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Quiz about Harmless Loveable Little Fuzzball  Rush Limbaugh
Quiz about Harmless Loveable Little Fuzzball  Rush Limbaugh

The Ultimate Harmless Loveable Little Fuzzball - Rush Limbaugh Quiz | Radio


What do you know about the Doctor of Democracy, having more fun than a human being should be allowed? Enjoy this quiz adoption about the life of the late, great Rush Limbaugh.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author du3ch@earthlink.net

A multiple-choice quiz by TemptressToo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
TemptressToo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
1,881
Updated
Dec 29 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
128
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Question 1 of 10
1. Among a series of liberal diatribes, author John K. Wilson published a book about Rush Limbaugh calling him, "The most __________ man in America," a title the Rush ultimately embraced. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Hailing from a small conclave situated on the edge of the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri, where was Limbaugh born? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Rush's conservative talk show began to waft across the electrified borders in the late 1980s, with prime politics on the plate. Dubbed by Limbaugh as "magnus" on air, one president influenced Rush most. Who was Rush's favorite president? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Young Rush was like any other young man, a fond participant of a variety of youth sports. After striking out on his own as a young adult, he spent five years working for which major league team? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A fairly imposing figure at 5'11", before he was the king of talk radio, he was a Central High School Tiger, playing what sport in high school? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What company known for its sweet, fruity beverages, despite previously paying Howard Stern to partner with them, was made famous by Rush who endorsed them for free? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Although he wasn't from Ohio, the lyrics to his show theme rang true with his own small town upbringing, "I went back to Ohio, But my pretty countryside, had been paved down the middle, By a government that had no pride." What '70s rock band performed the theme song? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Part of Limbaugh's radio appeal was his willingness to take on-air callers from the general public to voice their opinions on a wide variety of subjects. Stemming from an oft spoken caller opener, Rush's fans became known as what? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Rush Limbaugh Show had its earliest roots in New York, where all big personalities seem to flourish. Despite a later move to Florida, his cub-a-tub personality remained consistent, as did the telephone number of his show, which was what? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Rush's big personality went along with many other excesses, money, fame, wives, and a cloud of actual smoke. Eventually that excess caught up with him, resulting in his death on February 17, 2021 of what lung issue? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Among a series of liberal diatribes, author John K. Wilson published a book about Rush Limbaugh calling him, "The most __________ man in America," a title the Rush ultimately embraced.

Answer: dangerous

The book, "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh's Assault on Reason" was published in March 2011. The book highlights Limbaugh's PT Barnum-like approach to talk radio entertainment as the nation's most-listened-to personality on talk radio.
2. Hailing from a small conclave situated on the edge of the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri, where was Limbaugh born?

Answer: Cape Girardeau

Born January 12, 1951, Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was born into a family of prominent Missouri politicians and attorneys. Rush graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1969 and spent a few semesters at Southeast Missouri State University (also in Cape Girardeau) before abandoning formal education for a career in talk radio.
3. Rush's conservative talk show began to waft across the electrified borders in the late 1980s, with prime politics on the plate. Dubbed by Limbaugh as "magnus" on air, one president influenced Rush most. Who was Rush's favorite president?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Rush and President Ronald Reagan shared mutual admirations, Reagan calling him "the voice of conservatism." From the original airing onward, every president was measured against Reagan (and found wanting). By the 2016 election, Rush was lukewarm on Donald Trump because he was more moderate than a staunch conservative.

He eventually endorsed Trump and was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by Trump in February 2020, a time Limbaugh had announced his health crisis.
4. Young Rush was like any other young man, a fond participant of a variety of youth sports. After striking out on his own as a young adult, he spent five years working for which major league team?

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Rush went to work for the Kansas City Royals in 1978, spending five years with the franchise selling tickets and working in the accounting department. While with the Royals, Rush participated in pickup games with fellow Royals' employees, playing both third base and center in softball and football.
5. A fairly imposing figure at 5'11", before he was the king of talk radio, he was a Central High School Tiger, playing what sport in high school?

Answer: Football

Central High School serves the Cape Girardeau school district with an enrolment of around 1000 students, grades nine to twelve. The school colors are black and orange, like their tiger mascot.
6. What company known for its sweet, fruity beverages, despite previously paying Howard Stern to partner with them, was made famous by Rush who endorsed them for free?

Answer: Snapple

Rush partnered with several food and drink distributors over the course of his career, the first being Snapple which he just happened to like. He talked up the brand for six months before Snapple made the partnership real. Later in Rush's career, he launched his own brand of iced tea, "Two If By Tea," a play on lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, "Paul Revere's Ride."
7. Although he wasn't from Ohio, the lyrics to his show theme rang true with his own small town upbringing, "I went back to Ohio, But my pretty countryside, had been paved down the middle, By a government that had no pride." What '70s rock band performed the theme song?

Answer: The Pretenders

The Pretenders "My City Was Gone," is the familiar tune opening the Limbaugh show each day. The song itself was released in 1982 on The Pretenders' "Learning to Crawl" album. Rush's show mainly used the instrumental start of the song (which apparently was a popular warmup for bassist, Tony Butler).

There was some legal action taken regarding the song's use, ultimately ending with Pretenders singer, Chrissie Hyde permitting the use and donating any proceeds to PETA.
8. Part of Limbaugh's radio appeal was his willingness to take on-air callers from the general public to voice their opinions on a wide variety of subjects. Stemming from an oft spoken caller opener, Rush's fans became known as what?

Answer: dittoheads

Many of Rush's callers would first murmur the word "ditto" in agreement with the previous caller. This got added to "head" and the Rush superfan was born, those that agreed with and defended his rhetoric. His official website even featured a "Dittohead Wall of Fame" scrolling photos and comments from some of the show's listeners.
9. The Rush Limbaugh Show had its earliest roots in New York, where all big personalities seem to flourish. Despite a later move to Florida, his cub-a-tub personality remained consistent, as did the telephone number of his show, which was what?

Answer: 800-282-2882

Limbaugh's oft spoken call-in number remained the same from 1988 until his death in 2021. If you were wondering, "cub-a-tub" was a clue as those are some of the possible words corresponding to the telephone keypad letters matching the number.
10. Rush's big personality went along with many other excesses, money, fame, wives, and a cloud of actual smoke. Eventually that excess caught up with him, resulting in his death on February 17, 2021 of what lung issue?

Answer: cancer

Rush was very fond of cigars, a prop seen in many a promotional photo, including on the cover of "TIME" Magazine in 1995. It was no surprise that cancer might come calling and it took him quick. Rush died of lung cancer at the height of the COVID pandemic and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

He continued to broadcast from diagnosis until February 2, 2021, a few weeks from his death.
Source: Author TemptressToo

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