Test for old kids

THIS MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU MAY THINK.



THE ANSWERS WILL BE ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER THE CORRECT ANSWER .


DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE IT OUT.
(I'll make this part easier and will just post the answers later)

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'!
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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? Only The _____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash". Its name was the ______ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as its Logo/Representative. What was the boy's name? ________

 

I'm only 47 and pretty sure I got all but 3 of them.

 

I cannot get only two. I'm a 63 year old kid.

 

I'm fairly certain I got them all!

 

I'm mid-fifties, and I missed two. Kinda pissed that I missed those, but I didn't forget--I simply don't know them. I guess my cognitive decline isn't as bad as I thought.

 

If you don't want to peek at the answers, don't scroll down.
















You were warned.











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 (Extra credit if you know who else was on the plane)
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop
16. Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco
17. Howdy Doody Time
18. Shadow
19.Monster Mash
20. Speedy

 

I misses 2 1/2 (Freddy the Freeloader, Speedy and Buddy Holly) More outside time than TV or radio listening. No regrets.

 

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'!
*****************

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 Ed Sullivan Show

03. 'Get your kicks, On Route 66

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the tiger sleeps tonight
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 Limbo'


07. Nestle's makes the very best.... chocolate?

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 'god bless '



11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their draft card.


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? bug & _______.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to Buddy Holly



14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called Sputnik.

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 Hoola Hoop

16. Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____? Let's Screw / My Fingers are Tired

17. Hey Kids! What time is it? It's _____ ______ _____!

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men? Only The _____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash". Its name was the Monster Mash!

20. Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as its Logo/Representative. What was the boy's name? ________

Although many of the items of generational trivia are American 'boomer' culturally specific, I'm surprised that I got as many as I did.

 

100%...almost goofed up on Buddy Holly....Jim Croce came to mind first.

 

I missed Speedy and Lucky Strike. Never used either product.

 

Got 12/20

 

Missed Freddy the Freeloader but got the Big Bopper and Richie Valens

 

Same here 2.5 ,, and no TV till the mid 60]s here,, too poor
Holly,big bopper ,jimmy valance

 

Sigh. I knew it wasn't going to go well when I missed the first one:

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?________________."

I put down "Tonto".

 

No, not whose behind did he leave, but what did he leave behind!
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I missed Lucky Strike, didn't bother wih cigarettes much

 

Missed #6 and #15 and almost missed Red Skeleton, I at first thought it was his Clem Kadiddlehopper character ( probably because that's the one I always remembered) but I did guess it right after going back! I'm still a kid, at least to some of you old fartz, at "only" 50!

 

Got Them all

 

I knew them all. What was the product that supported Superman?