Old-Timers Quiz

"Old-Timers Quiz"

This is a test for all of you, old kids! The answers
are printed below, but don't you 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____________."

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 50s and 60s
was a large plastic ring that we twirled around
our waist. It was called the _____________.

"Old-Timers Quiz 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 may G~d Bless."

11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)

12. Beetle or Bug

13. Buddy Holly

14. Sputnik

15. Hoola-hoop

If you wish, you might want to send this to your
"old" friends. It will drive them crazy! And keep
them busy and let them forget their aches and
pains for a few minutes...
Received on Thu Jan 12 22:18:26 2006