A Test For You! Put On Your Thinking Cap!

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A Test for You

The answers are at the bottom!! Good Luck. These really make you think!

1. " Kookie; Kookie. Lend me your ________________. "

2. The " battle cry " of the hippies in the sixties was " Turn on; tune in;

________________. "

3. 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?______________.

4. Folk songs were played side by side with rock and roll. One of the most

memorable folk songs included these lyrics: " When the rooster crows at the break

of dawn, look out your window and I'll be gone. You're the reason I'm traveling

on,

________________. "

5. A group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in Chicago in

1968 achieved cult status, and were known as the ______________.

6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on

the _____________________________show.

7. Some of us who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning our

_____________________.

8. We all learned to read using the same books. We read about the thrilling

lives and adventures of Dick and Jane. What was the name of Dick and Jane's

dog?_____________

9. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk (what there was

of it) in the front, was called the VW. What other name(s) did it go by?

____________________ or ______________________

10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the ______________and

the ____________.

11. In the seventies, we called the drop-out nonconformists " hippies. " But in

the early sixties, they were known as ______________________.

12. Bendix played Chester A. Riley, who always seemed to get the short

end of the stick in the television program, " The Life of Riley. " At the end of

each show, poor Chester would turn to the camera and exclaim, " What a

__________________. "

13. " Get your kicks, _________________________. "

14. " The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed

______________________________________. "

15. The real Bond, Connery, mixed his martinis a special way:

____________________________________.

16. " In the jungle, the mighty jungle,

____________________________________. "

17. That " adult " book by Henry - the one that contained all the " dirty "

dialogue - was called _________________________________.

18. Today, the math geniuses in school might walk around with a calculator

strapped to their belts. But back in the sixties, members of the math club used

a ______________.

19. In 1971, singer Don Maclean sang a song about " the day the music died. "

This was a reference and tribute to ________________________.

20. A well-known television commercial featured a driver who was miraculously

lifted through thin air and into the front seat of a convertible. The matching

slogan was " Let Hertz ___________________________. "

21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we " danced " under a

stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the

____________________.

22. " N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best... _______________. "

23. In the late sixties, the " full figure " style of Jane and Marilyn

Monroe gave way to the " trim " look, as first exemplified by British model

___________________.

24. Sachmo was America's " ambassador of goodwill. " Our parents shared this great

jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________________.

25. On Jackie Gleason's variety show in the sixties, one of the most popular

segments was " Joe, the Bartender. " Joe's regular visitor at the bar was that

slightly off- center, but lovable character, _________________. (The character's

name, not the actor's.)

26. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it;

it was called ________________________.

27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _____________________.

28. One of the big fads of the late fifties and sixties was a large plastic ring

that we twirled around our waist; it was called the _______________.

29. The " Age of Aquarius " was brought into the mainstream in the Broadway

musical ___________________.

30. This is a two-parter: Red Skelton's hobo character (not the hayseed, the

hobo) was ________. Red ended his television show by saying, " Good night, and

______________________. "

THE ANSWERS

1. " Kookie; Kookie; lend me your comb. "

2. The " battle cry " of the hippies in the sixties was " Turn on; tune in; drop

out. " Many people who proclaimed that 30 years ago today are Wall Street bond

traders and corporate lawyers.

3. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet. Several of you said he left

behind his mask. Oh, no; even off the screen, Clayton would not be seen as

the Lone Ranger without his mask!

4. " When the rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window and I'll

be gone. You're the reason I'm traveling on; Don't think twice, it's all right. "

5. The group of protesters arrested at the Democratic convention in Chicago in

1968 was known as the Chicago seven. As Harvey says, " They would like me to

mention their names. "

6. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on

the Ed Sullivan Show.

7. Some who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their draft cards. If

you said " bras, " you've got the right spirit, but nobody ever burned a bra while

I was watching. The " bra burning " days came as a by-product of women's

liberation movement which had nothing directly to do with the Vietnam war.

8. Dick and Jane's dog was Spot. " See Spot run. " Whatever happened to them?

9. It was the VW Beetle, or more affectionately, the Bug.

10. A Broadway musical and movie gave us the gang names the Sharks and the Jets.

West Side Story.

11. In the early sixties, the drop-out, non-conformists were known as beatniks.

Maynard G. Krebs was the classic beatnik, except that he had no rhythm, man; a

beard, but no beat.

12. At the end of " The Life of Riley, " Chester would turn to the camera and

exclaim, " What a revolting development this is. "

13. " Get your kicks, on Route 66. "

14. " The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to

protect the innocent. "

15. The real Bond, Connery, mixed his martinis a special way: shaken,

not stirred.

16. " In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. "

17. That " adult " book by Henry was called Tropic of Cancer. Today, it

would get a PG-13 rating.

18. Back in the sixties, members of the math club used a slide rule.

19. " The day the music died " was a reference and tribute to Buddy Holly.

20. The matching slogan was " Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat. "

21. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we " danced " under a

stick in a dance called the Limbo.

22. " N-E-S-T-L-E-S; Nestles makes the very best....chooo-c'late. " In the

television commercial, " chocolate " was sung by a puppet - a dog. (Remember his

mouth flopping open and shut?)

23. In the late sixties, the " full figure " style gave way to the " trim " look, as

first exemplified by British model Twiggy.

24. Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was

Louis Armstrong.

25. Joe's regular visitor at the bar was Crazy Googenhiem.

26. The Russians put the first satellite into orbit; it was called Sputnik.

27. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? A Timex watch.

28. The large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist was called the

hula-hoop.

29. The " Age of Aquarius " was brought into the mainstream in the Broadway

musical " Hair. "

30. Red Skelton's hobo character was Freddie the Freeloader. (Clem

Kaddiddlehopper was the " hay seed. " ) Red ended his television show by saying,

" Good night, and may God bless. "

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "