Fun little quiz for New Years Eve

31 12 2008

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 __________ __________.

Post the answers if you know them.

Check back on Friday for the answers.

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5 responses

31 12 2008
josh keeton

silver bullet
ed sullivan
on route 66
protect the innocent
the lion sleeps tonight
limbo
chocolate
Louis Armstrong
timex
freddy the freeloader, may god bless
draft cards
beetle and bug
buddy holly
sputnik
hula hoop

31 12 2008
John

1. a silver bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
3. on Route 66
4. protect the innocent
5. the lion sleeps tonight
6. Limbo
7. chocolate
8. Louie Armstrong
9. A Timex (watch)
10. Clem Kadiddlehopper (does spelling count?), God bless
11. draft cards
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. hula hoop

31 12 2008
Greg Sherwoood

1. Silver Bullet
2.Ed Sullivan Show
3. On Route 66
4. to protect the innocent
5. the lion sleeps tonight
6. limbo
7. chocolet
8. Louis Armstrong
9. Timex Watch
10. Freddie the Freeloader. Adn may God Bless
11. Draft Cards
12. Beetle. Bug
13. Plane Carsh and death of Richie Vallens, Buddy Hooly and Big Bopper
14.Sputnik
15. Hula Hoop

31 12 2008
Dan Huntingford

John is correct. #10 was the only hard one. (for me) But how are you supposed to post your answers????

31 12 2008
Joe Kern

The same way you posted this comment.

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