US Old-Time Radio Trivia

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?

I will give you the opening stings to ten Old Time Radio detective/mystery shows and you tell me what they are.

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.

This quiz is to test your knowledge of the Golden age of Radio. Good Luck

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.

'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?

Let's warm up the Motorola, gather round, and listen to some old-time radio.

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.?

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?

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.

You know "What evil lurks in the hearts of men", But how well do you know your old time radio detective mysteries?

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?

Enough of westerns and mystery radio shows, this one is about general old time radio. If you know these answers, you REALLY are old.

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.

Talkies killed silent films but television transformed radio. This quiz hearkens back to the golden age of radio captured in recordings, transcriptions, and memories.

I will give you two to four characters per question and you will tell me which radio program it is.

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.

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.

A journey into the darker side of the old radio mysteries as well as some "normal" radio detectives.

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?

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.

"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.

How much do you remember about the good old days of old time radio?

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

Back to the years before television. Good luck.

This quiz is about the "Lights Out" radio program that was broadcasted between the 30s and 50s.

"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!