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Snowy
21st February 2009, 12:42 PM
READY????? Here we go!

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 if true. The names have been
changed___________________."


05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________."


06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, 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", Nestle'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 named __________________ and Red
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 to follow

Jo23672
21st February 2009, 07:35 PM
I must be a middle aged fart cos I know the answers to some of them!

Twinkle
21st February 2009, 07:45 PM
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?____________SILVER BULLET


02. When the Beatles first came to the U. S. in early 1964, we all
watched them on The ED SULLIVAN Show.


03. "Get your kicks,FROM ROUTE 66


04. "The story you are about to see if true. The names have been
changed ..TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT

05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT


06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we "danced"
under a stick that was lowered as ! low as we could go in a dance called
the "LIMBO


07. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's makes the very best ..CHOCOLATE


08. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents shared
this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was LOUIS ARMSTRONG


09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? ...TIMES WATCH


10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named FREDDY THE FREE LOADER and Red
always ended his television show by saying, "Good Night, and
MAY GOD BLESS YOU

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning
their DRAFT PAPERS

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?
BEETLE AND BUG


13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music
died." This was a tribute to BUDDY HOLLY


14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The
Russians did it. It was called ..SPUTNIK


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 HULA HOOP