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Closet Forums _ Care to Share? _ A Quiz

Posted by: maxnmike Sep 11 2005, 12:51 AM

OK, all you youngsters might have trouble with this unless you Google some of these. Try it without first.
I'll post the answers in a day or so.

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___________________."

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", 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 Skelton'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________________

BTW I got them all except 1/2 of a question, but then I'm old.

Posted by: robroy Sep 11 2005, 04:38 AM

I didn't grow up over here ,so never saw the red skelton show, but I am old enough to know the others

Posted by: darksoul Sep 11 2005, 12:07 PM

1. Silver Bullet
2. Ed Sullivan?
3. on route 66
4. Twilight zone
5. The lion sleeps tonight
6. Limbo
7. Chocolate
8. Miles Davis
9. Timex watches
10. Bimbo? Good day?
11. Bras
12. Herby & love bug
13. Buddy Holly?
14. Sputnik
15. Hula-hoop

Now I am only 28 but I took my best guess at the quiz and did not cheat by using the aid of the net for the answers so I could be wrong an several of these.

Posted by: Gimpi Sep 11 2005, 03:50 PM

How'd I do?

01. His mask?
02. Ed Sullivan
03. on route 66
04. to protect the innocent
05. the lion sleeps tonight
06. limbo
07. chocolate
08. ?
09. Timex, i think.
10. ?
11. uh...bras? perhaps the wrong protest
12. beetle & bug, lovebug, herbie, take our pick.
13. not sure. good song though.
14. Sputnik
15. hoola hoop.

I didn't cheat or google or nuttin.

Posted by: sin Sep 13 2005, 05:23 AM

LIAR gimpi!

Posted by: maxnmike Sep 16 2005, 02:10 AM

OK, even tho only two people decided to play here are the 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 may God Bless."
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hula hoop