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This month is our Holiday Luncheon at Samuel Beckett's Irish Gastro Pub in Shirlington (Arlington), Virginia.
The main event is the Quiz hosted by Michael Hayde. (Questions AND the answers are below.) Also is the announcement of the Cawelti Award winner and the results of the election of officers for 2026.

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METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON OLD TIME RADIO CLUB
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON QUIZ - 2025

1. Orson Welles brought the role of the Shadow to life. Several followed
him in the role. Can you name one?
2. This writer wrote numerous scripts for Suspense such as
The Hitchhiker, The Diary of Saphronia Winters, and Nightman.
She also wrote one that was repeated many, many times. Who is she?
3. This actor had roles in several soap operas and was the announcer
for the Cavalcade of America. He's best known for his
radio role of Superman. Who is he?
4. Morton Fine and David Friedkin were prodigious writers for radio.
Can you name one of the programs for which they were the
primary writers?
5. Miss Brooks' landlady, Mrs. Davis, had a cat. What was its name?
6. Paladin lived in San Francisco. What was the name of his hotel?
7. What was the name of the business run by Lum and Abner?
8. What was the name of the lodge to which Amos, Andy, and the
Kingfish belonged?
9. What was the name of the aide who assisted the District
Attorney on Mr. District Attorney?
10. What actress played the role of Martha Ellis Bryant?
11. Which came first? Dimension X or X Minus One.
12. What was the name of Sgt. Preston's horse on Challenge of the Yukon?
13. Who created the program Light's Out?
14. On the Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show, Phil's buddy was Frankie Remley. Who played Remley?
15. What the name of the character who was the narrator on Death
Valley Days?
16. What was the name of the San Francisco detective who hounded
Brit Reid to prove he was the Green Hornet?
17. Can you name the OTR program that just celebrated its 100th
anniversary - and is still going strong?
18. Do you know the name of the primary sponsor of The Whistler?
19. Lon Clark played the lead in what detective show?
20. What is the name of the detective show which had Virginia
Gregg playing the detective's girlfriend Helen Asher?

The answers are below.
DON’T PEEK!!!!!

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The Answers:
1 Bret Morrison, Bill Johnstone, John Archer, Steven Courtleigh
2 Lucille Fletcher
3 Clayton “Bud” Collier
4 Broadway Is My Beat, Crime Classics, Escape, Suspense, On Stage, The Line Up, Bold Venture, The Front Page, Philip Morse Playhouse
5 Minerva
6 The Carlton
7 Jot ‘em Down Store
8 Mystic Knights of the Sea
9 Len Harrington????
10 Mackenzie McCambridge
11 Dimension X
12 Rex
13 Willis Cooper
14 Elliot Lewis
15 The Old Ranger
16 Oliver Perry
17 The Grand Ole Opry
18 Signal Oil Company
19 Nick Carter, master Detective
20 Richard Diamond, Private Detective