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 'old kids'! The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.
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 came to the
3'Get your kicks, _________.'
4.'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to _________.'
5.'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, _____.'
6.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 _____.'
7.Nestle's makes the very best . . . . _____.'
8.Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _____.
9.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 ____.
ANSWERS :
1.The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
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 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
14.Sputnik
15.Hoola-hoop
Okay, you got them all correct -- ain't you just lying big time!!! As for me, its a lovely 10 degrees, time for me to get bundled up and remake my snowshoe trail. Mother Nature was rude and covered my former one with piles of white stuff, she can be a real nasty woman at times. However the sun is peeking thru the clouds and there is very little wind out there, so it's a beautiful morning -- I'm gonna listen for and see if I can find a sparrow and if it "fluffs," well, it fluffs, no big deal. You all have a nice day, ya hear!
I could be a member of the "Polar Bear Club." Yeah, I stand in freezing cold water whenever someone flushes the toilet while I'm in the shower.
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