+ Information Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938 to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" but is now called "directory assistance". The series was moderated by Clifton Fadiman. A panel of experts would attempt to answer questions submitted by listeners. For the first few shows, a listener was paid two dollars for a question that was used, and five dollars more if the experts could not answer it correctly. When the show got its first sponsor (Canada Dry), the total amounts were increased to five and ten dollars respectively. A complete Encyclopaedia Britannica was later added to the prize for questions that stumped the panel. The amounts went up to ten and twenty-five dollars when Lucky Strike took over sponsorship of the program.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Information Please
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.04.1941 | john gunther and lymon bryson |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. 8:30 P. M. The first question is, "Can you identify the following "gi... | |
| 04.11.1941 | philip merrivale |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. 8:30 P. M. The first question is, "I'll name one of a pair of rivals,... | |
| 04.18.1941 | rex stout and henry curran chief magistrate |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In what game would you call out the following... | |
| 04.25.1941 | paul lukas |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Which of these cities is not in the Western H... | |
| 05.02.1941 | donald ogden stuart |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What have these numbers in common: 60, 24, 7,... | |
| 05.09.1941 | gene tunney |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "How are these feminine names associated with ... | |
| 05.16.1941 | frank sullivan and dick maney |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who is or was the oil man who backed a baseba... | |
| 05.23.1941 | third anniversary show |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. 8:30 P. M. The third anniversary of the program. The first question i... | |
| 05.30.1941 | cornelia otis skinner and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Answer each questions from famous poems by qu... | |
| 06.06.1941 | sally benson |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "With what character or author do you associat... | |
| 06.13.1941 | william tilden |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Where in fact or fiction does a man kill a li... | |
| 06.20.1941 | judge james wallace and governor alfred e smith |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Complete these three lines and name the autho... | |
| 06.27.1941 | alfred hitchcock |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Differentiate: gourmet, glutton and gourmond.... | |
| 07.04.1941 | john gunther and walter durante |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What is the term of surrender of each of thes... | |
| 07.11.1941 | mary boland |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "How did each of these numbers figure in the re... | |
| 08.01.1941 | lyman bryson and dr henry noble mccracken |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who is or was the son of the following..." | |
| 08.08.1941 | larry macphale |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The program's closing has been partially deleted. | |
| 08.15.1941 | deems taylor and russel krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name a famous pair, consisting of a tall one ... | |
| 09.05.1941 | deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these three piano pieces..." The fin... | |
| 09.12.1941 | louis bromfield and margarite leach |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Make up a menu of nursery rhymes which happen... | |
| 09.19.1941 | stephen vincent bonet |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Which poets furnished the inspiration for the... | |
| 09.26.1941 | sir thomas beecham and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name the ruler who gained political power by ... | |
| 10.03.1941 | lefty gomez and mayor fiorellio laguardia |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Of this group of phrases that involve water, ... | |
| 10.17.1941 | fred allen |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What is the source of the following book or p... | |
| 10.24.1941 | c s forester and russell krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Who might crack a case." |
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