It's finals week all over the state, so we figured it's only appropriate to issue our local sports radio final exam. What have you learned this semester? Let's find out in this 12 question quiz. There will be no re-takes, be sure to show your work, and good luck.
1. In which place has Al Eschbach least likely to have stepped foot?
A. Costa RicaB. DubaiC. RussiaD. Gallagher-Iba Arena during a game OU is not playing
2. Our prompter, Matt Meyer, will read out a list of games remaining on a hypothetical team's schedule. Your task is to correctly yell out "That's a win!" or "That's a loss!" for each game.
3. If you see Bob Barry Jr. on the street, what is the correct way to greet him?
A. "Hey BBJ, how's it going?"B. "Bobby, you really look great these days!"C. "How 'bout those Sox, BBJ?"D. "I'd like to take a golfer."
4. Craig Humphreys : A College Football Playoff System :: _____________ : Radishes and Beer
5. This is a list of 4 regular guests on the Sports Animal. Place them in order of least-obnoxious to most-obnoxious. To help you out, we've already filled in one spot.
Andy DillardDoug GottliebBerry TramelThe Fat Jack
1.2.3.4. The Fat Jack
6. Match each radio personality with the appropriate nickname.
Jim TraberJack MildrenCraig HumphreysJames Hale
A. The Godfather of the WishboneB. The Hump-manC. The UltimateD. The Amish Gangster
7. An admittedly extremely small handful of fans have stupidly been criticizing the defensive coordinator of a local university. Do you?
A. Ignore themB. Briefly criticize them the Monday following the gameC. Spend the entire week hammering the subject into the ground
8. How best would you describe "The Home Stretch" with Dave Garrett and Jenni Carlson?
A. The most female-friendly show in the market.B. Dave Garrett and Jenni Carlson have a radio show?C. No, seriously. Dave Garrett and Jenni Carlson have a radio show?D. 3/4 of it is inaccurate. It's fiction.
9. Three part question.
How many local sports radio personalities can you name? ________How many United States Representatives can you name? ________How does this make you feel? ___________
10. ESSAY: You have been asked to help start a new radio station. Management has asked your advice as to who the first hire should be. They've narrowed the choices to James the Marvel, Big Voice Guy, and Scissorhands. Who do you choose, and why?
11. And hey, whatever happened to Mobile Dave? Remember him?
12. The following events were varying degrees of awesome. Rate each on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being The Onion (very awesome) and 1 being The Lost Ogle (not at all awesome. Kind of pathetic, actually).
A. The Houston FiascoB. Random anonymous caller breaks story of Bob Simmons' kidney transplantC. Jim Traber/Billy Brown argument (You're giving me your facts!)D. Dean the StreamE. Berry Tramel/Jim Traber 30-minute Chris Collins argument
