Fun & Games

This is a test for us ‘old kids!’

Ready? Here we go!

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___________________.”

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. “N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle’s 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 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? ____________ and _______________.

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 put it up. It was named _________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late ’50s and ’60s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ________________