Are You Middle-Aged?

1.      After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, one grateful citizen would invariably ask, "Who was that masked man?" And, someone else 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, their first TV performance was on the ______________________.

 

3.      Finish this line: "Get your kicks ... _____________________."

 

4.      Finish this line: "The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to... ___________________."

 

5.      Finish this line: "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. What was the name of the dance? ____________________.

 

7.      Finish this line: "Nestle makes the very best... ________________________."

 

8.      What was the real name of jazz trumpeter Sachmo, America's "ambassador of goodwill?" _______________________

 

9.      What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? ________________

 

10.  What was the name of Red Skelton's hobo character? ______________________

 

11.  Some men who protested the Vietnam war burned their _____________________.

 

12.  The VW had its engine in the back and its trunk in the front. What other names did it go by? ___________________ & __________________

 

13.  In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "The day the music died" called "American Pie." What was it a tribute to? ______________________________.

 

14.  The Russians orbited the first satellite placed around the Earth. It was called _____________.

 

15.  In the fifties, we twirled a large plastic ring around our waist. What was it called? _________________________

 

16.  What did Red Skelton say at the end of each of his TV broadcasts? "Good night... __________________."

 

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1.      A silver bullet.

2.      The Ed Sullivan Show.

3.      "on Route 66."

4.      "protect the innocent."

5.      "The lion sleeps tonight."

6.      The Limbo

7.      Chocolate

8.      Louis Armstrong

9.      Timex

10.  Freddy the Freeloader

11.  Draft cards

12.  Beetle or Bug.

13.  Buddy Holly

14.  Sputnik

15.  Hula hoop.

16.  "and may God bless."