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28 quizzes and 285 trivia questions.
1.
  Old Time Radio Comedy Shows    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I will give you openings to ten old-time radio comedies. Just match the shows to the openings.
Easier, 10 Qns, misdiaslocos, May 08 26
Easier
misdiaslocos gold member
May 08 26
76 plays
2.
  Down Those Mean Streets   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
An Adventure through Old Time Radio
I will give you the opening stings to ten Old Time Radio detective/mystery shows and you tell me what they are.
Easier, 10 Qns, misdiaslocos, Mar 17 24
Easier
misdiaslocos gold member
Mar 17 24
252 plays
3.
  Orson Welles - "The War of the Worlds"    
Fun Fill-It
 10 Qns
One of the most memorable moments on old time radio was the 1938 broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" by Orson Welles based on the novel by H.G. Wells. When viewers head the news bulletin break-in, it sounded real. Can you fill in the missing words?
Average, 10 Qns, GBfan, Jan 19 26
Average
GBfan gold member
Jan 19 26
133 plays
4.
  Guess the Old-Time Radio Show   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are questions about ten of the best old-time radio shows. Almost all of them are available to listen to for free on the internet.
Average, 10 Qns, chessart, Jun 29 09
Average
chessart gold member
1864 plays
5.
  Old Time Radio Shows   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is to test your knowledge of the Golden age of Radio. Good Luck
Easier, 10 Qns, dony, Mar 29 20
Easier
dony
Mar 29 20
2749 plays
6.
  Hard Boiled Radio   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
With screeching tires and ricocheting bullets, the radio waves were full of detective and mystery shows in the 1940s and '50s. Come see what you remember.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Jan 19 26
Average
agony editor
Jan 19 26
664 plays
7.
  Old Time Radio Drama   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The theatre of the mind', Old Time Radio was filled with various types of drama, comedy, mystery, horror, and variety shows. The forerunner to TV, it now is nostalgia for some, and history for others. I just find it fun! How much do you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, alexcooper79, Feb 20 19
Average
alexcooper79
2550 plays
8.
  Classic Radio Programs   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's warm up the Motorola, gather round, and listen to some old-time radio.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Oct 03 08
Average
agony editor
1588 plays
9.
  Richard Diamond, Private Detective    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Richard Diamond was one of the many characters who inhabited the airwaves in the 1940s and 1950s before Television took over American entertainment. How much do you remember about this suave P.I.?
Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Mar 27 26
Average
Catreona gold member
Mar 27 26
148 plays
10.
  Growing Up With Radio, Part II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Before television, radio was the prime entertainment medium in homes. Born in 1940, I grew up with these radio shows. How many can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster, Apr 07 16
Average
lowtechmaster
656 plays
11.
  On The Mic (Great Moments in Broadcasting)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Before the days of television and the internet, most people learned about important events through radio. From wars to entertainment, radio had an impact on nearly everyone.
Average, 10 Qns, rocknrun, Jan 10 10
Average
rocknrun
447 plays
12.
  Old Radio Mysteries   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You know "What evil lurks in the hearts of men", But how well do you know your old time radio detective mysteries?
Tough, 10 Qns, clemmydog, Mar 02 09
Tough
clemmydog
664 plays
13.
  Growing Up With Radio    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Before there was television, there was radio as the prime entertainment medium. Born in 1940, I grew up with radio. Which of these shows to which I regularly listened can you identify?
Average, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster, Dec 20 15
Average
lowtechmaster
559 plays
14.
  Old Time Radio Strikes Back   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Enough of westerns and mystery radio shows, this one is about general old time radio. If you know these answers, you REALLY are old.
Tough, 10 Qns, clemmydog, Mar 29 20
Tough
clemmydog
Mar 29 20
291 plays
15.
  Old Radio Westerns   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when, out of the past, come the thundering hoof beats of those great radio westerns.
Average, 10 Qns, clemmydog, Dec 22 08
Average
clemmydog
693 plays
16.
  Radio Daze    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Talkies killed silent films but television transformed radio. This quiz hearkens back to the golden age of radio captured in recordings, transcriptions, and memories.
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Jan 13 10
Average
Rehaberpro
449 plays
17.
  Old Time Radio - What Show Am I?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you two to four characters per question and you will tell me which radio program it is.
Average, 10 Qns, tinamomnsox, Nov 14 10
Average
tinamomnsox
476 plays
18.
  Radio Daze--Juvenile shows    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Golden Age of Radio had segments for all the family including youngsters. Here are questions about some of these show that were designed for kids.
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Apr 21 10
Average
Rehaberpro
279 plays
19.
  The Wonderful World of Fibber McGee and Molly    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's time now for Fibber McGee and Molly! For twenty years this old time radio program brought laughter into the homes of countless Americans. Let's see how well you know this great old show.
Average, 10 Qns, darrellcdow, Dec 22 25
Average
darrellcdow
Dec 22 25
333 plays
20.
  More Old Radio Mysteries    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A journey into the darker side of the old radio mysteries as well as some "normal" radio detectives.
Average, 10 Qns, clemmydog, Jun 28 15
Average
clemmydog
432 plays
21.
  Classic Radio Soap Operas    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Television daytime drama holds a debt of gratitude to the daytime drama from the Golden Age of Radio. How many of these do you remember?
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Apr 21 10
Average
Rehaberpro
277 plays
22.
  Old Time Radio - Lum and Abner    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Lum and Abner was a radio comedy that ran from 1931 until 1954. There were 3,737 episodes that ran 4-5 nights a week and were mostly 15 minute broadcasts. There were 67 episodes that were 30 minutes in length.
Tough, 10 Qns, BAMBOOMANIA, Mar 30 18
Tough
BAMBOOMANIA
126 plays
23.
  The Bickersons    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Bickersons" was an example of why many people gathered around the radio in the post-World War Two years. They were a married couple who loved each other, but constantly fought over just about anything.
Average, 10 Qns, lompocjoe, Sep 12 24
Average
lompocjoe
Sep 12 24
303 plays
24.
  Old Time Radio Programs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you remember about the good old days of old time radio?
Tough, 10 Qns, lkauke, Jul 31 14
Tough
lkauke
1871 plays
25.
  Were You Listening?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you recall about these popular Public Radio programs?
Tough, 10 Qns, peachy_1, Jan 13 08
Tough
peachy_1
361 plays
26.
  Radio : The Years Before TV    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Back to the years before television. Good luck.
Difficult, 10 Qns, steiny1, Apr 21 10
Difficult
steiny1
1111 plays
27.
  It's "Lights Out"!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the "Lights Out" radio program that was broadcasted between the 30s and 50s.
Average, 10 Qns, Kagegon, Mar 23 08
Average
Kagegon
235 plays
28.
  The Aldrich Family    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"The Aldrich Family" was one of the greatest radio shows of all time. But how much do you know about Henry Aldrich and his family? Take my quiz and find out!
Tough, 15 Qns, DancingLauren, Jan 19 14
Tough
DancingLauren
419 plays

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