpap once claimed that he had met a talking donkey in El Paso, TX whose name was also Avery. Samuel Winfield and Luther Alonzo are just made up names while Malcolm Meriweather was an English gent who was passing through Mayberry on an "Andy Griffith Show" episode.

Answer: Squire

If there was a dollar to be fleeced you can bet Squire Skimp was nearby. As honest and naive as were both Lum and Abner, Squire always seemed to have opportunities to trick them out of the store. It was never revealed what the initials M.K. stood for.

Answer: Playing the pinball machine at Luke Spears' restaurant

Playing checkers is more of a Grandpap thing. Matching pennies with Whitey almost got Cedric thrown in jail (because it was considered gambling plus Whitey was a minor). Cedric did order a guitar once from the mail-order catalog but before it could arrive it was discovered that the money he was going to use to pay for it was just some worthless old Chinese coins.

Answer: Paint his barn

Ulysses is forever trying to find someone to paint his barn. No one ever seems to take him up on it though. It's so hard to find good help!

Answer: Llewellyn Snavley Gray

Hercules Augustus is a made up name but Mousey did knock out a professional fighter named Iron Ike at a carnival once that was passing through Pine Ridge. I don't think his mother would've named him David Ogden since his monogram would read DOG. And definitely not Mickey Mosely!

10. Lum and Abner also starred in seven motion pictures from 1940-1956. Which of these titles was NOT one of their films?

Answer: "The Road to Cherry Hill"

The seven motion pictures are as follows:
"Dreaming Out Loud" (1940)
"The Bashful Bachelor" (1942)
"So This is Washington" (1943)
"Two Weeks to Live" (1943)
"Goin' To Town" (1944)
"Partners in Time" (1946)
"Lum and Abner Abroad" (1956)

"The Road to Cherry Hill" sounds more in line with Hope & Crosby not Eddards & Peabody!

Source: Author BAMBOOMANIA

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