Monday, July 15, 2013

Are You Smarter Than A 60 Year Old?

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 IT OUT! 

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? ____________ and_______________.


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:

1.      The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

2.      The Ed Sullivan Show

3.      On Route 66

4.      To protect the innocent.

5.      The Lion Sleeps Tonight

6.      The limbo

7.      Chocolate

8.      Louis Armstrong

9.      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


Send this to your 'older' friends, (Better known as Seniors.)  It will drive them crazy! 


And keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.


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Morning funnies









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Birthdays on July 15th
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Todays Pic Dump









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Blast from the Past



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Afternoon Funnies 





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This day in History

Nixon announces visit to communist China, 1971
American Revolution
Lafayette selected colonel-general of the National Guard of Paris, 1789
Automotive
Ford Motor Company takes its first order, 1903
Civil War
CSS Arkansas attacks Union ships, 1862
Cold War
Nixon announces trip to China, 1971
Crime
A notorious English killer is executed, 1953
John Walker Lindh accepts plea bargain, 2002
Disaster
Volcano buries victims in fiery mud, 1888
General Interest
Rembrandt born, 1606
Pike expedition sets out, 1806
Mariner 4 studies Martian surface, 1965
Versace murdered in Cunanan killing spree, 1997
Hollywood
Die Hard debuts, makes Bruce Willis a movie star, 1988
Literary
Iris Murdoch is born, 1919
Music
Columbia Records drops country legend Johnny Cash after 26 years, 1986
Old West
The Mad Trapper of Rat River heads for U.S., 1904
Presidential
Jimmy Carter speaks about a national "crisis in confidence", 1979
Sports
Tex Schramm dies, 2003
Vietnam War
Goldwater nominated for president, 1964
Nixon announces a visit to China, 1971
World War I
Second Battle of the Marne begins with final German offensive, 1918
World War II
Garbo makes an appearance, 1941
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