[Rhodes22-list] FW: HISTORY EXAM

[Rik Sandberg]

Hi Mary,

Been sayin' I am older than dirt for a while. Guess now I have proof. :-)

Rik

Ellner wrote:
>>  Now that you've all voted.........here's the test!
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>    Mary
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>    Waiting for the ice to be out in Wisconsin
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>> History Exam .
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>> Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time
>> At this exam.   If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.
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>> *** Get paper & pencil & number from 1 to 20.
>> ****Write the letter of each answer & score at the end.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 12. "I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey"
>> a. SUV
>> B. Taxi
>> C. Streetcar
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>> 13. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's  pony?
>> a. Old Blue
>> B. Paint
>> C. Macaroni
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>> 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. P rincess 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, d pass the _________?
>> a. Meatballs
>> B. Dames
>> C. Ammunition
>>
>> 19. What was the name of the singing group that made the song 
>> "Cabdriv ER" 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
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>> 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.
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>> 2. (b) To sprinkle clothes before ironing. Who had a steam iron?
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>> 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.
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>> 6. (a) 1946 Studebaker.
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>> 7. (c) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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!
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>> 13. (c) Macaroni.
>>
>> 14. (c) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your 
>> arms in an A-bomb drill.
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>> 15. (a) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another puppet.
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>> 16. (a) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.
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>> 17. (b) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for 
>> household items at the Green Stamp store.
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>> 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.
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>> SCORING
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>> 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!
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>> 12 -16 correct/U> :  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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>> Send this to your friends with your score in the subject  line
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