This is a test; it is only a test. Yes, I have included the answers below, but really, you should know the answers. You have time on your hands; you have nothing better to do.
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 arrived in the USA, what was the name of the show in which they appeared.
3) On which route did you “Get your kicks”.
4) “The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to _________”.
5) Who sleeps “in the jungle, the mighty jungle. . . .”
6) After the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we danced under a stick that was lowered and lowered; what was the name of the dance.
7) What is the last word: “Nestle’s makes the very best________”.
8) Satchmo was America’s Ambassador of Goodwill. What was his real name.
9) What takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
10) What was Red Skeleton’s hobo character named.
11) Some Americans protested the Vietnam War by burning what.
12) The cute little car with the engine in the back was called the VW. What other names, there were two, did it go by.
13) In 1971, Don MacLean sang a song about ‘the day the music died’. To whom was this song a tribute.
14) We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit by the Russians. What was it called.
15) One of the big fads in the late 50s and early 60s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. What was it called.
16) What did LS/MFT stand for?
17) “Hey kids, what time is it”. Well, what time is it?
18) “Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men?” Do you?
19) Which song “was a grave yard smash”.
20) Alka Seltzer used a boy with a tablet on his head. What was his name.
ANSWERS
1. The Lone Ranger left a silver bullet behind.
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
11. Draft cards
12. Beetle or bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop
16. Lucky Strike / Means Fine Tobacco
17. Howdy Doody Time
18. the Shadow
19. Monster Mash
20. Speedy
Hey Linda: I posted this on our Facebook page and got 3 or 4 takers, all of the childhood in the 50's generation, so they all got 18 or more correct. Fun, thanks!
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