Classic CB Radios

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Instructions: 10-4 good buddy! How well do you remember the CB radio craze of the 1970s?

1.
What does 'CB' stand for in CB radio?
A
Civilian Broadcast
B
Communication Band
C
Citizen Broadcast
D
Citizens Band
2.
What popular 1975 song by C.W. McCall, about a convoy of trucks communicating by CB radio, helped spark the CB craze?
A
Convoy
B
On the Road Again
C
Truckin'
D
Eastbound and Down
3.
What CB radio slang term meant 'message received and understood'?
A
Roger that
B
10-4
C
Copy that
D
Affirmative
4.
What was the CB radio term for a police officer or highway patrol?
A
Blue light
B
Smokey (or Smokey Bear)
C
The fuzz
D
The heat
5.
What was the designated emergency channel on CB radio?
A
Channel 9
B
Channel 19
C
Channel 1
D
Channel 40
6.
What was the most popular channel for truckers to communicate with each other while on the highway?
A
Channel 40
B
Channel 14
C
Channel 19
D
Channel 9
7.
What was a 'handle' in CB radio terminology?
A
A type of radio mount
B
A user's chosen nickname
C
The antenna
D
The microphone
8.
What 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds featured extensive CB radio use and car chases?
A
Smokey and the Bandit
B
White Lightning
C
The Dukes of Hazzard
D
Cannonball Run
9.
What did the phrase 'What's your 20?' mean in CB radio lingo?
A
What's your channel?
B
What's your location?
C
What's your name?
D
What's your speed?
10.
What was the maximum number of channels available on CB radios after the FCC expanded the band in 1977?
A
40 channels
B
50 channels
C
30 channels
D
23 channels
11.
What brand of CB radio, popular with truckers, was known for its 'Cobra' line of mobile and base station units?
A
Radio Shack
B
Midland
C
Uniden
D
Cobra Electronics
12.
What did truckers mean when they said there was a 'bear in the air'?
A
A roadblock
B
A police helicopter or airplane monitoring speed
C
Bad weather ahead
D
A bridge with low clearance
13.
What First Lady of the United States had the CB handle 'First Mama' during the 1970s CB craze?
A
Pat Nixon
B
Nancy Reagan
C
Rosalynn Carter
D
Betty Ford
14.
What did CB users say at the end of a transmission to indicate they were done talking?
A
Over and out
B
That's a big 10-4, we gone
C
Signing off
D
End transmission
15.
What type of antenna, often a long metal whip mounted on a vehicle's bumper or roof, was needed for CB radio?
A
A satellite dish
B
A loop antenna
C
A parabolic antenna
D
A whip antenna or fiberglass antenna

Answer Key

Question 1

D. Citizens Band

Question 2

A. Convoy

Question 3

B. 10-4

Question 4

B. Smokey (or Smokey Bear)

Question 5

A. Channel 9

Question 6

C. Channel 19

Question 7

B. A user's chosen nickname

Question 8

A. Smokey and the Bandit

Question 9

B. What's your location?

Question 10

A. 40 channels

Question 11

D. Cobra Electronics

Question 12

B. A police helicopter or airplane monitoring speed

Question 13

D. Betty Ford

Question 14

B. That's a big 10-4, we gone

Question 15

D. A whip antenna or fiberglass antenna

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