[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: Fun Test For Us Older Kids

[Don (KI4D)]

This test is for club ham operators born before 1970 only!  Scores of 80%, or better, pass.

 

73 Don, KI4D

 

 

 

From: Jim  
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 7:05 PM
To: Jim 
Subject: Fun Test For Us Older Kids

 





 

 

 

A Test For Us Older Kids

 

To help pass the time:

 

THE ANSWERS WILL BE ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE. DON'T LOOK BELOW AT THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO REMEMBER. A TEST FOR "OLDER" KIDS.   This is a test for us "older kids"!  The answers are printed further down below,  but don't cheat and HAVE FUN!

 

 

1.  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? ________________.

 

  2.  When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The ____ ___________ Show.

 

3.  "Get your kicks, __ _________ _______."

 

4.  "The story you are about to see is true.  The names have been changed to _____ _ _____."

 

5.  "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____ ____ ____ ____."

 

  6.  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 "_____."

 

7.  Nestles makes the very best.... _________.

 

8.  Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill."  Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us.  His name was ______ ___________.

 

9.  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?  Only The _____ knows!

 

19.  There was a song that came out in the 60's that was "a grave yard smash."  Its name was the ______ ______!

 

20.  Alka Seltzer used a "boy with a tablet on his head" as its Logo/Representative. What was the boy's name? ________

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

 

 

 

01.  The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

 

02.  The Ed Sullivan Show

 

03.  On Route 66

04.   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.  Hula-hoop

 

16.  Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco

 

17.  Howdy Doody Time

 

18.  Shadow

 

19.  Monster Mash

 

20.  Speedy

 

Send this to your "older" friends, to keep them busy and let them forget their aches and pains for a few minutes.