[Rhodes22-list] FW: HISTORY EXAM

Thu Feb 7 03:47:07 EST 2008

Don't feel bad, Ben, I think the age of 40 is calibrated wrong.  I'm over 50
and I barely remember those--not all.
Slim

On Feb 6, 2008 8:51 PM, ben <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----------
> >>> Start the year off right.
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> >Easy
> >>> ways to stay in shape in the new year.
> >>>
> >>>
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