Topic: Are You Smarter Than A 60 Year Old?
in Forum: Off Topic
DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED
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.....
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? 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 boys
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