A Test For Grown Ups

[CAPTAINZING2000]

1. 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?____________

2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early
1964, we all watched them on The _____ _______ Show.

3. "Get your kicks, ____ ______ __."

4. "The story you are about to see if true. The names
have been changed ___ _______ ____ _________."

5. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, __ ____ _____
_____."

6. 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 "________."

7. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestles makes the very best
__________."

8. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our
parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us.
His name was _____ _______.

9. 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? _________ and
_______________.

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 60' was a
large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist.
It was called the ______ _____.

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ANSWERS:

1. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

2. The Ed Sullivan Show

3. On Route 66

4. To protect the innocent.

5. The lion sleeps tonight

6. The limbo

7. Chocolate

8. Louis Armstrong

9. A Timex watch

10. Freddy, the Freeloader, and "Good Night, and may
God Bless."

11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)

12. Beetle or Bug

13. Buddy Holly

14. Sputnik

15. Hula-hoop

[Ameliorater]

Your telling our age....thanks

[cwohio]

yeah thanks zing - i had everyone believing i was still 29! LOL

[Ann]

Well, personally, I didn't know a single answer, nosirree Bob, just must have been waayyyy before my time.....that's my story and I'm stickin to it. <---spring chicken...that's ME!

Hugs
Ann

[historyteach]

Hmmm.....never mind....
I was taking the test seriously.

Shalom!

[CAPTAINZING2000]

I'm way to young to know any of these.


I was hoping to see how well the more mature people would fare

mature and aged don't mean anything together Zing, just ask Ann.

[historyteach]

Oh, Doug....
I think you're gonna be in trouble with that one... :nono:



Shalom!

[Ann]

HAH! He thought I'd gone to bed,

<---Doug

Again, spring chicken I say!!

Originally Posted by Ann

HAH! He thought I'd gone to bed,

<---Doug

Again, spring chicken I say!!

yep. you weren't supposed to be here until tomorrow after I was gone. whoops.

[Ann]

Just got up again to fetch my Geritol....NOT!!

[historyteach]

Shalom!

[CAPTAINZING2000]

by the way,


I get my kicks

on Rt. 66

Everytime I go up to see my daughters and grand daughters.

They live on that route heading to Chicago

[best]

Originally Posted by CAPTAINZING2000

11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)

Bra burning had nothing to do with Nam.
The Bra burning was a woman's lib thing.

So because I corrected this answer and in my old age, I couldn't remember Freddy the Free Loader...I am taking a 100% on this test. *LOL*

[nightingale]

I've just been at the banter - you all are hilarious! I'm surprised that I knew any of these because I'm just too darn young (clears throat "29") to know any of these