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Radio comedy - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year did radio comedy begin in the United States?
A) 1940
B) 1931
C) 1930
D) 1950
  • 2. Which British music hall comic joined the Entertainments National Service Association in 1940?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Stan Laurel
C) George Formby
D) Fred Allen
  • 3. Who launched The Cuckoo Hour on NBC in 1930?
A) Bob Hope
B) Jack Benny
C) Red Skelton
D) Raymond Knight
  • 4. When did radio comedy start in the United Kingdom?
A) In the 1930s
B) In the 1940s
C) In the 1950s
D) In the 1960s
  • 5. Which of these shows was a popular 1950s UK radio comedy?
A) The Firesign Theatre
B) The Goon Show
C) The Cuckoo Hour
D) Monitor
  • 6. Where did Chris Morris begin his comedy career in 1986?
A) NBC
B) Radio Cambridgeshire
C) XFM
D) BBC Radio 4
  • 7. What is the primary focus of the comedy show 'The Moth Radio Hour'?
A) Stand-up comedy routines
B) Comedic music
C) Humorous storytelling
D) Car advice
  • 8. What does the text describe as a comedy show 'thinly disguised as car advice'?
A) A Prairie Home Companion
B) Car Talk
C) The News Quiz
D) Comedy College
  • 9. Which radio station did Ricky Gervais begin his comedy career at in 1997?
A) NBC
B) BBC Radio 2
C) XFM
D) Radio Cambridgeshire
  • 10. What is the science fiction comedy 'Red Dwarf' based on?
A) The League of Gentlemen
B) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C) The Burkiss Way
D) Son Of Cliché
  • 11. Who hosts the long-running national comedy music program mentioned in the text?
A) Raymond Knight
B) Howard Stern
C) Dr. Demento
D) Garrison Keillor
  • 12. Why is radio comedy production in Canada considered inconsistent?
A) Because the country is too small
B) Because of a lack of interest in radio
C) Because radio licences are federally managed to limit monopolies
D) Because there are too many comedy writers
  • 13. Which duo portrayed the country bumpkins Delmer MacGregor and Cecil Wiggins?
A) Stoopnagle and Budd
B) Bob and Ray
C) Maclean and Maclean
D) Gary Perrin and Mike O’Reilly
  • 14. What station featured the characters Delmer MacGregor and Cecil Wiggins?
A) XFM
B) CHEZ-FM 106.1
C) Radio Cambridgeshire
D) NBC
  • 15. Which radio comedy group is described as being at the forefront of the new wave of audio-only comedic groups?
A) Peeper Radio Theatre
B) The Goon Show
C) The Firesign Theatre
D) The Mighty Boosh
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