The Shadow Knows!

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1. Who was the first actor to portray The Shadow as an actual character on network radio? Bill Johnstone Orson Welles John Archer Bret Morrison

2. The man chosen to write "The Shadow" novels for Street and Smith also wrote books on other topics. What was another such topic? Stage Magic Gardening Pinochle All of these

3. What was the actual name of the author of over two hundred novels featuring The Shadow? Lester Dent Maxwell Grant Walter Gibson Kenneth Robeson

4. On the radio The Shadow was "...in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town." Who was the pulps "Shadow" ultimately revealed to be? Ralph Weston Lamont Cranston Kent Allard Clyde Burke

5. The character Margot Lane (the "t" is correct!) was introduced on radio because of a listener complaint. What was the complaint? They could not distinguish among the male voices of The Shadow and his agents They wanted someone whom The Shadow could rescue week after week They wanted a woman on the program They didn't like the implications of The Shadow having a male friend and companion

6. What was the title of the first network "Shadow" episode? The Shadow Returns The Death House Rescue The Shadow Challenged Death in a Minor Key

7. How frequently were the first few Shgadow pulp novels published? Bi-weekly Monthly Quarterly Bi-monthly

8. What words began the first network broadcast of "The Shadow"? Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The weed of crime bears bitter fruit He who sows evil reaps evil

9. What was a major difference between the pulp version of The Shadow and the radio version. The pulp shadow could be seen The pulp Shadow had enemies some of whom appeared more than once The pulp Shadow had over a dozen agents who assisted him continually All of these

10. The Shadow's famous laugh on radio was performed in the early network broadcasts by Frank Readick who had played the narrator on "True Detective Mysteries". Readick appeared as a villain in one "Shadow" broadcast. What was its title? The Shadow Challenged The Temple Bells of Niban The Shadow in Danger Death Stalks The Shadow