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Were You Listening? Trivia Quiz

How much do you recall about these popular Public Radio programs?

A multiple-choice quiz by peachy_1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
peachy_1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,875

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. What mnemonic can help you remember the phone number to call to play Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know" quiz?
Hint

QUIZ SHO

TRIVIA1

MICHAEL

WHAK NOW

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Question 2 of 10

2. This composer was frequently featured on the wonderfully egalitarian music program "Dedicated to the proposition that all musics are created equal", "Shickele Mix."
Hint

Wolfgang Im-a-Genius Mozart

Lullaby Brahms

Ludwig von Beet Hoven

PDQ Bach

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?
Hint

Laughter: The Best Medicine

Dr. Zorba's Prescription for Healthy Living

Living and Laughing Longer

The Longevity Code

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Question 4 of 10

4. Every Saturday, Garrison Keillor shares tales of Lake Wobegon, out there on the edge of the prairie. Where is Lake Wobegon located?
Hint

Manitoba

North Dakota

Wisconsin

Minnesota

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Question 5 of 10

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?
Hint

Science Tuesday

Science Friday

Science Monday

Science Thursday

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Question 6 of 10

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)?
Hint

A Way With Words

Say What?

What Did You Say?

Words 'R' Us

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Question 7 of 10

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?
Hint

Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers

Bump and Grind, the Autocrats

The Car Guys

Splish and Splash, the Diesel Brothers

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Question 8 of 10

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?
Hint

Morning Edition

On Point

This American Life

To the Point

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Question 9 of 10

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. Hint

Neal Conan

Ira Glass

Jim Fleming

Jim Packard

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Question 10 of 10

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?
Hint

May 3, 1965

May 3, 1971

May 3, 1982

May 3, 1994

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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?

Answer: WHAK NOW

Michael Feldman's weekly show, "Whad'Ya Know" is produced in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Monona Terrace. Michael also takes his show on the road throughout the country, so if he comes to a town near you, don't miss the opportunity to be part of a public radio classic.

2. This composer was frequently featured on the wonderfully egalitarian music program "Dedicated to the proposition that all musics are created equal", "Shickele Mix."

Answer: PDQ Bach

Though no longer being produced, archived programs can be found at http://www.schickele.com/mix/. Tune in for classical music like you've never heard it before!

Answer: The Longevity Code

Tune in to hear Zorba and Tom's banter over whether "To fu or not tofu."

4. Every Saturday, Garrison Keillor shares tales of Lake Wobegon, out there on the edge of the prairie. Where is Lake Wobegon located?

Answer: Minnesota

In addition to his tales from Lake Wobegon, Garrison Keillor has also introduced the world to private eye Guy Noir, The Lives of the Cowboys, and the virtues of ketchup and Powdermilk Biscuits, on his weekly installments of "A Prairie Home Companion." The program celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004.

Answer: Science Friday

Though I don't always get a chance to listen on Friday afternoons, when I do get a chance to tune in, I always learn something new. One highlight of the show is the annual broadcast of the infamous Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony.

Answer: A Way With Words

Produced by KBPS, a public broadcast station in San Diego, California, "A Way With Words" addresses your most vexing questions about etymology, syntax, orthography, slang, punctuation, and pronunciation, and offers a good dose of general, all-around word play.

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?

Answer: Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers

Tune in each Saturday for "Car Talk," for practical advice about the care and feeding of your vehicle as well as plenty of wacky humor from Click and Clack. "Don't drive like my brother!" "Don't drive like MY brother!"

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?

Answer: On Point

"On Point" offers an in-depth and often provocative look at some of the most significant stories of the day.

Answer: Jim Fleming

Search the program archives at http://www.wpr.org/book/about.html
"To The Best of Our Knowledge" is "the kind of show that would spend an hour on the future of capitalism, or on the roots of Islamic fundamentalism. It might also spend an hour on hair. Or salt. Or pirates, road trips, psychic phenomena, house cleaning, animal intelligence, high energy physics, or how to say you're sorry. (You'll find all those shows in our archives.) It's the kind of show where someone might mention Charlotte Bronte or Anthony Trollope in one segment, U2 or They Might Be Giants in another."

Answer: May 3, 1971

In January of 2000, a weekly online program called "All Songs Considered" was launched, featuring information and streaming audio about the music used on "All Things Considered."

Source: Author peachy_1

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