Quiz for Kids of the 50s and 60s

A Test for those Kids of the 50s & 60s (& even those who were born in the 40's plus those who were born in the 70's & 80's who's parents constantly talked about the "good old days")


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 ____________________.


05. In the jungle, the mighty jungle,_________________________


06. 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 _________________________.


07. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestlé'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 ________________________. 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. I n 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 are in comments)

- from Donna