A Little Quiz

[DianaB]

I got most of these right but several were by guessing! They're a little bit before my time!!!

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.

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 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
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 d own 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 your 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 dittoed 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. W hy 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, d 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

The answers are in the next post!

[DianaB]

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 cause d 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) Een y-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 Summerfallwinterspri ng. 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.

[Janet]

That was really fun...I missed only 4. Numbers 12, 15, 18, and 19

[Tink]

I only missed one... number 15. LOL Goes to show how OLD I AM! I'm surprised I remembered that many. I know the reason I missed that one is that we really never were TV watchers. I was outside as much as possible ever since I could walk out the door on my own.

[Marilyn]

I missed three, 6, 13, & 15. I think 6 may be wrong though. I thought the Tucker was the car that looked the same from the front and back, but I could be wrong. I've seen a Tucker, and I thought that was one of the features mentioned. I know the Tucker has headlights that move from side to side so they follow your steering.

[DianaB]

I missed 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 19. Not quite as good as you guys, but then I AM a little bit younger!!!!! Love ya'll!!!!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

I missed three, 6, 13, & 15. I think 6 may be wrong though. I thought the Tucker was the car that looked the same from the front and back, but I could be wrong. I've seen a Tucker, and I thought that was one of the features mentioned. I know the Tucker has headlights that move from side to side so they follow your steering.

#6 isn't wrong Marilyn...we use to have a Studebaker. A very light green that you couldn't tell if it was coming or going. Such a weird looking car...LOL

[judy]

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

Yes, it was the Studebaker. The turquoise was very popular.

Don't rub it in, Diana!

[Marilyn]

Y'all are right about the Studebaker. I sure hate to be wrong!!!! Hubby confirmed it though.

[Janet]

That's okay Marilyn, I probably wouldn't have had a clue if it wasn't for us having one when I was a kid. We had an old Rambler station wagon too that you turned the key and then pushed a button to start it. Then if you wanted reverse you pushed a button for that and one for going forward. Both have cars changed.

[katcarasella]

Quiz 1 for new members. Bump

[DianaB]

I thought that I'd bring this up again and let some of the newbies do it. Enjoy!!

[Blueyes]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I thought that I'd bring this up again and let some of the newbies do it. Enjoy!!

Ok, I only missed 2. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, lol! It's nice of ya'll to bump these things up for us newbies