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WWII History Quiz
Airdate: Thursday - July 3, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Course you know, ya gotta keep up appearances. . .

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Max Schmid - 06-18-2025 ]   
  Note to NY old timers - remember when NY was known as Fun City? The slogan defeated Colunbia riots! Mayor Beam needs to come up with a slogan!

NYC auction to raise funds. 10 tons of subway tokens!
NYC cabs

Slogans are the opposite of the truth!

Albert Payson Terhune - who is he?
Reading books for pleasure
The Literate and the Non-Literate

Literary Question - Who was Geribaldi??

Adm Bull Halsey street. Bicentennial talk. (Jerry in the booth)

Shep rushes to the airport. Who is O'Hare??

Pearl Harbor quiz

41:09 Village Voice - 41:40

More WWII quiz

tone @44:47, next Bicentennial Special

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:27	Oh, well, this is WOR New York, friends. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 14:27	Viking Press	Jimmy Breslin - "How the Good Guys Finally Won"
• 15:07	The Metropolitan Opera
• 16:20	Norwegian America Line
• 25:06	Newsday - L.I. Newspaper
• 26:07	Burry's
• 27:12	Book Promotion	"The House on Garribaldi Street"
• 28:43	Hilton Hotels
• 29:44	Jones Beach Theater	"Oklahoma"
• 38:35	Book Promotion	"French Connection 2"
• 41:44	Village Voice

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:06	Joe

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

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Record: 1991 / ID: 19750703W1991

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	July 3, 1975 Recno: 1991	WWII History Quiz	Original Airing

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Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	June 19, 2025

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Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group G	121Bb	Cassette

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19750703W1991	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-18-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Ken Piletic

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Notes

Source: Max Schmid
tarts end Lester Smith news -full theme (but only half theme?) First line: 'course you know you gotta keep up appearances - ya know, style is all. Note to NY old timers - remember when NY was known as Fun City? The slogan defeated Colunbia riots! Mayor Beam needs to come up with a slogan! NYC auction to raise funds. 10 tons of subway tokens! NYC cabs ID 12:28 Oh well, this is... Joe - Eng Slogans are the opposite of the truth! 14:15 Jimmy Breslin book "How the Good Guys Finally Won" Bolshoi Opera at The Met Norwegian Lines - George Plimpton - 17:08 Albert Payson Terhune - who is he? Reading books for pleasure The Literate and the Non-Literate 24:44 LI Newsday, Burry Blues, Operation Eichmann "House on Geribaldi Street" - 27:37 Literary Question - Who was Geribaldi?? 28:20 Hilton Hotels, Guy Lombardi-Oklahoma at Jones Beach Theatre - 29:51 Adm Bull Halsey street. Bicentennial talk. (Jerry in the booth) Shep rushes to the airport. Who is O'Hare?? 38:02 French Connection 2 book -38:33 Pearl Harbor quiz 41:09 Village Voice - 41:40 More WWII quiz tone @44:47, next Bicentennial Special
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Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

June 19, 2025

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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
Series 100 Group G	121Bb	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0	Ken Piletic

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3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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Schmidco

Running Time: 43:54

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Timing Reference ¹Shortened Theme
Inventory Name: 1975 07 03_W1991_022-600_Series_100G-121Bb WWII History Quiz.mp3
Source set: Series 100 Group G
Source ref number: 121Bb
Station: WOR

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Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 7-3-75 RR-15 $tyle
Station: WOR

Comments: Is this the same show as WWII History Quiz?

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Dustbin of History

Running Time: 51:57

Recordee:
506 - Ken Piletic

Inventory Name: 1975 07 03_W1991_552-506_D2025-06-19 WWII History Quiz.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

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