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More questions about Radio

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1. 1 Easy

   Which music group released the 1979 hit song Video Killed the Radio Star?

   Answer: The Buggles

   Why: Fittingly, the song's music video was the very first video broadcast when MTV launched in 1981.

2. 2 Medium

   Which of these ITU radio bands has the shortest wavelength?

   Answer: Extremely high frequency

   Why: Millimetre-scale EHF waves at 30 to 300 GHz carry 77 GHz car radar, and in 2025 the ITU finally gave the band above them a name, THF.

3. 3 Hard

   How did the BBC send coded messages to the French Resistance during World War II?

   Answer: By broadcasting absurd personal phrases

   Why: Radio Londres used 'Les carottes sont cuites' and lines of Verlaine's 'Chanson d'automne' as codes announcing the imminent Normandy landings of June 1944.

4. 4 Easy

   What do we call a radio host who introduces and plays records?

   Answer: Disc jockey

   Why: Martin Block’s Make Believe Ballroom began on New York’s WNEW in February 1935.

5. 5 Medium

   Which dramatic radio serial is the longest-running in the world?

   Answer: The Archers

   Why: With over 20,000 episodes broadcast since 1951, The Archers is a beloved staple of British culture.

6. 6 Hard

   What consumed Edwin Armstrong's final years before his death in 1954?

   Answer: Depressing patent battles

   Why: Armstrong's suit against RCA ended in a settlement of about $1,000,000 in December 1954, less than a year after his death.