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Orson Welles and "The War of The Worlds"

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Introduction:
"The Mercury Theater On the Air was initially meant to be a limited episode summer radio series but it went on to create, inadventently, one of the most notorious broadcasts in radio history. How well do you remember "The War of The Worlds"?"


1. On which radio network was "The War of the Worlds" originally broadcast?
    Metropolitan Broadcasting
    Mutual
    Columbia
    National Broadcasting


2. On which date was "The War of the Worlds" first broadcast?
    October 30, 1938
    October 31, 1939
    October 31, 1938
    October 30, 1939


3. What is the first orchestra and venue mentioned during the broadcast?
    Glen Miller at the Savoy
    Artie Shaw at the McAlpine
    Bobby Millette at the Hotel Martinet
    Ramon Raquello at the Park Plaza


4. Who is the first scientist mentioned during the broadcast?
    Professor Farrell of the Mount Jennings Observatory
    Lloyd Gray of the Natural History Museum
    Professor Pierson of the Observatory at Princeton
    Edward Behan of the Harvard Astrophysical Union


5. How does Professor Pierson describe his view of Mars through the telescope?
    A red disk swimming in a blue sea.
    A red orb floating in a blue sea.
    A red disk swimming in a black sea.
    A red orb against a black sky.


6. After the interview, a special bulletin comes in reporting that a huge, flaming object, believed to be a meteorite, has crashed on or near a town in New Jersey. Which town?
    Princeton
    Trenton
    Budd Lake
    Grover's Mill


7. What happens to Carl Phillips at the end of his remote broadcast?
    He flees the scene with Professor Pierson.
    He returns to his New York City studio.
    He dies.
    He goes out for a stiff drink.


8. Which member of the federal government addresses the nation over the airwaves?
    The President of the United States
    The Secretary of the Interior
    The Secretary of Defense
    Eleanor Roosevelt


9. According to the commander of the bomber squadron, a Martian machine is straddling what?
    The Goethals Bridge
    The Passaic River
    Tenth Avenue
    The Pulaski Skyway


10. Where does Professor Pierson find the disabled Martian machine?
    Central Park near Columbus Circle
    Central Park near the skating rink
    Central Park near the Metropolitan Museum
    Battery Park


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