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WNBC Quiz Kids Marcia Balaban and Peter Hughes seem to know the right answer to the question while quiz mates Allan Kaminsky and Marilyn Hacker puzzle it.
« /^\ h, I don't want to brag, mind you, but my child is so smart — " I I says proud parent, and the unlucky listener is in for a long list ^S of how many "A's" Johnny got in Arithmetic and the magnificent composition Mary wrote on "Why I Love My Dog." And the listener sits there with a sceptical look. Sceptical, that is, unless the child happens to be one of those astonishing creatures, a "Quiz Kid."
WNBC is the proud parent of four of these unusual youngsters whose intelligence has been definitely established over the Savings Bank Quiz Kids program heard each Sunday at 1 :30.
Looking like a young version of Arthur Godfrey is eleven-year-old Peter Hughes. Peter says that one reason he wanted to be a "Quiz Kid" is that he likes to take advantage of new experiences and acquire more knowledge. If that is his desire he has already made a good beginning by holding a 97% average in the seventh grade at St. Peter's School on Staten Island. He has also acquired a great deal of general knowledge through reading all types of books during his industrious lifetime. Being a typical American boy, sports are high on the list of Peter's favorite activities, particularly football, softball and swimming.
Marcia Balaban is a young lady who is as bright as she is pretty. She has managed to maintain an "A" average through all the six grades she has spent in school. Although she excels in English literature and reading, her interests outside of school are varied. She collects stamps, rocks and minerals, sews beautifully and makes flower catalogs. Besides all this she finds time to take part in plays given for the Parent Teachers' Association.
Allan Kaminsky, who hails from the Dodgers' home base, is quite naturally a lover of baseball and spends much of his time knocking balls over Brooklyn's back fences. Besides baseball, Allan manages to keep up with his quiz-mates with his "A" average. He frequently retires to the family parlor for his favorite indoor pastime of playing the piano.
Marilyn-Terry Hacker is a bright-eyed young lady from the Bronx who already knows what she would like to be when she grows up. She has decided upon a writing career and has started to work toward her goal by writing poems and stories for her school newspaper. An avid reader, this third-grader counts the Book of Knowledge among her favorite books, since she finds its help invaluable for Quiz Kids bouts.
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