Submitted by AMAC Member Howard Sharpell – Enjoy!
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? 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 boys 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
that was a good run down memory lane, I only missed # 16 because I never smoked, and I am only a very young 65.
Regarding #11, bras were not burned in protest of the Vietnam War. That was draft cards. Women burned their bras in the early years of the “Women’s Lib” movement as a protest against women being treated differently from men. And we young men, of course, were quite happy to see the young women to go bra-less. ;-)
Not yet 60, I only missed #16 Lucky Strikes … perhaps cuz I’ve never smoked! Thx for stroll down Memory Lane!
I’m 70 years old and got them all right. Thank God I lived long enough and I can still remember, they were the good old days.
I got them all, except for Freddie. How could I have forgotten Freddie the Freeloader?
Of course, I have told my kids about my childhood and they just can’t believe Duck and Cover.
It’s amazing that we thought we would be protected from an atomic bomb just by ducking and covering.
I thoroughly enjoyed going down memory lane.. I am also a member of AMAC. I missed 1 1/2 questions. Thanks for some ole time fun..
Missed #18 &# 20. 69 years young. It was fun
Question 13 was not JUST Buddy Holly. It was also The Big Bopper and Richie Valen. There was a line in the song that mentions “the father son and holy ghost, THEY caught the last train to the coast” .
many people think this was about JFK, RFK and MLK. Couldnt be further from the truth. “The Coast” was a show biz reference and neither of those great political figures would be on their way there.
I’m 32. I got all but one right. God, I’m old.
I missed the Freddie the Freeloader part of the Red Skelton question. I said bras instead of draft cards on the Vietnam War Question so I don’t know if that is wrong or not. Got the rest of them right and I am only 44, so I must use too much of my time researching past pop culture phenomenons.
All I could think of was one of Red’s other characters, Clyde Kadiddlehopper.
Steve, it was Klem Kadiddlehopper not Clyde. In fairness, I missed that question too…..can’t believe I didn’t remember Freddie!
Steve, I think it was Clem Kadiddlehopper.
How could I miss Buddy Holly? Missed the Freddie too.
I got ALL of them and I’m 56…;)
Missed 1/2 of #10 Freedie the Freeloader, just didn’t come to me.
Missed 1/2 of #16 Means Fine Tobacco
Missed #20 Speedy lol lol lol Brain just wasn’t working.
I just turned 68,
54 and Missed the LS/MFT.
Alternatively, it meant “Loose Straps Mean Floppy Tits”. There was one other I’ve forgotten. BTW, age 65. Scored 100%.
I’m still trying to figure out how to type my answers on the line following each question.
A little bit of humor.
59 and got them all except for the Red Skelton question
LS/MFT also meant Leave Some Meat For Truman, rations during the War.
Got them all in under a minute. I’m 66 in 20 days……………..
I’m 66, missed 2 halves (Freddy the Freeloader and Bug). Inexcusable on either. On “Day the Music Died” comment, yes Richie Valens and the Big Bopper were on the plane, too, but it was mostly about Buddy. The line was “I can’t remember if I cried, when I heard about his widowed bride,” Buddy was fairly newly married. I’ve also heard the song included Bob Dylan (the Jester) and Elvis (the King).
Janis Joplin was the lady that sang the blues
No Gene. Janis was not the Lady who Sang the Blues. That was Billie Holiday.
Missed Buddy Holly one….I am 67, it was pretty easy….lol