martymas Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 hi all here is a testand many americans will know most of the answers i have to appoligise ive forgotten many of the answersThis is a test for us, the older kids! The answers are printed below, but don't you cheat. READY????? Here we go!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 if 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 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 _______ _____Scroll Down ANSWERS:01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.02. The Ed Sullivan Show03. On Route 6604. To protect the innocent.05. The Lion sleeps tonight06. The limbo07. Chocolate08. Louis Armstrong09. The Timex watch10. Freddy, The Freeloader, and "Good Night, and may God Bless."11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)12. Beetle or Bug13. Buddy Holly14. Sputnik15. Hoola-hoopSend this to your "old" friends. It will drive them crazy! And, keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 For some unimportant reason I was singing the "Slinky" song last night at work: "Alone or in pairs it walks down stairs and makes a slink-ity sound ... " (But now, due to the Internet and its ubiquotous parodies, I ALSO can't forget the parody of that song -- it's about an adult toy ... ) Oh yeah, I started off, again for some unimportant reason, singing the "Good 'n' Plenties" song: "Charlie says, 'love my good 'n' plenties,' Charlie says, 'really rings the bell,' Charlie says, 'love my good 'n' plenties don't know any other candy that I love so well.'" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 *does the good and plenty hand shake* even though I don't have a box of good and plenties. Doggone it , Jdoors, you're going to have that Slinky song stuck in my head, now!Got 12 1/2 right --instead of Beetle for the VW nickname I chose "Slug Bug" and "Bug"Thanks, Marty!Slug Bug Red, No Slug Bug Back!!Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 ... Slug Bug Red, No Slug Bug Back!!Liz As an Uncle it's my responsibility to pass on annoying habits and that game definitely qualifies. It's like they don't teach kids anything important in school nowadays! Just this past weekend I went to a party and saw someone I hadn't seen in over ten years. One of the things she brought up was something I taught her kids way back then. We had a good laugh over that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 And of course, Aunts and Uncles are obligated to get their nieces and nephews the noisy and messy toys for Christmas (finger paint is a must-have)! One sister still hasn't forgiven me for sending her boys the game, "Risk". Am I going to tell her we now have a no-mess computer version? Nope.Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 hi all here is a testand many americans will know most of the answers i have to appoligise ive forgotten many of the answersThis is a test for us, the older kids! The answers are printed below, but don't you cheat. READY????? Here we go!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 if 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 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 _______ _____Scroll Down ANSWERS:01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.02. The Ed Sullivan Show03. On Route 6604. To protect the innocent.05. The Lion sleeps tonight06. The limbo07. Chocolate08. Louis Armstrong09. The Timex watch10. Freddy, The Freeloader, and "Good Night, and may God Bless."11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)12. Beetle or Bug13. Buddy Holly14. Sputnik15. Hoola-hoopSend this to your "old" friends. It will drive them crazy! And, keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.Thanks for the brain exercise Marty.Indeed I was THERE during the era.I only forgot # 1 and 10.Guess my memory isn't as bad as I thought. Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsbowen Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'm older than I thought. I only missed 1,7,8 and 10. For some reason, I was thinking 8 should have been Dizzy Gillespie, and I should have received extra credit for 13, as I named the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Damn, I am old. I remembered everyone of them just like it was yesterday. I miss those days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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