The Older Kids Test
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Sep 6, 2006, 21:32
O.K. baby boomers let's see if you still know your trivia from back in the day.
READY????? - Here we go!
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 low! ered as low as we could go in a dance called the "_____________."
7. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's 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? ____________ &_______________.
13. In 1971, singer DonMacLean 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 ________- ________
THE 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. The Timex watch
10. Freddy, The Freeloader, and "Good Night, andmay God Bless."
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop
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