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History of Radio and TV Review
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A quiz to help review for the history of Radio and Television test
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1
Why did the War of the Worlds broadcast panic so many people?
The broadcast emulated a breaking news bulletin
People missed the beginning where they announced it was a play
People were on edge because of current events
All of these contributed to the panic
2
Why was the first commercial radio station created
to destroy the newspaper industry
to control the public
to sell televisions
To sell radios
3
Who invented the Telephone
Guglielmo Marconi
Lee DeForest
Philo T. Farnsworth
Alexander Graham Bell
4
Noncommercial radio is a premium paid service that is ad free.
False
True
5
Who did Lee DeForest develop a radio relay system in the Caribbean for?
The United Fruit Company
Jack Sparrow
The Del Monte Food Corporation
The United States Navy
6
Which American President was the first to appear on Television
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
7
Why did consumers choose to pay for cable early on when they could get the same channels for free over the air
The President recommended people buy cable
Cable had more movies and events to offer
Cable had better reception in remote areas
It was well supported by the Government
8
What event was the first television broadcast by RCA?
The 1939 New York World's Fair
The War of the Worlds
The Assassination of President Lincoln
The Great Train Robbery
9
Which of these was the first channel offered by Satelite
HBO
Showtime
ESPN
ABC
10
Which former local network became the first "Superstation"
CBS
USA
TBS
BET
11
Who discovered how to send Morse code wirelessly?
Lee DeForest
Samuel Morse
Guglielmo Marconi
Chef Boyardee
12
What was the first instantaneous system of communication that used dots and dashes.
Cinematograph
Telegraph
Kinetoscope
Telephone
13
Which of these companies were among the first radio networks?
All 3 were among the first
AT&T
CBS
NBC
14
Which two U.S. cities were the first connected by the telegraph?
London and Cardiff
Seattle and Los Angeles
Baltimore and Washington DC
Montgomery and Atlanta
15
June 12, 2009 was the last day that networks could broadcast through what kind of signal?
Internet
Digital
Analog
Gamma
16
Who expanded the capabilities of wireless telegraph to include the human voice
Lee DeForest
Vladimir Zworykin
Sir William Cooke
Franklin D. Roosevelt
17
The "War of the Worlds" broadcast took place in what year?
1945
1938
1918
1987
18
_____________ was the first live drama to air on television.
The Queen's Messenger
The Great Train Robbery
The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
The 1939 New York World's Fair
19
Who holds the earliest patent for Television?
Samuel Morse
Philo T. Farnsworth
Thomas Edison
Wolfgang Amadeus Motzart
20
Commercial Radio is the broadcasting of radio by privately owned media.
False
True
21
After the "Panic Broadcast" in 1938, Orson Welles went on to have a more successful career in what field?
Broadway Theatre
Hollywood
The United States House of Representatives
Campbell's Soup Company
22
Which group governs radio and television in the United States
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Concentration Camps (FCC)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Motion Picture Arts Association (MPAA)
23
The radio allowed Americans to keep up to date on what major conflict?
World War 1
The Revolutionary War
World War 2
World War 3
24
Who created the first commercial radio station?
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The New York Times
General Electric
Franklin Roosevelt
25
Which of these privately owned TV networks failed to succeed in the early TV market?
DuMont Television Network
ABC
CBS
NBC
26
Who invented the Telegraph
Samuel Morse
All 3 of these people
Sir Charles Wheastone
Sir William Cooke
27
Why was wireless telegraph an especially useful invention for the British?
The British had a large navy and shipping fleet
The British didn't have a lot of copper for telegraph wires.
The British hate wires
The British had many colonies to communicate with
28
Who was the director of the Mercury Theatre on the Air during the "War of the Worlds" broadcast
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel Morse
Orson Welles
H. G. Wells
29
Which country paid Marconi to develop his wireless telegraph?
Britain
Mexico
Italy
Germany
30
Who is credited with the creation of Television
Thomas Edison
Vladimir Zworykin
Philo T. Farnsworth
Philo T. Farnsworth & Vladimir Zworykin
