American pop culture test for "old" people

[GreenPartyVoter]

I was born in 1971 and I still got most of these right. :P I'll put up the answers later.


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 if 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
________________

[LandOLincoln]

1. Do you want us to post the answers, or keep them to ourselves? n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. You can post them, but put a warning in yer subject I guess :^)

[LandOLincoln]

7. Okay, here goes: (spoiler alert)

1. A silver bullet

2. The Ed Sullivan Show

3."...on Route 66."

4. To protect the innocent.

5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

6. the Limbo

7. Chocolate (actually "Chooooc-let")

8. Louis Armstrong

9. Timex

10. Freddy the Freeloader; "...and God bless."

11. Draft cards

12. Bug; Beetle

13. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper, killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa in February, 1959.

14. Sputnik

15. Hula Hoop

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. Too easy (answers here)

1. silver bullet
2. Ed Sullvian
3. On Route 66
4. to protect the innocent
5. the lion sleeps tonight
6. the limbo
7. CHAWK-LET
8. Louis Armstrong
9. Timex watch
10. Freddy the Freeloader, "and God bless."
11. draft cards
12. the bug and13. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper, killed in a plane crash in February 1958
14. Sputnik
15. hula hoop

Not really a good trivia test. Too many of the questions are not specific to baby boomers and are more general history or refer to phenomena that still exist. Only numbers 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10 really require one to have been a baby boomer.

[GOPisBAD]

6. couldn't #11 also be...

...their bras? Or was that more of the feminist movement in the 60's and 70's?

[CBHagman]

8. The bra burning was always exaggerated.

I believe that some feminists once burned a bra as part of a demonstration against beauty contests and the general objectification of women. People fixated on the idea of burning and bra and the rest, as they say, is history.

There was, however, God help us, a poster which read "Girls say yes to boys who say no," implying that conscientious objectors would have, um, success with the women.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. Women couldn't be drafted, and

any guy who had to wear a bra was probably exempt. :-)

And no women ever actually burned their bras. It was only threatened at one protest, and somehow the media picked it up.

[seemunkee]

4. Argghhh

Missed Freddy the freeloader. All I could think of was Klem Kadiddlehopper, and I always watched that show with my Grandpa.

[Steven_S]

15. That was the only one I missed also...

Old people rock. :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. Not raised in the USA but let me try

1. Silver bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
4. to protect the innocent.
11. Draft notices
12. Bug and Beetle
13. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Richie Valens
14. Sputnik
15. Hula Hoop

[HeeBGBz]

9. I'll give er a go. Answers included.

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? Tonto

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all
watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show.

03. "Get your kicks, on Route 66."

04. "The story you are about to see if true. The names have been
changed to protect the innocent."

05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight."

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 "limbo."

07. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's makes the very best
chawwwwwwcolate."

08. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents
shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was
Louis Armstrong.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? Timex

10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named Freddy the Freeloader and
Red always ended his television show by saying, "Good Night, and
"may God bless".

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning
their draft cards.

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?
Bug and Beetle.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the
music died." This was a tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Richie Valens

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The
Russians did it. It was called Sputnik

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
Hula Hoop

Okay, most of these were way too easy

[realisticphish]

10. bah

i know all but the nestles one, and i'm 19

[mcscajun]

11. Piece of Cake (All Answers Here.)

1. Silver Bullet
2. Ed Sullivan
3. On Route 66.
4. To protect the innocent.
5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
6. Limbo
7. Choc-LATE (yeah, there's an O, but Farfel the Dog didn't say O.)
8. Louis Armstrong
9. Timex.
10. Freddie the Freeloader. (on Edit: forgot the "God Bless")
11. Draft Cards
12. Beetle & Bug
13. Buddy Holly, who with the Big Bopper, and Richie Valens died in an airplane crash.
14. Sputnik
15. Hula Hoop.

[supernova]

13. Very easy

These are fun! :D

1) Silver bullet

2) The Ed Sullivan Show

3) Get your kicks on Route 66

4) The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

5) The lion sleeps tonight.

6) The Limbo

7) The very best chocolate

8) Louis Armstrong

9) Timex watches

10)Klem Kadidddlehopper(?) "Good night and God bless."

11)Draft cards

12) Bug Beetle

13) Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens

14) Sputnik

15) Hula Hoop

[davsand]

14. Got them all except Freddy the Freeloader.

I was thinking Klem Kediddlehopper instead. To be fair, however, Gertrude and Heathcliff were my FAVORITE characters done by Red Skelton...


Laura