THE GOOD OLD DAYS
A collection of things from our youth, enjoy!
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DO YOU REMEMBER THESE

The answers are at the end, but don't look until after you've given it your best shot.

 A test for the over 60 crowd. The answers are below, but don't cheat.

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 potatoes, 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 Skeltons hobo character was  ________________________. and he 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 ___________.

Answers:

01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

02. The Ed Sullivan show.

03. Route 66

04. to 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 may God Bless."

11. Draft cards (the bra was also burned)

12. Beetle or Bug

13. Buddy Holly

14. Sputnik

15. Hoola-hoop

Remember the good old days.


 

God Bless America!