Quiz 'em on the air

"Quiz 'Em on the Air," also simply called "Quiz 'Em," was a TV and radio quiz show created for high school students in the 1950s at the same time as the College Bowl radio show.

Origins and Format

The show seems to have had its origins in a national newspaper column called "Quiz 'Em" in the early 1950s that provided interesting bits of trivia, with at least some competitions beginning in 1951. Though there had been a number of radio quiz shows before featuring individual students, Quiz 'Em appears to have featured school-based teams with faculty sponsors and included both radio and TV versions. Although it appears that the show varied somewhat in format between cities, it mostly featured current events questions drawn from local newspapers. At least some questions, however, were drawn from general knowledge, including tiebreaks. Prizes generally included radios and TV sets.

The show was portrayed in Detroit as a way to combat "juvenile delinquency."

At least one TV/radio station appears to have continued running "Quiz 'Em" into the late 1970s.

Cities with Quiz 'em on the Air

• Memphis (and the surrounding Mid-South, including Northern Mississippi)
• Indianapolis
• Miami
• Detroit

External Links

History of the Detroit Quiz Em Show