Postby Tony Collins 1073 » January 28th, 2012, 10:58 pm
A TEST
FOR OLD KIDS
I was picky who I sent this to. It had to be those who might actually remember.
So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'old kids'!
The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.
01..After the Lone Ranger
saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who
was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left
this behind." What did he leave behind?________________.
02.When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them
on The _______________ Show.
03 Get your kicks, __________________.'
04.'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'
05.'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________.'
06.After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick
>that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'
07. Nestle's makes the very best . .. . . _______________.'
08. "Satchmo" was America's 'Ambassador of Goodwill' to the world. Our parents
shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His real name was _________________.
09.What takes a licking
and keeps on ticking? _______________.
10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always
>ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________. '
11.Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.
12.The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front
was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ & _______________.
13..In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This
was a tribute to ___________________.
14.We can remember
the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.
15... One of the big fads
of the late '50s and '60s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist.
It was called the __ ______________.
ANSWERS :
01.The Lone Ranger
left behind a silver bullet.
02.The Ed Sullivan Show
03..On Route 66
04.To protect the innocent.
05.The Lion Sleeps Tonight
06.The limbo
07.Chocolate
08.Louis Armstrong
09.The Timex watch
10.Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.'
11.Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)
12.Beetle or Bug
13.Buddy Holly
14.Sputnik
15.Hoola-hoop
Send this to your 'old' friends, better known as Seniors. It'll drive them
crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.