Q 01/05

On which Detroit radio station did The Lone Ranger first air in 1933?

A) WJR

B) WWJ

C) WXYZ

D) WEBR

Answer · why

C) WXYZ

Test episodes had aired earlier on WEBR in Buffalo.

Q 02/05

Who was the writer credited, along with station owner George Trendle, with creating the character?

A) James Jewell

B) Gaylord Du Bois

C) Fred Foy

D) Fran Striker

Answer · why

D) Fran Striker

Striker also wrote most of the 18 Lone Ranger novels published between 1936 and 1956.

Q 03/05

On what date did the first of the 2,956 radio episodes premiere?

A) May 2, 1942

B) January 31, 1933

C) September 30, 1938

D) December 25, 1942

Answer · why

B) January 31, 1933

Detroit papers did not even list the show in their radio logs at first.

Q 04/05

The Lone Ranger is the sole survivor of an ambush on how many Texas Rangers?

A) Six

B) Four

C) Eight

D) Twelve

Answer · why

A) Six

Tonto dug a sixth grave so the gang would believe every Ranger had died.

Q 05/05

At which canyon were the Rangers ambushed?

A) Devil's Canyon

B) Bryant's Gap

C) Eagle Pass

D) Red Rock Gulch

Answer · why

B) Bryant's Gap

A civilian guide secretly working for the outlaws led them into the trap.