[Rhodes22-list] FW: HISTORY EXAM

[ben]

you guys are smarter than me.  I knew three, and probably got about four 
more right from educated guesses.  I'm younger than 40, but not by much, 
so I don't know how much handicap I get.

Ben


Rik Sandberg wrote:
> 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!
>>>     
>>>       
>>    Mary
>>
>>    Waiting for the ice to be out in Wisconsin
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> History Exam .
>>>
>>> Everyone over 40 should have a pretty easy time
>>> At this exam.   If you are under 40 you can claim a handicap.
>>>
>>>
>>> *** 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 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 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
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> 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/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.
>>>
>>> Send this to your friends with your score in the subject  line
>>>
>>>
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