Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What mnemonic can help you remember the phone number to call to play Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know" quiz?
2. This composer was frequently featured on the wonderfully egalitarian music program "Dedicated to the proposition that all musics are created equal", "Shickele Mix."
3. Tom Clark and Dr. Zorba Paster, promoting the idea that laughter is the best medicine, team up for a weekly program, "On Your Health" that combines medical advice with a good dose of humor. What is the name of Zorba Paster's book about healthy living, published in 2001?
4. Every Saturday, Garrison Keillor shares tales of Lake Wobegon, out there on the edge of the prairie. Where is Lake Wobegon located?
5. "Talk of the Nation," National Public Radio's midday news and talk program, is broadcast every weekday afternoon save one, when it steps aside for the latest in science news, presented by host Ira Flatow. This science program is named for the day of the week on which it is broadcast, and is known as which of the following?
6. Weekends on Public Radio generally tend toward lighter fare. Verbophiles everywhere can tune in and listen to self-proclaimed verbivores Richard Lederer and Martha Barnette on what wonderfully whimsical show about the words we use (and misuse)?
7. No quiz about public radio would be complete without mention of those wacky automotive wizards from "Car Talk", Tom and Ray Magliozzi, otherwise known as what?
8. Described on its website as a "hybrid of a talk program and news magazine," what public radio program is produced by WBUR of Boston and is hosted by Tom Ashbrook?
9. "To The Best of Our Knowledge," or "TTBOOK," presents two hours of radio each week on a variety of themes. Steve Paulson and Anne Strainchamps conduct guest interviews. This Madison, Wisconsin native who joined the show in 1990 keeps things coordinated while anchoring each episode and interviewing guests himself.
10. "All Things Considered," with hosts Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block, aims to present a deeper look at news of the day through commentary, interviews, reviews, and musical features. When did this program, now running for two hours a day, seven days a week, first make its debut?
Source: Author
peachy_1
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
linkan before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.