Test for us "Older" Kids

I am hoping many will remember these. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'older kids! The answers are printed below, but don't 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, {where?} __________________.'


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. Nestlé’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? ____________ and _______________.


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 :

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 (Not flags, as some have guessed)

12. Beetle or Bug

13. Buddy Holly

14. Sputnik

15. Hoola-hoop


Pass this on to your friends. It will drive them crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.