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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.  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'! The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but don't cheat! answer them first.....

 

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". 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 

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3 hours ago, Historian said:

I do not know number 20.  The rest i knew.

 

16 brought a smile to me.  I miss some Lucky's.

Back in the 1940s pack went from the traditional white to green.  That was when, "Lucky, went green," as they said back then.

The phrase used was, " Lucky Strike Goes to War".

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6 hours ago, Historian said:

They were good sticks too.  :) They were "toasted."

Around 1956 a friend of mine was digging through a closet at his house and came across his fathers WWII Jacket.  In the pocket was an unopened pack of Camels from the end of the war.

I lit one up and it burned like a fast fuse it was so dry. I have never smoked a Cigarette that was stronger in my life.  And during my time in the Mediterranean, I bought different brands of European cigarettes, including some of the highest priced ones available in the best hotel in Beirut.  They had Gold tips!   

Without exception, every one tasted and smelled like you were smoking prairie grass.  They were all disgusting.  No wonder European women back then would spend the whole weekend with you for a carton of American Cigarettes.

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I'm watching my wife progressively forgetting.  It's hard but I can do nothing to stop it.  

I have found that a bizarre thing I'm doing has resulted in my memory getting better than it ever has been.  I try to get my wife to do it, but she doesn't see it as a priority.

I found what is amazing to me, that I am able to think of two totally different things at once without a conflict in manual dexterity.  I am just learning that having a right and left brain means they can work independently at the same time.  Learning is wonderful, don't stop.

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