Radio Trivia Questions and Answers.

Radio trivia questions and answers.

What musical instrument did Fibber McGee keep in his cluttered hall closet at 79 Wistful Vista on the popular radio show Fibber McGee and Molly?
A: A mandolin.

Who was featured as a comedian Jimmy Durante's sidekick on his popular radio show from 1943 to 1948?
A: Garry Moore.

What was the name of Baby Snooks' baby brother in the popular radio show that starred Fanny Brice?
A: Robespierre.

What is the only radio station in the United States with call letters that spell out the name of its home city?
A: WACO in Waco, Texas.

Who portrayed a wacky housewife in a 1948 radio series called My Favorite Husband?
A: Lucille Ball, who is best known as the wacky housewife on TV's "I Love Lucy."

What heavyweight actor portrayed Marshall Matt Dillon in the long-running 1950's radio version of Gunsmoke?
A: William Conrad, best known to TV viewers for his title roles in the Cannon and Jake and the Fatman series.

What fellow performer's Congressional candidacy did Beverly Hillbilly Buddy Ebsen oppose in a 1984 radio commercial?
A: That of Nancy Kulp, who played homely Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies. She lost her bid for the Pennsylvania seat.

Where did actor Jim Backus' radio character Hubert Updyke III (a fabulously wealthy forerunner of his Thurston Howell III on TV's Gilligan's Island) claim his ancestors landed when they arrived in America?
A: On Cadillac Rock.

Mayor La /trivia, Wallace Wimple and Myrt, the telephone operator, were characters on what classic radio program?
A: Fibber McGee and Molly

What was the long time sponsor of the radio series was, Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, and where did Jack go to school?
A: Wheaties, and Hudson High, respectively.