Broadcast Journalists Quiz
The answers appear after the last question, number 27.
1. After covering the fall of Vietnam and Cambodia, who was named CBS White House correspondent in 1976?
a. Ed Bradley
b. Dan Rather
c. Jane Pauley
d. Diane Sawyer
2. Who wrote One Man's America and The Americans?
a. Edward R. Murrow
b. Peter Jennings
c. Dan Rather
d. Alistair Cooke
3. Where was Barbara Walters born?
a. Paris
b. Bonn
c. Rome
d. Boston
4. From which college did Diane Sawyer graduate?
a. Yale
b. Wellesley
c. Smith
d. University of Pittsburgh
5. Who was anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981?
a. Howard K. Smith
b. Barbara Walters
c. Mary Hart
d. Walter Cronkite
6. Who served as director of the Office of War Information during World War II?
a. Elmer Davis
b. Rush Limbaugh
c. Barbara Walters
d. Tom Brokow
7. Who was David Brinkley's partner beginning in 1956 on NBC?
a. Dan Rather
b. Peter Jennings
c. Chet Huntley
d. Edward R. Murrow
8. Who worked on radio's "Information Please"?
a. Franklin Pierce Adams
b. Benjamin Franklin III
c. Dan Rather
d. Diane Sawyer
9. Where was Peter Jennings born?
a. Toronto
b. New York
c. Boston
d. Berlin
10. Who was host of "Nightline" beginning in 1980?
a. Dan Rather
b. Ted Koppel
c. Edward R. Murrow
d. Dorothy Parker
11. After 38 years with NBC, to where did David Brinkley move?
a. CBS
b. CNN
c. ABC
d. PBS
12. Who wrote Kick the Can and Lost and Found?
a. James Lehrer
b. David Brinkley
c. Dan Rather
d. Barbara McPherson
13. Who was once deputy director of the Peace Corps?
a. Diane Sawyer
b. Bill Moyers
c. Mary Hart
d. Clara Bell
14. Who became a professor at Princeton University in 1992?
a. Bill Moyers
b. Roger Mudd
c. Edwin Newman
d. Heather Butts
15. Who served as director of the U.S. Information Agency from 1961 to 1963?
a. Edward R. Murrow
b. Roger Mudd
c. Andy Rooney
d. Bill Moyers
16. Who wrote A Civil Tongue?
a. Edwin Newman
b. Rush Limbaugh
c. Diane Sawyer
d. Jane Pauley
17. What was Jane Pauley's major at Indiana University?
a. biology
b. journalism
c. computer science
d. political science
18. Where did Dan Rather go to college?
a. Bunker Hill Community College
b. Yale
c. Sam Houston State College
d. Columbia
19. Who began his career as a drama critic for the Minneapolis Times?
a. Harry Reasoner
b. Dan Rather
c. Edward R. Murrow
d. Peter Jennings
20. Who worked at Stars and Stripes during World War II?
a. Barbara Walters
b. Harry Reasoner
c. Andy Rooney
d. Dan Rather
21. Who wrote Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam?
a. Morley Safer
b. Dan Quayle
c. Rush Limbaugh
d. Dan Rather
22. Who died in an auto accident in 1983?
a. Andy Rooney
b. Edward R. Murrow
c. Jessica Savitch
d. Edwin Newman
23. What does the K stand for in Howard K. Smith's name?
a. Kenneth
b. Kite
c. Kerry
d. Kingsbury
24. Who was director of the Voice of America from 1965-67?
a. John Chancellor
b. Bill Moyer
c. Dan Rather
d. Mary Hart
25. Who wrote So Long until Tomorrow?
a. George Bush
b. Lowell Thomas
c. Bill Moyer
d. Jane Pauley
26. Who served as a communications officer in World War II?
a. Mike Wallace
b. Dan Rather
c. Edward R. Murrow
d. Bill Miller
27. Where was Tom Brokaw born?
a. Webster, South Dakota
b. Clearwater, Florida
c. Baltimore, Maryland
d. Apollo, Pennsylvania
Answers: 1-a,2-d, 3-d, 4-b, 5-d, 6-a, 7-c, 8-a, 9-a, 10-b, 11-c, 12-a, 13-b, 14-b, 15-a, 16-a, 17-d, 18-c, 19-a, 20-c, 21-a, 22-c, 23-d, 24-a, 25-b, 26-a, 27-a
A Literary Quiz (Index)
MemorableQuotations.com
Memorable Quotations Store at Amazon
Memorable Quotations:
Jewish Writers of the Past
Jewish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Philosophers of Western Civilization
Philosophers of Western Civilization
Memorable Quotations:
French Writers of the Past
French Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers of the Past
English Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Irish Writers of the Past
Irish Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
Massachusetts Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Famous Teachers of the Past
Famous Teachers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers of the Past
American Women Writers of the Past
Memorable Quotations:
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
Humorists, Wits, and Satirists of the Past
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
Memories Are Like Clouds
Memorable Quotations: African-American Writers
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (A)
American Women Writers (A)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (B)
American Women Writers (B)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (C)
American Women Writers (C)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (D - E)
American Women Writers (D - E)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (F - G)
American Women Writers (F - G)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (H - I)
American Women Writers (H - I)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (J - K)
American Women Writers (J - K)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (L - M)
American Women Writers (L - M)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (N - O)
American Women Writers (N - O)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (P - Q)
American Women Writers (P - Q)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (R - S)
American Women Writers (R - S)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (T - V)
American Women Writers (T - V)
Memorable Quotations:
American Women Writers (W - Z)
American Women Writers (W - Z)
Memorable Quotations: Australian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Austrian Writers
Memorable Quotations: British Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: Canadian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Danish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Diarists
Memorable Quotations: Edwardian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Elizabethan Writers
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers (A - B)
English Writers (A - B)
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers (C - F)
English Writers (C - F)
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers (G - K)
English Writers (G - K)
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers (L - O)
English Writers (L - O)
Memorable Quotations:
English Writers (P - Z)
English Writers (P - Z)
Memorable Quotations: French Writers (A - L)
Memorable Quotations: French Writers (M - Z)
Memorable Quotations: German Writers
Memorable Quotations: Irish Writers (A - L)
Memorable Quotations: Irish Writers (M - Z)
Memorable Quotations: Italian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Jewish Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: Jewish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Latin American Writers
Memorable Quotations: Letter Writers
Memorable Quotations: Massachusetts Writers
Memorable Quotations: Norwegian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Polish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Russian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Science Fiction Writers
Memorable Quotations: Scottish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Screenwriters
Memorable Quotations: Short Story Writers (A - L)
Memorable Quotations: Short Story Writers (M - Z)
Memorable Quotations: Spanish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Speechwriters
Memorable Quotations: Swedish Writers
Memorable Quotations: Victorian Writers
Memorable Quotations: Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: American Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: British Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: Jewish Women Writers
Memorable Quotations: Women Short Story Writers
Great Novels on Film
Classic Books on Film
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?
Great Plays on Film
VietnamWar.net
IntelligentsiaNetwork.com
MemorableQuotations.com
http://www.memorablequotations.com
http://www.memorablequotations.com