Saturday, December 9, 2017

Senior Quiz ... Thx Marge R!


Good questions for seniors


THIS  MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU MAY THINK. 

THE  ANSWERS WILL BE ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER  THE CORRECT ANSWER .
 

DON'T  LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE IT  OUT. 

A  TEST FOR 'OLDER' 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 'older kids'! The answers are printed below, (after  the questions) but don't cheat! Answer them first.....
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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.' Our parents shared this  great jazz trumpet player with us.. His name was

 
 
______  ___________.

 
 

 
 
  
09.  What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______.

 
 

 
 
 
10.  Red Skeleton'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 ______ _____  .    

 
 
 
 

16.  Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

 
 

 
 
 

17.  Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!



18.  Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _____  Knows!



19.  There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash".  It's name was the ______ ______!

20.  Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as it's  Logo/Representative. What was the boy's name? ________

 
 

 
 
 

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
16.  Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco
17.  Howdy Doody Time
18.  Shadow
19.Monster  Mash
20.  Speedy
Send  this to your 'older' friends, (Better known as Seniors.) It will drive them  crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a  few  minutes.


 

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