Friday, August 13, 2004

Memory/Trivia Test

Have a little fun with this................

The answers are 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, _______________.

      04. The story you are about to see is true. The  names have been
changed ____________________.

      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. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, 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 Skeltons hobo character was     ________________________.
and he 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. I n 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 BELOW)




      Answers:
      01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
      02. The Ed Sullivan show.
      03. 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 may
      God Bless."
      11. draft cards (the bra was also burned)
      12. Beetle or Bug
      13. Buddy Holly
      14. sputnik
      15. hoola-hoop


1 comment:

winnie3ave MSN said...


Steve C I guess my brain must be stuck in the 50's and 60's, because I had no trouble getting every one correct. But PLEASE don't ask me about yesterday, because I can't remember. Good quiz. Winston Allison 835 3rd Avenue.

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