Feb 20, 2013

Not So Current Events Test


THIS WAS (a little) HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.....THE ANSWERS WERE ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE.... I REMEMBERED, BUT ............

DON'T LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED IT OUT. A TEST FOR 'OLDER' KIDS. 


Have some fun, you sharp-witted MPHS Aluminati. 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. N E S T L E S
, Nestles 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!




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


SHARE this to your "older" friends (aka "Seniors.") It will drive them crazy, keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes!


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