Are you older than dirt?.......Quiz

[Kerrmudgeon]

No Cheating - don't look at the answers until you take the test!!!!



History Exam...

Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.



This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life.





*** Get paper & pencil & number from 1 to 20...

****Write the letter of each answer & score at the end.


Then before you pass this test on, put your score in the subject line. Send to friends so everyone can HAVE FUN!!!!



1. In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?

a. On the floor shift knob.

b.. 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.

b. 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..

b. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sle d.

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

b. 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 WW II.

a. Suntan

b. 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

b. Nash Metro

c. Tucker



7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?

a . Strips of dried peanut butter.

b.. 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.

b. 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.

b. 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.

b. Ask Mom.

c. Eeny-meeny-miney-MO.



11.. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940s and 1950s?

a. Smallpox

b. AIDS

c. Polio



12. 'I'll be down to get you in a________, Honey'

a. SUV

b. Taxi

c. Streetcar



13. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pony?

a. Old Blue

b. Paint

c. Macaroni



14. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?

a. Part of the game of hide and seek..

b.. What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores.

c. Hiding under y our desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.



15. What was the name of the Indian Princess on the Howdy Doody show?

a.. Princess Summerfallwinterspring

b. Princess Sacajawea

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.

b. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window..

c. Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid their 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.

b. 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 , & pass the_________?

a. Meatballs

b. Dames

c. Ammunition



19.. What was the name of the singing group that made the song 'Cabdriver' a hit?

a. The Ink Spots

b. The Supremes

c. The Esquires





20.. Who left his heart in San Francisco ?

a. Tony Bennett

b. Xavier Cugat

c.. George Gershwin

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ANSWERS



1. (b) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe , took till the late '60's to catch on.



2. (b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing.. Who had a steam iron?



3. (c) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping the bottle top.



4 . (a) Blackjack Gum.



5. (b) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil.



6. (a) 1946 Studebaker.



7. (c) 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. (c) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.



11. (c) 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. (b) Taxi , Better be ready by half-past eight!



13. (c) Macaroni.



14. (c) 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. (b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for household items at the Green Stamp store.



18. (c) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.



19. (a) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.



20. (a) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today.



SCORING



17- 20 correct: You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses. Definitely someone who should share your wisdom!



12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but you're getting there.



0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.

[Kerrmudgeon]

A little before my time, but I got 16. And I must have read those answers somewhere.

[VatorMan]

13 right. I had to guess at some.

[Ol Timer]

19. Missed the Studebaker one. But I already knew I'm older than dirt.

[jaxgator]

Missed 6, 12 & 15. Guessed at some but I'm still older than dirt.

[lefthander]

all correct, course I had seen this before and I am old as dirt ,76 LOL

[Steve Austin]

I missed 2. Yes I am older than dirt.

[joecaver]

Originally Posted by jaxgator

Missed 6, 12 & 15. Guessed at some but I'm still older than dirt.

I missed the same questions.

[Bucwheat]

Originally Posted by Ol' Timer

19. Missed the Studebaker one. But I already knew I'm older than dirt.

I thought for sure it was tucker.

[8Up]

Got 19 correct, missed #19 never heard of the Ink Spots. Im only 46 though, thats not old right? RIGHT? Am I living a lie?

[jaxgator]

Originally Posted by Ol' Timer

19. Missed the Studebaker one. But I already knew I'm older than dirt.

I guessed Nash Metro myself.

Originally Posted by joecaver

I missed the same questions.

Ha! That's kind of freaky.

[CP]

19. Missed the Taxi one.

But I already knew I'm older than dirt, too.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Bucwheat

I thought for sure it was tucker.

Me too, but after I remembered that the Stude had pointy centers front and rear.

Originally Posted by 454_71Stingray

Got 19 correct, missed #19 never heard of the Ink Spots. Im only 46 though, thats not old right? RIGHT? Am I living a lie?

I just remembered that the Ink Spots had a guy with a really low voice, and that's part the song.

[lspencer534]

I think I got them all, but I really don't remember....

[C5Nate]

19

This was a trick question:

9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes?

a. With clamps, tightened by a skate key.

b. Woven straps that crossed the foot.

c. Long pieces of twine.

ALL are possible correct answers.

Double entendres and innuendos are heavy in this one.

I rode my bicycle past your window last night
I roller skated to your door at daylight
It almost seems like you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them out, you see

I been looking around awhile
You got something for me
Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key

I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
Don't go too fast but I go pretty far
For somebody who don't drive, I been all around the world
Some people say, I done all right for a girl

I asked your mother if you were at home
She said yes, but you weren't alone
Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me
I'm okay alone but you've got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together
And try them out, you see

Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates
You got a brand new key

[DukeAllen]

I missed #12. I'm 44 but am accused of being a dirty old man