Golden Age of Classic Radio
Instructions: Gather around the receiver and test your memory on the legendary programs, voices, and sound effects of the Golden Age of Radio!
- 1.
Which mysterious character, voiced famously by Orson Welles and Frank Readick, began each episode with the line: 'Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?'
AThe Green HornetBThe ShadowCThe WhistlerDBoston Blackie - 2.
In October 1938, Orson Welles caused public concern with a realistic mock-news broadcast of which H.G. Wells sci-fi novel?
AThe Time MachineBThe Invisible ManCThe War of the WorldsDFirst Men in the Moon - 3.
What was the name of the popular comedy duo whose long-running show featured a closet filled with a mountain of junk that collapsed with a loud crash every week?
AAmos 'n' AndyBBurns and AllenCFibber McGee and MollyDJack Benny and Mary Livingstone - 4.
Which comedian's show famously featured a running gag about his secure, underground bank vault guarded by a humorous clerk named Ed?
AFred AllenBBob HopeCJack BennyDRed Skelton - 5.
What classic mystery series started with the sound of a creaking door, designed by producer Himan Brown to send shivers down listeners' spines?
ALights OutBInner Sanctum MysteryCSuspenseDEscape - 6.
Which beloved comic strip character made the jump to radio in 1930, sponsored by Ovaltine, and gave young listeners secret decoder pins?
ALittle Orphan AnnieBDick TracyCFlash GordonDPopeye - 7.
Who played the gravel-voiced sidekick Jingles P. Jones alongside Guy Madison in the popular western show 'The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'?
AAndy DevineBPat ButtramCGabby HayesDSmiley Burnette - 8.
Which classic radio show, starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, later transitioned into television's longest-running prime-time western?
AThe Lone RangerBHave Gun – Will TravelCRawhideDGunsmoke - 9.
What was the name of the Lone Ranger's loyal Native American companion, who rode a horse named Scout?
ACochiseBTontoCGeronimoDSitting Bull - 10.
Which famous actress and singer starred alongside her husband Phil Harris in a popular musical sitcom centered around their family life in Hollywood?
AAlice FayeBGracie AllenCLucille BallDEve Arden - 11.
What sound effect was famously simulated by shaking a large sheet of thin metal, commonly used during dramatic storms?
AHailBWindCThunderDOcean Waves - 12.
Which classic sitcom starred Eve Arden as the witty, underpaid high school English teacher Connie Brooks?
AOur Miss BrooksBMy Favorite HusbandCFather Knows BestDThe Aldrich Family - 13.
What was the real name of the actor who voiced the heroic lawman 'The Green Hornet' (Britt Reid) and was also the nephew of the Lone Ranger?
AAl HodgeBPaul SuttonCRaymond Edward JohnsonDDan Beemer - 14.
What legendary science fiction radio anthology series, hosted by Wyllis Cooper and later Arch Oboler, was famous for its extreme horror and late-night slot?
ALights OutBDimension XCX Minus OneDBeyond Tomorrow - 15.
Which legendary newsman became a household name for his live, rooftop shortwave reports from London during the Blitz of 1940?
AWalter CronkiteBEdward R. MurrowCLowell ThomasDH.V. Kaltenborn