AlamoPA Mailing List: Fw: Are you smarter than a 60 yr. old?

[Sallie Carlson (wacsc11945]

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Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 1:11 PM
Subject: Fw: Are you smarter than a 60 yr. old?

 

 

 

 

 Few different questions.  

Are you smarter than a 60 yr
old?

THIS

MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU MAY THINK.

THE

ANSWERS WILL BE ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T QUITE

REMEMBER THE CORRECT ANSWER .

 

DON'T

LOOK BELOW FOR THE ANSWERS UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE IT

OUT. 

A

TEST FOR 'OLDER' KIDS. I was picky who I

sent this to. It had to be those who might actually remember. So

have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'older

kids'! The answers are printed below, (after the questions) but

don't cheat! answer them first.....

*****************

 

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? Only 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 boy's 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 <

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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

Send

this to your 'older' friends, (Better known as Seniors.) It will

drive them crazy! And keep them busy and let them forget their aches

and pains for a few minutes.