Who is Cedric Adams 1902-1961

Cedric Trivia Quiz

(Answers at bottom of lens).

1. What was the name of Cedric's daily column?
   a. As I See It
   b. In This Corner
   c. From My Point of View
2. What was Cedric's wife's name?
   a. Margaret (Peggy)
   b. Mildred (Billie)
   c. Bernice (Niecy)
3. Cedric would often broadcast from his boat on Lake Minnetonka. What was the name of his boat?
   a. Adam 12
   b. Lady of the Lake
   c. Adam-X
4. Where was Cedric born?
   a. Magnolia, Minnesota
   b. Adrian, Minnesota
   c. Minneapolis, Minnesota
5. Cedric and his wife had:
   a. Two daughters
   b. Three sons
   c. No children
6. Cedric often subbed for which famous person on his national TV show?
   a. Art Linkletter
   b. Edward R. Murrow
   c. Arthur Godfrey
7. Cedric attended which college?
   a. St. Cloud State
   b. University of Minnesota
   c. Cedric did not attend college
8. When Cedric died at the age of 58, he had how many grandchildren?
   a. none
   b. two
   c. nine

Answers to the Cedric Trivia Quiz

1. What was the name of Cedric's daily column?
   b. In This Corner
2. What was Cedric's wife's name?
   c. Bernice (Niecy)
   Bernice Lenont married Cedric Adams in her home town of Virginia, Minnesota in 1931. Niecy passed away at her winter home in Borrego Springs, California, in 1987.
3. Cedric would often broadcast from his boat on Lake Minnetonka. What was the name of his boat?
   c. Adam-X
   Cedric's biography incorrectly calls the boat the Adams-X, but it was actually called the Adam-X. In any case, it was the biggest boat on Lake Minnetonka at the time, and had to be brought to the Minnetonka Boatworks in Wayzata by rail. It had a small kitchen and sleeping quarters, and the boys would often stay on the boat in the summertime. (My mom was a soda jerk at the drug store across the street from the boatworks, and that's how my parents met!)
4. Where was Cedric born?
   a. Adrian, Minnesota
   When Cedric was two, his family moved seven miles west to Magnolia, Minnesota, where he would spend most of his childhood. In the 1950s, Cedric and Niecy returned to his home town to be crowned the "Duke and Duchess of Magnolia."
5. Cedric and his wife had:
   b. Three sons
   David, Cedric Jr. (Ric), and Stephen. Cedric often wrote about his family, and many columns were addressed to my dad (the eldest son) and would start out, "Climb up on my knee, David..."
6. Cedric often subbed for which famous person on his national TV show?
   c. Arthur Godfrey
   Cedric was courted by NBC to move to New York to compete with Godfrey, to which he reportedly replied, "Why would I do that? I like Godfrey!" Cedric and Arthur Godfrey became good friends. (Listen to Arhtur Godfrey's eulogy of Cedric in my link above). Although he could have gone national, Cedric remained in Minnesota throughout his career, making him even more of a hero to midwesterners.
7. Cedric attended which college?
   b. University of Minnesota
   Cedric attended the University of Minnesota, where he began his writing career.
8. When Cedric died at the age of 58, he had how many grandchildren?
   b. two
   At the time of his death, Cedric had two grandsons. Three more grandchildren were born the year he died (1961) and four more would follow, for a total of nine. He now has (I believe I'm correct on this) sixteen great-grandchildren. (Thanks to my cousin Steve for correcting me on this! XO!)