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| DON'T CHEAT AND LOOK AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE ANSWERS!!! 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 and pencil and number from 1 to 20. Write the letter of each answer and score at the end. Then, best of ! all, before you pass this test on, put your score in the subject line! Have Fun! 1. In the 1940's, 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 chewi ng 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 st! ockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.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 shoe s? 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 1940's? 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 pet 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 d o 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 th eir 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, and 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. |
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ahill- All In Investor
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cdn scrooge- Understood Investor
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Join date : 2012-12-20
As I have been saying for a long time now, I'm older than dirt. My score was 18. LOL
mazzone62- Getting It Investor
- Posts : 39
Join date : 2012-12-20
Age : 61
Location : Cambria NY
I got 17 correct.
CITEX- Insane Investor
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Age : 55
Location : Grapevine Texas
I missed 7
However as a 45 year old... as the title says (if your in your 40's)
I wasnt born until 1968, so a 1946 Studebaker was old old old, by the time I was driving.
We actually had Roller skates with a boot and heels.
I grew up in the country and never saw a taxi until I was in New York in 1982
Who was Caroline Kennedy? was she shot too? and before 1968?
Howdy Doody was off the air before I was allowed to watch TV without a parent.
Pass the Amunition?? really?? we were more like Bring your own.
Famous Music group in the 50's?? umm I wasnt born for another 18 years and yet I am still in my mid 40's..
So if you are in your 60's... well no need I guess to have to admit it... :)
However as a 45 year old... as the title says (if your in your 40's)
I wasnt born until 1968, so a 1946 Studebaker was old old old, by the time I was driving.
We actually had Roller skates with a boot and heels.
I grew up in the country and never saw a taxi until I was in New York in 1982
Who was Caroline Kennedy? was she shot too? and before 1968?
Howdy Doody was off the air before I was allowed to watch TV without a parent.
Pass the Amunition?? really?? we were more like Bring your own.
Famous Music group in the 50's?? umm I wasnt born for another 18 years and yet I am still in my mid 40's..
So if you are in your 60's... well no need I guess to have to admit it... :)
slj9999- Understood Investor
- Posts : 137
Join date : 2012-12-19
Location : California
My score was 16, I missed 4. :shock:
That was fun. Got any more.
That was fun. Got any more.
fonz1951- Interacting Investor
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i got all 20, but some by luck.
wayoutnow- DieHard Investor
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Age : 50
Location : Arkansas
Got 12 right , 2 bye cheating !!! Lol
fonz1951- Interacting Investor
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well; you may have cheated way, but at least you were honest about it 
ahill- All In Investor
- Posts : 1353
Join date : 2013-01-16
citex - you did very well with only missing 7.
Answer for Caroline Kennedy and "pass the ammunition"
ahill
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Caroline Kennedy was born Nov. 27, 1957. She is the only living child of President
John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
She is an American Author, attorney and Pred. Barack Obama's nominee to be
Ambassador to Japan
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" is an American patriotic song written by Frank Lorsser and published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the attack on Pearl Harborr that marked United States involvement in World War II.
The song describes a chapain ("sky pilot") being with some fighting men who are under attack from an enemy. He is asked to say a prayer for the men who were engaged in firing at the oncoming planes. The chaplain puts down his Bible, mans one of the ship's gun turrets and begins firing back, saying, "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition".
Answer for Caroline Kennedy and "pass the ammunition"
ahill
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Caroline Kennedy was born Nov. 27, 1957. She is the only living child of President
John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
She is an American Author, attorney and Pred. Barack Obama's nominee to be
Ambassador to Japan
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" is an American patriotic song written by Frank Lorsser and published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the attack on Pearl Harborr that marked United States involvement in World War II.
The song describes a chapain ("sky pilot") being with some fighting men who are under attack from an enemy. He is asked to say a prayer for the men who were engaged in firing at the oncoming planes. The chaplain puts down his Bible, mans one of the ship's gun turrets and begins firing back, saying, "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition".
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