Entertaining contests will keep listeners glued to the radio.
Our contests/trivia are the best, when it comes to entertainment value. We brainstorm to tie our
contests into current events, celebrities, today in history events, etc. Below are some of the
contests we’ve had in our prep reports. Below is just a sample; you’ll see five questions and
answers in each category. Affiliates receive all of the questions and answers.
Is It Older Than Donald Trump?
Here’s a contest we had on Donald Trump’s birthday. You’ll name an invention. Your contestant
has to guess if the invention was introduced to the public before or after Trump was born. They
have to guess “Before Trump,” “After Trump,” or “The same year.” Trump was born in 1946.
Credit card (ANSWER - The same year, 1946)
Water skiing (ANSWER - Before Trump, introduced in 1922)
Windsurfing (ANSWER - After Trump, introduced in 1948)
The convertible (ANSWER - Before Trump, introduced in 1922)
Cotton swab (ANSWER - Before Trump, introduced in 1923)
Plant or STD
You’ll either name a plant or an STD. Your contestant has to guess “Plant” or “STD.”
Trichomaniasis (ANSWER - STD)
Dionaea muscipula (ANSWER - Plant - It’s a Venus fly trap)
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (ANSWER - STD)
Molluscum Contagiosum (ANSWER - STD)
Euphorbia obesa (ANSWER - Plant - It’s endemic to the Great Karoo region of South Africa)
Justin Timberlake Song or Trucker CB Handle
You’ll either name a Justin Timberlake song or a real trucker’s CB handle. Your contestant has
to guess “Timberlake” or “CB handle.”
Body Count (ANSWER - Timberlake)
Big Bag (ANSWER - CB Handle)
Sassy Kat (ANSWER - CB Handle)
Casanova (ANSWER - Timberlake)
Twitch (ANSWER - CB Handle)
Kiss Song or As Seen on TV Product
You’ll either name a Kiss song or a As Seen on TV product. Your contestant has to guess “Kiss
Song” or “As Seen on TV.”
Hot Hands (ANSWER - As Seen on TV)
Clean Reach (ANSWER - As Seen on TV)
Snow Blind (ANSWER - Kiss Song)
Baby Driver (ANSWER - Kiss Song)
Liquid Leather (ANSWER - As Seen on TV)
“GILLIGAN’S ISLAND” OR CLASSIC NOVEL
You’ll either name a “Gilligan’s Island” episode or a classic novel. Your contestant has to guess
“Gilligan’s Island” or “Classic novel.”
Pilgrim’s Progress (ANSWER - Classic novel - by John Bunyan)
Dangerous Liaisons (ANSWER - Classic novel - by Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
The Big Gold Strike (ANSWER - Gilligan’s Island)
Waiting for Watubi (ANSWER - Gilligan’s Island)
The Black Sheep (ANSWER - Classic novel - by Honore De Balzac)
We have an entire section devoted to trivia/contests. Our contest pages are even searchable.