Radio History Quiz

Who was the first person to correctly understand the electromagnetic nature of radio waves?

• Hertz

• Marconi

• Fessenden

• De Forest

Which inventor was granted a patent for wireless telegraphy using radio waves and Morse code?

• Hertz

• Marconi

• Fessenden

• De Forest

Who made the first successful transmission across the Atlantic using radio waves?

• Hertz

• Marconi

• Fessenden

• De Forest

Who made the first radio broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1906?

• Hertz

• Marconi

• Fessenden

• De Forest

Who developed the audion, which moved radio to the digital age?

• Hertz

• Marconi

• Fessenden

• De Forest

Which act combined and organized federal regulation of telephone, telegraph, and radio communications?

• Radio Act of 1912

• Radio Act of 1927

• Communications Act of 1934

• Telecom Act of 1996

Who was the president of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and recognized the potential of television?

• David Sarnoff

• William S. Paley

• Edward R. Murrow

• Orson Welles

Which radio station is considered the world's first commercially licensed radio station?

• KDKA

• NBC Red

• CBS

• ABC

Which broadcast caused mass hysteria with its depiction of an alien invasion?

• FDR Fireside Chats

• Edward R. Murrow's broadcasts from London

• Orson Welles' War of the Worlds

• Amos 'n' Andy

Who attacked Senator Joe McCarthy and put an end to the scare of communism?

• David Sarnoff

• William S. Paley

• Edward R. Murrow

• Orson Welles