there they are the quiz kids presented
by the makers of alka-seltzer we're on
the air with the school kids
questionnaire
the quiz kids five bright lovable
youngsters ready for another difficult
examination in the alka-seltzer school
room of the air the examination tonight
will be conducted in exactly the same
manner as all our regular Wednesday
night quiz kid programs and as usual
none of the children has seen or heard
any of the questions in advance I'd say
we haven't let's get going
all questions were sent in by you
listeners and were selected by Sidney
out James of the editorial staffs of
Time and Life magazine I don't care who
Santa man let's get going man portable
radio will be awarded the sender of each
question used on this program tonight
and now our chief quizzer himself
Joel Kelly
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thank you Ken carpenter and good evening
ladies and gentlemen well we will
proceed directly to the roll call
Richard I'm Richard Williams I'm 11
years old and I'm in sixth grade at
Harrison School East Chicago Indiana
Jack local I'm Jack Lucca I'm 14 years
old and I'm a freshman at the Oak Park
in River Forest Township High School
John I'm John Bishop I'm 14 years old
and I go to the Chicago school for
adults Claud I'm Claude Brenna I'm 12
years old and I'm a sophomore in high
school in Chicago
Gerard enjoy Darryl I need you so me
goes the bedwell school and Burnham and
Jackie I am Jackie Benny I am six years
old I didn't have a chance to go to
school at all
[Laughter]
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I was just a poor boy and I used to
stand on the corner selling papers
barefooted in the winter nice to say
extra extra paper here get your paper
quiet please hmm fine chance I'm gonna
have here I can see that you know how
Jackie you know me much of the kids you
know you just ask the questions that's
all Jackie please and incidentally where
are your curls what
where are your curls on my laughs they
got hot well while we're getting ready
for our first question just a word or
two from Ken carpenter here's a word of
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you said it quiet please we will now
start with the questions
all right quiz kids are s heart of
Seattle Washington says that he was in
the desert and after taking an analysis
of the only water available found that
it was 100% aqua POTUS would you drink
such water John yes I would
well can you give us anything further
well aqua furnaces is fountain water
that's right it's well it's really
spring water John yeah spring water
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that's right mr. Kelly its spring water
yes I know it says so on my card here I
know that's where I saw yeah all right
the next question Pete MacDonald
Vernonia Oregon a school boy who says
that he never enjoyed anything in school
but recess until he began listening to
the quiz kids sends in this one
incidentally he adds that his grades are
improving here it is if you had
something that contained a pro thorax a
mess of thorax and has a lot of Thor a
mess of wha-what did you say a mess oh I
saw what a mess of thorax or mess of
forehead that's right and a metal thorax
what would you have Gerard you answer
you had your hand up first don't butt in
well
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I can see I'm certainly going to have a
fine chance here today all right all
right
the metaphoric stand the prothorax are
all part of the thorax which is a part
of the graph of an insect on the the
thorax is the part between the abdomen
and the head and an insect well good for
you
Gerard that was mark
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that's very good I used to know that
when I went to school but you know when
you get older you forget those things I
can't remember everything now our next
class is to know algebra two and I went
to school quiet please
mrs. Burdette eat rused and of New York
City says you can prove you have a good
background by naming at least three
persons whose names will live forever
because their names have been used to
identify their chief contribution to
humanity for example the name of Renton
is perpetuated in the word Regin ology
claude and nobel he was a Swiss
scientist who discovered dynamite and he
people he gives our prizes to people who
do something great for the world that's
fine Claude let's see what John has to
offer
well there's Calvinism that's a doctrine
as to the downfall of man and Darwinism
the theory of anthropology very good
Joan Jack Luke oh well as Alessandro
Volta his name is perpetuated in the
vault which by which we measure
electricity and James Watt they use his
name to for the watt that's nice going
Jack local
let's see Richard which is the church
and dr. Rajan who discovered the Ronson
raise that's very very good day Richard
Jackie has his hand up but well there
was there's a fella named max he he had
something to do with the Maxwell
[Laughter]
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now wait a minute Jackie there's no
connection there there is - a fellow
named max told me my car
max Maxwell name was max Miller
certainly got a fine chance on this
program in a state a high owns yellow
show
it's beside the point but we'll accept
it as half right now god
also there's jean-françois unpair he he
had something to do with electricity and
his name lives in the ampere oh the amp
yeah jack Luke oh well there's a
Cadillac in LaSalle we're French
explorers and their names are names of
automobiles
[Laughter]
[Applause]
very good Jack luke'll I guess that will
hold Jackie for a while alright our next
question is if everybody's gonna get
laughs on this program I'm goin home
Gerard
well there's also DeSoto
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Spanish explorer the found the
Mississippi that's right the Gerard I'm
glad you brought that up now then what
about Johnny chef that made the
Chevrolet you're going to go into that
kind of stuff you know what about Harry
stood well I can answer a million of
them you know questions that's all
we'll all riff draw from the garage
right now get into our next question and
Miss Margaret faith of chance New Jersey
Z that poses this mountain climbing and
mathematics problem a mountain climber
was making his way along a mountainside
ledge without me who was it asked the
question today Miss Margaret Margaret
faith of Camden New Jersey Oh Camden yes
the I see a mountain climber was making
his way along a mountainside ledge at an
altitude of six thousand four hundred
and forty feet while edging his way he
accidentally kicked a rock which went
flying toward the bottom of the mountain
at some animals who had to scurry for
shelter ignoring the friction of the air
how long did the animals have to reach
safety before the rock hit now you've
got to do this in your head kids no
pencil and paper what is the last
question again please do how many how
long did take one well that is the
question how long did it take one minute
and forty-three seconds that's wrong
he's already got a fine chance here
Richard 20 seconds 20 section seconds is
correct
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well no wonder he squared the rude I
tripled it well nice going kids and
though I don't think you need it you can
rest them over now it's recess time
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ladies and gentlemen you are listening
to the quiz kids presented every
Wednesday night at this time of the
makers of alka-seltzer now just a word
about the questions you can win a new
Zenith portable radio with patented
building wave magnet if you send us a
question which our question editor finds
suitable for use on the air yes
alka-seltzer Awards a famous Zenith
portable radio for each question used on
this program just mail your questions by
postcard or letter to quiz kids National
Broadcasting Company Chicago that's quiz
kids
National Broadcasting Company Chicago we
reserve the right to reword questions
and if like questions are submitted the
first receive will be used all questions
become the property of quiz kids so send
in your question and win a radio you
better see your dollar bond
- that's all I would alright Joel you're
ready with the scores the halfway point
yes Ken but in deference to our guest
contestant I hesitate to read them I
think I'll just let them go until after
the second question session maybe a
miracle will happen by the way it
Richard I that last question we had
before the Bell like can you tell us how
you work that out
well mr. Kelly anybody falling through
space disregarding the friction of the
air accelerates at the rate of thirty
two and two tenths miles feet per second
and so and the rule is the distance
equals the time in second squared times
half of the acceleration per second and
in this case it was six thousand four
hundred forty feet equals sixteen and
1/10 times the time squared so I divided
six six thousand four hundred forty by
sixteen one-tenth and got four hundred
which is the square of the time and
second and I extracted the square root
and that gave me twenty and so the
answer is twenty seconds good for you
original boy
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I'll be where I made my mistake there is
he
I took the I took the least common
multiple there that's what I got wrong
that's where I got the minute 43 seconds
you're sorry
we're routed it well let's get long here
now here's a question from mrs. Daniel
Stormont of Evanston Illinois 5,280 feet
is one mile what well it's an 5280 feet
is one mile well nobody asks that one
well if they do I'm ready watch out all
right we'll continue if you told the
Election Board you were a Mugwump would
you be listed as a Republican Democrat
socialist or independent now there is a
tough one if you told the election board
you were a mug one would you be listed
as a Republican Democrat socialist or
independent
I wouldn't tell anybody I was a mug one
so read it come on well blood I'll take
a guess I say an independent that's
right but how did you guess it I just oh
you just care that's right you see the
political name of the mug want well
let's see what John has to say well it
was independent too because there's a
column in one of our Chicago papers
called Mugwump that's true a politic but
you see the political name of mug womp
started in 1884 when it was applied to
supporters of James G Blaine who
switched to Cleveland because of his
civil service views Blaine was
Republican Republican candidate for
president
Jackie I know what a Mugwump is oh you
do well Rahm is a bird that sits on the
fence with its mug on one end and it
swamp on the
[Laughter]
[Applause]
let's have a little more discipline
please well getting back to the
political situation Jacky Benny who was
President of the United States in 1901
Grover Cleveland that's wrong well I
ought to know I voted for him was Grover
Cleveland you're wrong it was William
McKinley just wish I had a history book
brother that's all I've got one I'll
give it to me I got a low chair here
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Grover Cleveland that's who it was
let's continue with the next question
Pauline Salzmann of Grand Rapids
Michigan found me is that in the paper
you know I know Grover Cleveland quiet
please
I'd like to present this question
Pauline salzman of Grand Rapids Michigan
found these ads in the paper she would
like you to tell her just what is
advertised here's the first item for
rent colonial estate near
Charlottesville Virginia
designed by owner adjoining buildings
make estate virtually a community right
owner T J Charlottesville Virginia
Jackie Benny you you're holding your
hand up I'm waving at some friends in
the audience I can have friends in the
audience can I
hello Mamie well let's make this
question Richard Marcello Monticello the
home of Thomas Jefferson that's right
here's the next item for sale into the
audience you know with the devil I don't
know your superior quiet quiet please
here's the second part of this question
for sale sacrifice 10 million dollar
marbled building in the land of Veda
stands on three hundred and thirteen
foot square marble Terrace absolutely
unique as architects eyes poked out
after construction completed clawed
that's the Taj Mahal the Taj Mahal in
India good for you it's of 22,000 men 22
years to build and I'm right about
Grover Cleveland if I drove over
Cleveland you know I will let continue
Franco estie's of towson maryland sends
in this one last week his wife went
shopping to get her girlfriends gift she
bought sue a green umbrella for $2.95
ellen a blue scarf for two dollars and
fifty cents Joanne a brown leather
pocketbook for $2.99 and Priscilla a
yellow sports Curt for three dollars
what was the color of the scarf for
Ellen John blue blue is right good
1901 was Grover Cleveland I know because
I want to pair a cloth top shoes on the
election we'll forget about the Grover
Cleveland and I won't forget about well
this next question here burn quiet
please
Tommy hey Tom hey Tom Tommy hey Kahn
I'll Jack economy hey I'm reading a name
all right fine
economy hey I'm not getting paid for
this unit burns me up you know
Connie hey Tom listen Jackie yes I'm
beginning to think that you're getting
into what little hair I've got left
well I can always tell you where to get
it to pay quiet Connie hey topped of
Minneapolis Minnesota wants you to sing
or hum these notes as I give them to you
and stop me as soon as you recognize the
scales
you are singing alright here's the first
one see all right John D e-flat F G a
flat B C do you recognize the scale
that's the harmonic minor that's very
good
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all right here is I have my violin here
I have gotten it here's the next one C C
sharp D d sharp e I'll tell you what
we're going to do we've got some other
hands up I'm going to give this one to
Claude that's a chromatic chromatic is
correct
gun for you Claude and here is the last
one C D E flat F G a B C o B flat
Richard that's the melodic melodic is
good gun from you kids one of the
silliest questions I've ever heard
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now quiz kids you'll need mythology all
the time nobody even calls on you though
you'll need mythology as well as
ornithology to answer this one
Ethel Baker of st. Louis Missouri wants
to know why
pecan have a baker's sister - Adam Paul
Baker sister when you want to talk
Jackie will you please hold up your hand
cuz I know an Ethel Baker you know I
well remember to hold up your hand when
you want to say so alright I'll hold up
my hand
thank you sit there what are you the
boss or something quiet please
last time I'll come on this show you're
telling us
[Laughter]
now let's see where am I oh yes Here I
am right here
ethel baker of st. louis missouri wants
to know why peacock feathers are spotted
gerard the peacock has ice in his tail
feathers because of a mere myth
you see when a long time ago when
jupiter married you know after a few
years he became jealous of her and he
turned her into a cab and he said argus
to watch her but juno turned herself
right back into a regular form and
Arthas was the one that had a hundred
eyes in his head and you know killed
argus and put the eyes in the Peacocks
tail well thank you very much
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Jackie I see you've got your hand up I'm
wiping my forehead it's awesome he
raised his hand
fine we'll continue ridiculous questions
ever James Wilson jr. of Toledo Ohio
wants you to compose a second line to
his one-line verse here it is Fred Allen
has a funny show I'm going home
you keep your seat all right Fred Allen
has a funny show let's hear a second
line to that John Fred Allen has a funny
show but there's not a thing he doesn't
know all right let's have another one
funny about that Gerard when mr. Benny
hears that he'll surely blow
[Laughter]
all right Jackie what have you got to
offer
fred allen has a funny show how he does
it I don't know his jokes are old his
gags ain't funny he ought to be paid in
Confederate money the end now then here
is really one for you Jackie Benny
listen to time my father's listening in
yeah
all right tell me how many strings on a
violin five I mean four oh very good how
do you spell rosin ro s om Ron that's
wrong it's ro s i n can't understand it
I've been using it for years
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there's the bell kid I'll have your
scores in just a moment
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well kids is a group you missed only one
question tonight and the individual
winners are Richard first Joan second
and Claude third course I knew I
wouldn't be I congratulate you I I
congratulate you as I said before I
congratulate all you quiz kids and take
pleasure in presenting to each of you on
behalf of the makers of alka-seltzer a
$100 denomination United States savings
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the children pay for their future
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here's a Zenith portable radio maybe you
can learn something listening to the
quiz kids every Wednesday night well at
least I can hock the radio
friends will be back in Chicago next
week and we resume competition with only
the three highest scorers remaining
remaining for the succeeding examination
the three winners on our last
competitive program were Claude Richard
and Jack completing the board will be
Gerard and Joan the same children on the
program tonight meanwhile this is Joe
Kelly dismissing the quiz kids class
until next Wednesday at this same time
good night kid come on any more question
let's get going here come on
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listen again next Wednesday night to the
quiz kids the makers of alka-seltzer
present three programs each week all of
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this is the national broadcasting
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