A TEST FOR OLD 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 'old kids'! The answers are will be posted later.

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 __ ______________.

Dang... I know most of those..  :-/

Double Dang - I know all of them.

See?  48 IS OLD!

Well at least I'm in good company Pat.  We're both 48 and I answered them all too...  8-)

Age is all a matter of your state of mind.

-Dennis-

48 is old?  You guys are youngins....sheesh.

ALL of them are waaaay too easy for this 55 year old  :(

Although I was a young kid, to this day I vividly recall our family standing on our front lawn watching Sputnik go by.  I had no idea of the importance, but the adults sure thought it was important, so it stuck.

Mosaicwench wrote on Jan 8^th, 2009 at 6:40pm:

Double Dang - I know all of them. See?  48 IS OLD!

Yep knew them all.

48 OLD? 55 OLD? sheeze your only pup's but none of us will ever be as old as Chuck ;D

Barry

I knew alot of them but really now I need to know what the Lone Ranger left behind!!!!

I know what Silver left behind...  ;D

Can't be sure of 1 or 13  :-?

Charlie

I know what Don McLean's song is about.

OK, the answers are starting to trickle in .. Here is the full list:


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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

So be honest ... How did you do?

I could not remember the name "Freddy the Freeloader"  ... Then kicked myself when I saw it, 'cuz I DID know that!

I got all the rest ...

Chuck

I'm 46 and I didn't know 1, the first part of 10, and 13.  My mom did though.  :)

Laurie

I know what I have in common with Doctor Strange Love! I just can’t seem to keep my arm down… Quick, someone send Charlie's angels to my rescue.

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I knew them all.

43 almost 44 is "senior"?  OMG I might as well sew the old girl shut and fill the apartment with CATS.  Max might like that, but then again he seems to like being the only kitty getting petted in this house.

:P

;D ;D

Don McLean's song was about a number of things: One was the plane crash that killed Richie Valenz, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly. The other was the Rolling Stones' free concert at the Altamont Speedway, where a black man wielding a gun and charging the stage was stabbed to death by the Hell's Angels who had been hired by the Stones for security.

The Angels were told that for free beer and $500, all they would have to do is sit on the front edge of the stage. When people started rushing the stage (which was built all too low to the ground), things got out of hand.

Mick Jagger stopped the concert and appealed for peace, and then they continued playing. The Angels were already pissed at the Stones because the Stones waited and waited until the crowd was in a near frenzy before they went on-stage. They were very very late, and by then, the mood had turned very surly, darkness had fallen, and things quickly went from bad to worse, culminating with the stabbing to death of a man who was rushing the stage to take a shot at Mick Jagger. This happened during the song, "Gimme' Shelter," and not during "Sympathy For The Devil," as is popularly claimed.

Edit: It's widely thought that with the deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and the murder at the Altamont Speedway, that the peace and love movement of the late sixties had sounded its death knell.

DAMN, I am 42 and knew every damn one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  well,, Its only because I have a brother 10 years older than me and a sister that is 8 years older. ,,,,,,,uh,,,,,NO,, I wasnt an "accident",,,, mom said i was ,"a pleasant surprise".           Tuck

Thanks Chuck.....that was fun.....We just had a earthquake about 30 seconds ago (nothing large)

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Egad.

Charlie

Yep! Today is the King's birthday. :)

(It's practically a state holiday, down here!)  ;D

tuck wrote on Jan 8^th, 2009 at 10:41pm:

mom said i was ,"a pleasant surprise"

A likely story, young'n!



It reminds me of a poem:

In days of old,
When Knights were bold,
And safes were not invented;
They tied a sock,
Around thier cock,
And babies were prevented ... (sometimes)

I knew all but two.....damn, I feel old now.  :-/

  {{{{{SIGH}}}}} I new all of them. And I wasn't even paying attention back then.
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LOL>>>I knew em all, too....................but I'm much too young to have ACTUALLY viewed Sputnik!

Chuck, you'll always be older than me............. :P

Sooo not going to the cat  subject............

Cathi ::)

My problem is - I can remember all those, but can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning....  :) That should be an indication of MY age!!!!

Hugs BD

Frank_W wrote on Jan 8^th, 2009 at 11:17pm:

Yep! Today is the King's Queen's birthday. :) (It's practically a state holiday, down here!)  ;D

There I fixed it for you.  It SHOULD be a state Holiday when I'm involved . . . .
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10/13 and

I'm a wee lad of 35 though I am getting gray

I got all the questions correct. I just asked my mom.


Frank_W wrote on Jan 8^th, 2009 at 11:17pm:

Yep! Today is the King's birthday. :) (It's practically a state holiday, down here!)  ;D

It's practically a holiday in Vegas, too. Flying Elvi everywhere and a way too many fake Elvis'. (Fake Elvis' were invented in Vegas)

Mosaicwench wrote on Jan 9^th, 2009 at 8:16am:

Frank_W wrote on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:17pm: Yep! Today is the King's Queen's birthday. :) (It's practically a state holiday, down here!)  ;D There I fixed it for you.  It SHOULD be a state Holiday when I'm involved . . . . START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGESTART PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE

I couldn't agree more!  ;)