The Washington Post

Remembering kid quiz shows in the years before ‘It’s Academic’

Students from Alexandria's Maury Elementary School gather for a WTOP radio quiz show around 1948. Anne Solley, then Anne Flynt, is in the front row, third from the right. Behind her is Anne Shine, ...
BBC

New Radio 4 quiz hosts Clare Balding, Lucy Porter, Max Fosh and Simon Reeve reveal how they’ll be putting contestants’ - and listeners’ - knowledge to the test

Following BBC Radio 4’s announcement of a brand-new season of quiz pilots, we caught up with each of the quiz hosts to share more about their show and what listeners can look forward to. The line-up ...
Time

Radio: Quiz Kids Eclipsed

Radio’s shrill-voiced, incredible pundits, the Quiz Kids, last fortnight took the Army aviation cadet “screening” test, averaged a score of 101. Passing score: 80. Commented Van Dyke Tiers, 15: “Some ...
BBC

Can you complete Radio 1's Giant Face Off quiz?

After an epic week-long challenge, Greg James is the winner of Radio 1's Giant Face Off. The big question is... are YOU up for the challenge? See if you have what it takes to win the Giant Face Off ...