Guest Guest Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 so here's the test. di Want to take a break and have some fun? Number a paper from 1 to 20. Write the letter that fits your guess/answer of each of the following questions. Then grade your scores and see what the meaning of your score is. ----- History Exam (Don't peek at the answers 'til you try it) 1) In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located? a) On the floor shift knob On the floor board, to the left of the clutch c) Next to the horn 2) The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For what was it used? a) Capture lightning bugs To sprinkle clothes before ironing c) Large salt shaker 3) Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters? a) Cows got cold and wouldn't produce milk Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled c) Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top. 4) What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance? a) Blackjack Gin c) Craps! 5) What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.II? a) Suntan Leg painting c) Wearing slacks 6) What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going? a) Studebaker Nash Metro c) Tucker 7) Which was a popular candy when you were a kid? a) Strips of dried peanut butter Chocolate licorice bars c) Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside 8) How was Butch wax used? a) To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing c) On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust 9) Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes? a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key Woven straps that crossed the foot c) Long pieces of twine 10) As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision? a) Consider all the facts Ask Mom c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo 11) What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940's? a) Smallpox AIDS c) Polio 12) "I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey" a) SUV Taxi c) Streetcar 13) What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pet pony? a) Old Blue Paint c) Macaroni 14) What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill? a) Part of the game of hide and seek What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores c) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms an A-bomb drill 15) What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy Doody show? a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring Princess Sacajewea c) Princess Moonshadow 16) What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school? a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you high* Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window c) Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid your failure 17) Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases? a) To keep you out of mischief by licking the backs, which tasted like bubble gum They could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items c) They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos 18. Praise the Lord, and pass the _________? a) Meatballs Dames c) Ammunition 19) What was the name of the singing group that made the song "Cabdriver" a hit? a) The Ink Spots The Supremes c) The Esquires 20) Who left his heart in San Francisco? a) Tony Bennett Xavier Cugat c) George Gershwin ************************************************ ANSWERS 1) ( On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe, took till the late '60s to catch on. 2) ( To sprinkle clothes before ironing. Who had a steam iron? 3) © Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping the bottle top. 4) (a) Blackjack Gum. 5) ( Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil. 6) (a) 1946 Studebaker. 7) © Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water. 8) (a) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut. 9) (a) With clamps, tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a shoestring around your neck. 10) © Eeny-meeny-miney-mo. 11) © Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent spread of the disease. 12) ( Taxi. Better be ready by half-past eight! 13) © Macaroni. 14) © Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A- bomb drill. 15) (a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another puppet. 16) (a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high. 17) ( Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for household items at the Green Stamp store. 18) © Ammunition, and we'll all be free. 19) (a) The all male, all black group: The Inkspots. 20) (a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today. ******************************* SCORING 17- 20 correct: You are not only older than dirt, but obviously gifted with mind bloat. Now if you could only find your glasses. Definitely a GEEZER ! 12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is definitely muddy. 0 -11 correct: You are a sad excuse for a geezer or you are younger than springtime! Send this to your friends with your score in the subject line! Quote Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 By the way he got a 17 I got 14. Diane Quote Link to comment
Homesteader Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I got 19. correct,but I don't wear glasses like the scoring explanation says. I'm in my forties but I guess I'm older than I thought. LOL BTW my 1971 Chevelle has the high beam button on the floor to the left of the brake pedal. I remember the first time the ones on the turn signal lever came out. People were complaining about those cheap foreign cars and their goofy turn signals. Now I think all of them are there. Quote Link to comment
gardnmom Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Hate to admit it folks but, 19 makes me a geezer! Quote Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I'm only 46, but I got a 19, too! Quote Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I got 17 right. Quote Link to comment
mrszouave Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I got 17 right....and i'm 43. I loved my clamp on rollerskates with the key....i can still feel them on my feet! Fun! PS....Hi DAD.....i miss you! debbie Quote Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I guess I'm younger than Springtime! Quote Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Well....I never heard of Butch wax, never watched howdy doody, or knew the name of kid Kennedy's pony but with 17 I guess I'm an old fogie at 47 lol Quote Link to comment
logcabinmama Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I got 17 right. 13, 15 and 19 did me in. Quote Link to comment
Lois Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Well, make me older than dirt and someone find this old Geezers glasses cause I lost em again! Quote Link to comment
Goose Liver Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I'm 44 got 15 right.......we miss you dad...... Quote Link to comment
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