Subject: You might need a piece of paper and a pencil to record your
answers.
I am way older than dirt.
1. In the 1950s, if you had a
flat rear tire, you often had to remove the? A. Necker knob B. Curb
feeler C. Fender skirt
2. What color flash bulbs did Dad use for color
film? A. Blue B. Pink C. Plaid
3. What was the parking brake
called when you were a kid? A. Emergency brake B. Pull Stop C. Breaker.
Breaker.
4. Way before Air Jordan, what was a kids shoe of choice? A.
Buster Brown B. PF Flyers C. Old Stinkers
5. In what year did Dewey
Defeat Truman according to the Chicago Tribune? A. 1946 B. 1948 C.
1952
6.. Before the Orkin Man, what technology was part of most home
bug deterrence? A. Shoe Fly B. Fly paper C. 50 mm Phlit gun
7.
Dixie cups had what printed on their tops? A. Secret decoders B. Movie
stars C. WW II propaganda slogans
8. What was the prevailing method of
birth control in the 50s? A. Heavy lifting and cold showers B.
Fear C. Girdles and crinoline petticoats
9. Jimmy Durante said what at
the end of every show? A. Aloha, my friends. B. Good night, Mrs. Calabash,
wherever you are. C. Remember, wherever you go, my nose will get there
first.
10. Popeye the sailor man; Popeye the sailor man.I'm strong to the
finish, _ _ _ _ _ , Popeye the sailor man. A. Cause I eats me spinach B.
My dad was big and Finnish C. The music a bit finnish?
11. In the
quaint greasy spoon jargon of yore, What did knock the horns off one, and drag
it through the garden mean? A. 86 the customer, then kick him out the back
door B. Rare hamburger or steak with tomato and lettuce C.
Cooties
12. Lincoln Logs were for what use? A. A diary of the
presidency B. Keep track of fat cats who sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom C
Building toy structures
13. Ward and June bring what to mind? A. A
popular TV series called Leave it to Beaver B. A Chicago family of butchers
and knife sharpeners called The Cleavers C. Inventors of the clicker, Jack
Ward and Ernest June
14. Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro
are all forms of what? A. Alcoholic beverages B. Capitalism C.
Children's play
15. What was the cheapest way to turn a bicycle into a
motorcycle? A. Baseball cards in the spokes B. Rig an electric motor with
a very long cord C. Turning left into the path of a Harley
16. Tinker
toys date back to when? A. 1914 B. 1949 C. 1967
17. In grade
school, what was the worst thing that could happen to you when being picked
for a team? A. Getting picked last B. Getting your uniform dirty C. Not
having the team tattoo
18. If we dared to swear and our parents heard us,
We immediately found out what _ _ _ tasted like. A. Meatballs B.
Soap C. Sarsaparilla
19. What was one thing the Lone Ranger and Roy
Rogers would never do? A. Kill someone B. Shot a squirrel C. Eat lima
beans
20. What convertible offered an optional radio that automatically
increased its volume as the car accelerated? A. 1912 Franklin B. 1943
Jeep C. 1957 Ford Thunderbird
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answers.........
ANSWERS
1. C) Fender skirts, attached to the
rear fenders, covered fully half the wheel streamlining the car.
2. A) Blue
3. A) Emergency brake. We grew up in
much more dramatic times.
4. B) PF Flyers.
5. B) It was November 3, 1948, when
Truman upset Republican Thomas Dewey in the first postwar presidential election.
Trib publisher Col. Robt. R. McCormick got the news late.
6. B) Sticky
fly paper hanging from kitchen ceilings was common in American homes until
insecticides like Flit became available in 40s.
7. B) Movie
Stars
8. c) This is a
tough one, but the answer is girdles and crinoline petticoats.
9. b) Good
night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.
10. a) cause I eats me
spinach
11. b) Rare hamburger or steak with tomato and
lettuce.
12. c) Building
toy structures.
13. a) A popular TV series called Leave it to Beaver,
perhaps the most unrealistic, misleading and shallow depiction of family life
ever produced for TV.
14. c) Children’s play.
15. a) Baseball
cards in the spokes. Who among you never did this?
16. a) 1914 Good then,
1935 Good now, 2000 Good always, read the back cover of a 1935 Toy Tinkers
catalog.
17. a) Getting
picked last.
18. b)
Soap.
19. a) Kill
someone.
20. c) 1957
Ford Thunderbird.
SCORING
17-20 correct: You are not only older
than dirt, but obviously gifted with mind bloat. 12-16 correct: Not quite
dirt yet, but your mind is definitely muddy, ready to muck up others. 0-11
correct: You are one sad excuse of a geezer.
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