Test For Old Kids
 

TEST FOR 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. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's makes the very best . . . . . _______________."

08. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His 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 50's and 60's 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

LOL I got way too many of those questions right

ok... either my head is filled with useless knowledge

or

I'm older than my birth certificate says... I wasn't born when several of these occurred.

I got them all correct!


Thanks Condor... That was FUN!!!!:trampoline:

My swiss cheese brain failed me on the dang silver bullet one and I watched every episode of that show! I didn't get the red skeleton one and I said bras. LOLOL First thing that popped in my head. I was born in 69 but I grew up knowing all of this anyway! :D Thanks Condor!

Karen

Hi Condor,
 

I got them all but Louis Armstrong. What does that tell you? LOL

Thanks for the great memories.

Ada

LOL Stephen!!!!

Man that was fun! I did good, then thought hmmmm maybe it isnt good hahahahahahaha!!! Gettin old! :eek:

Thanks bro for the fun, had my wife and some siblings come in and take the test, and we had a real good time with it.

Merry Christmas bro :)

Hey Liz...
Clem Kaddilehopper was one of Skelton's early characters.

Didn't want ya to go crazy trying to figure out where Clem came from.

:hug:
Abbie