TEST FOR THE "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 the 'older kids'!  The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.

(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 Beatle s 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 is true. The names have been

       changed to ___________________."

(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', 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 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:

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 and God Bless.'
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned, but not flags, as some

      may have guessed)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hula-hoop

Send this to my 'older' friends, better known as Seniors. It will keep
them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.
The youngsters among you will shake your heads and feel sorry for the
rest of us.    
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