Radio History
What does "DJ" stand for?
Disc jockey
What was the first "jingle" advertising?
Wheaties
What is power percentage range for the station?
90 to 105%
A "Russian Blue" is this type of animal.
A cat.
Before Google, the most popular online search engine was...
Ask Jeeves
"AM" and "FM" stand for...?
Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation
Skeptics blamed early radios for...
a. Children vomiting
b. Cows not producing milk
c. Infertility
d. Toothaches
a. Children vomiting
What does PRC stand for and what are they in charge of?
Program Review Committee, creating the program schedule, monitor on-air staff, hand out violations, oversee substitution.
Begin a decline in quality: “Jump the ____”.
Shark
Which of these is NOT a real slogan an American company has tried to use?
a. "It's not for women." (Dr. Pepper)
b. "Something for every hole." (Mejuri Jewelry)
c. "Cheat On Your Girlfriend, Not Your Workout" (Reebok Sneakers)
d. "If It Doesn't Get All Over the Place, It Doesn't Belong in Your Face" (Carl's Jr)
"Something for every hole." (Mejuri Jewelry)
That was actually a slogan for Maria Tash!
Which Short Story, Read By Orson Welles, Became Famous For Allegedly Causing Mass Panic In 1938?
"War of the Worlds"
Which of these songs was NOT banned on the radio after 9/11?
a. Frank Sinatra – "New York, New York"
b. Tori Amos - "I Can't See New York"
c. Alanis Morissette – "Ironic"
d. Dave Matthews Band – "Crash Into Me"
b. Tori Amos - "I Can't See New York"
Other banned songs include "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen, and every Rage Against the Machine song.
Name all the logs.
1. Issues and Program
2. Trouble
3. Program
4. Spintron
5. Operator
6. Phone
7. Volunteer
8. Guest
Rats are members of this order of mammals, whose name comes from the latin word for "gnaw".
Rodentia (Rodents)
Which member of My Chemical Romance is on an FBI watchlist?
a. Gerard Way (lead vocals)
b. Ray Toro (lead guitar)
c. Mikey Way (bass guitar)
d. Frank Iero (rhythm guitar)
Frank Iero! He wrote and recorded a song in 2009 titled "I Am Going to Kill the President of the United States of America", prompting the Secret Service to show up at his house and launch an investigation against him. To this day, he is still on the FBI's watchlist and was banned from ever performing the song live.
What Famous Tower Was Used As A Radio Tower, Intercepting Crucial Military Transmissions During WWI?
The Eiffel Tower
In 1978, a radio station mistakenly played Atlanta Rhythm Section’s song "Imaginary Lover" at the wrong RPM, which inadvertently made it sound like what other famous band?
Fleetwood Mac
What are the names of DJ Catrophy and Rat's other shows? (Bonus points if you can also say what time they air.)
Feline Funky and Pack Rat's Rat Trap
True or False? Cats have more bones than humans.
TRUE! Cats have 230 bones, which is 24 more than humans.
In the Warriors book series, focusing on the adventures of multiple Clans of feral cats, which of the following is NOT true?
a. There is a Cat Heaven and a Cat Hell, which young cats can visit in their dreams to train and become "midnight warriors"
b. Cats in the book series literally have nine lives, and many characters die and are revived multiple times
c. There is a graphic death scene of a newborn kitten being carried off by a hawk.
d. The cat clans are ethnostates and they have cat racism against each other
B! Only clan leaders get nine lives for some reason. (Catrophy can probably tell you why that is.) A lot of cats do die though.
What year was modern audio-based radio invented?
23rd December, 1900
What Is The Number 1 Most Played Song On U.S Radio Of The 2000s Decade?
"How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
Explain S.L.A.P.S
Serious Literary, Artistic, Political, Scientific value.
In the movie Ratatouille, Chef Auguste Gusteau wrote Remy the Rat's favorite cookbook which was titled ________.
Anyone Can Cook
Which one of these is not a real lyric we let a man get away with singing in the 90s?
a. "Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me" -Dave Matthews Band 'Crash Into Me'
b. "Pure black people man that's all I man know" -Snow 'Informer'
c. "Her intuition magic, and the shape of her body? Unusual" -Train 'Meet Virginia'
d. "If I came back as a dolphin, would you listen to me then? Would you let me be your friend?" -Prince 'Dolphin'
'Meet Viriginia' by Train came out in 2000, so no longer the 90s! But every song by Train is hot garbage.