Thread: Geezer Test

I only missed one. See how many you can get without looking at the answers.




Enjoy! A TEST FOR 'OLDER' 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.
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'! Brought back fond memories!
The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but don't cheat! answer

them first.....
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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?
The _____ Knows!


19. There was a song that came out in the 60's that
was "a grave yard smash". It's name was the ______ ______!
20. Alka
Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on
his head" as it's Logo/Representative.
What was the boy's name? ________




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
14. Sputnik
15.
Hoola-hoop
16. Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco
17. Howdy
Doody
Time
18. Shadow
19.Monster Mash

20. Speedy

I missed 16.5. Ha, gave myself a half point for the vw question, my guess was beetle and Herbie. I'm not a geezer! Hip hip hooray