Joke time

Well, not really a joke today so much as a little quiz to keep the old timers occupied. Younger readers can pass by this post.


Are you smarter than a 60 year old?

The answers are at the bottom.


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 ____________, _______________, and ______________.

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? What did it stand for? ___ ___ / _____ ___ ____

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

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



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, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson

14. Sputnik

15. Hoola-hoop

16. Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco

17. Howdy Doody Time

18. Shadow